Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- energetic
- tense
- noirish
- anime night
- mystery marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film energetic and stylistically distinctive, though its tonal shifts and procedural density do not always match the franchise's strongest entries.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central case is explicitly connected to Kansuke Yamato's past, including his survival of a perilous snowy incident.
The murder investigation unfolds amid the snowy Yatsugatake mountains, an avalanche, and an isolated astronomical observatory.
Critical reception specifically identifies noirish, comic, educational, and action-oriented vignettes within the film's procedural structure.
Conan collects clues while gunfire, avalanche danger, and an assault complicate the police inquiry.
Films like Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback, and why
Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram
animated detective mystery with energetic procedural investigation and recurring characters
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
anime crime mystery combining child sleuthing, murder clues, action, and franchise ensemble dynamics
The Great Mouse Detective
stylized animated whodunit driven by clues, amateur investigation, and escalating danger
Lupin III: The First
Japanese animated crime mystery with an ensemble investigation and heightened action set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Katsuya Shigehara
- Release Date
- 2025-04-18
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (61)
Cast
- Minami Takayama
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Wakana Yamazaki
- Rikiya Koyama
- Yuji Takada
- Ami Koshimizu
- Show Hayami
- Megumi Hayashibara
- Takayuki Yamada
- Mizuki Yamashita
Common questions
- What is Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback about?
- Conan Edogawa and Kogoro Mouri investigate a mountain murder mystery that exposes the dangerous past of one-eyed inspector Kansuke Yamato.
- What is Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback as moderate.
- What did critics think of Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback?
- Critics broadly found the film energetic and stylistically distinctive, though its tonal shifts and procedural density do not always match the franchise's strongest entries.
- Which films are like Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback?
- Films with a similar feel include Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, The Great Mouse Detective, and Lupin III: The First.
- How long is Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback?
- Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback runs 109 minutes.
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