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St. Aphrodite
is the 9th ''Case Closed'' feature film, released on April 9, 2005. The film resulted in 2.15 billion yen, significantly less than the previous five films. Plot The 9th annual ''Detective Conan'' film sets sail on a 100 million yen luxurious cruise. Fifteen years ago, a cruise named ''Yashiromaru'', built by the Yashiro group, sank while sailing. In the present, a new cruise, the Saint Aphrodite, was built by the Yashiro group and Conan and the rest were invited through Sonoko. Earlier, the husband of the CEO of the Yashiro family group, an established ship architect, had a heart-attack and drove his car down a cliff. On the second day of the cruise, the CEO herself was found murdered in her room. Later, her father, the President of the Yashiro group was also found missing. He had been thrown off the cruise into the ocean, seemingly by the same person. At the welcoming party, Kogoro shows off his deduction skills, and concluded that the sub-designer of the cruise, Akiyoshi, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuichiro Yamamoto
is a Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing the majority of '' Detective Conan''. Works *'' Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie'' (1982 Film), Animation *'' Urusei Yatsura: Only You'' (1983 Film), Assistant Animator, In between Artist *''Once Upon a Time indaria' (1986 Film), Key Animation *'' Project A-Ko 4: Final'' (1989 OVA), Animation *'' Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's'' (1991 TV series), Episode Director *'' Detective Conan'' (1996 TV series), Director, Storyboard, Episode Director *'' Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper'' (1997 Film), Key Animation, Sub-Character Design *'' Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target'' (1998 Film), Key Animation *'' Detective Conan: The Last Magician of the Century'' (1999 Film), Director *'' Hamtaro'' (2000 TV series), Storyboard *'' Detective Conan: Conan vs Kid vs Yaiba'' (2001 OVA), Director, Storyboard *'' Detective Conan: 16 Suspects'' (2002 OVA), Director, Storyboard *'' Detecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiko Sakakibara
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Career In 1981, she made her voice actor debut as Flore in '' Six God Combination Godmars''. She also narrates many news programs, especially as a main narrator for TV Asahi News Station for over 10 years. She herself calls her occupation "Voice Actor". In performing the role, she is always aspiring to perform delicate and full of human performance based on detailed settings, backgrounds and habits. She has been interested in theatrical performance since elementary school, and after gaining experience in the theater club in the middle and high school era, she majored in the theater department. When receiving various theater companies, the voice actors set up a new office and participated in an invitation from a person who was the husband and teacher of Mari Shimizu, the participant of the launch performance. The president of the office and the elderly also invited her to be voice actors. Filmography Anime ;1980s * 1981 '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan Edogawa
, known in some major English adaptations as Jimmy Kudo, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga series ''Case Closed'', created by Gosho Aoyama. A high school detective, he is forced to ingest the lethal poison after an encounter with Gin and Vodka, agents of the mysterious Black Organization, while they were having a secret deal in an amusement park. Due to a rare side effect, the poison did not kill him. Instead, it shrinks him into a child and he adopts the pseudonym to hide from those who poisoned him. He lives with his childhood friend Ran Mouri and her father Kogoro Mouri as he awaits the day he can take down the Black Organization and regain his original size. Creation and conception The idea that Shinichi Kudo would be turned into a child stemmed from the idea of a Tortoiseshell cat Sherlock Holmes as a protagonist. Gosho Aoyama's idea was the cat would indicate the crucial evidence needed to solve the case; a performance the child-turned Shini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinichi Kudo
, known in some major English adaptations as Jimmy Kudo, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga series '' Case Closed'', created by Gosho Aoyama. A high school detective, he is forced to ingest the lethal poison after an encounter with Gin and Vodka, agents of the mysterious Black Organization, while they were having a secret deal in an amusement park. Due to a rare side effect, the poison did not kill him. Instead, it shrinks him into a child and he adopts the pseudonym to hide from those who poisoned him. He lives with his childhood friend Ran Mouri and her father Kogoro Mouri as he awaits the day he can take down the Black Organization and regain his original size. Creation and conception The idea that Shinichi Kudo would be turned into a child stemmed from the idea of a Tortoiseshell cat Sherlock Holmes as a protagonist. Gosho Aoyama's idea was the cat would indicate the crucial evidence needed to solve the case; a performance the child-turned Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kogoro Mori
The manga series ''Case Closed'', known as in Japan, features a large number of recurring fictional characters created by Gosho Aoyama. The series takes place in modern-day Japan and follows an amateur detective Jimmy Kudo (Japanese name: Shinichi Kudo) who solves cases in an episodic fashion while in his childhood body and under the alias Conan Edogawa. He is joined by childhood friend Rachel Moore (Ran Mori) and her father Richard Moore (Kogoro Mori), who runs a detective agency. Throughout the series, Conan interacts and befriends many characters from various groups: the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the local police in Conan's prefecture; The Junior Detective League, a group of children who solves mysteries for their clients and the FBI. He also befriends a few individuals who know of his true identity: Dr. Agasa, who provides Jimmy with various spy gadgets; Harley Hartwell (Heiji Hattori), a high school detective from Osaka; and Anita Hailey (Ai Haibara), the original d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (nautical)
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.3. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, including its seaworthiness, safety and security, cargo operations, navigation, crew management, and legal compliance, and for the persons and cargo on board. Duties and functions The captain ensures that the ship complies with local and international laws and complies also with company and flag state policies. The captain is ultimately responsible, under the law, for aspects of operation such as the safe navigation of the ship,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.4. its cleanliness and seaworthiness,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.5. safe handling of all cargo,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.7. management of all personnel,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.7-11. inventory of ship's cash and stores,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.11-12. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphrodite
Aphrodite ( ; grc-gre, Ἀφροδίτη, Aphrodítē; , , ) is an ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion (emotion), passion, and procreation. She was syncretized with the Roman goddess . Aphrodite's major symbols include Myrtle (common), myrtles, roses, doves, Old World sparrow, sparrows, and swans. The cult of Aphrodite was largely derived from that of the Ancient Canaanite religion, Phoenician goddess Astarte, a cognate of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar, whose cult was based on the Sumerian religion, Sumerian cult of Inanna. Aphrodite's main cult centers were Kythira, Cythera, Cyprus, Corinth, and Athens. Her main festival was the Aphrodisia, which was celebrated annually in midsummer. In Laconia, Aphrodite was worshipped as a warrior goddess. She was also the patron goddess of Prostitution in ancient Greece, prostitutes, an association which led early scholars to propose the concept of "sacred prostitution" in Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
