The 23rd theatrical version of "Detective Conan: The Dark Blue Fist", guest voice actors to confront Conan in Singapore will be Ikusaburo Yamazaki & Mayuko Kawakita!

Guest voice actors have been announced for "Detective Conan: Konjo no Fist," the latest in the "Detective Conan" film series to be released in Toho theaters nationwide on April 12, 2019 (Friday), who will play important characters who antagonize Conan in Singapore during the film.

Detective Conan" is an anime series based on the popular mystery manga series by Gosho Aoyama, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday (published by Shogakukan). Shinichi Kudo, a high school detective, witnesses a transaction between a mysterious organization and is poisoned to keep his mouth shut. The side effects of the poison, unknown to the mysterious organization, cause Shinichi to change into a first grader and he takes on the pseudonym Edogawa Conan to hide his true identity. The 22nd film in the series, "Detective Conan: Zero no Shokugunin," released on April 13, 2018 (Friday), recorded the highest box-office revenue of the series at 9.18 billion yen, making it the highest-grossing film of the series for six consecutive years.
In this film, the world's largest gemstone "Blue Sapphire," which is said to have sunk to the bottom of the ocean at the end of the 19th century, Conan and his mortal rival, Phantom Thief Kid, are involved in a murder case at Marina Bay Sands and a huge conspiracy in "Land of the Lion," Singapore. The film is a story about a murder at Marina Bay Sands and a huge conspiracy in Singapore, the "Land of the Lion".
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Guest voice actors have been announced who will play important characters who face off against Conan in Singapore in the film.

Ikuzaburo Yamazaki will play the role of Leon Low, a criminal behavioral psychologist and businessman who is called "Singapore's famous detective" and who stands in the way of Conan and Kid, and Mayuko Kawakita will play the role of Rachel Cheong, a beautiful secretary who supports Leon. The role is played by Mayuko Kawakita as Rachel Cheong, a beautiful secretary who supports Leon.

Yamazaki says of his role as Conan's antagonist, "Conan solves everything, so I want to push him to the very edge. Kawakita also said, "I hope I can help (Yamazaki's character, Leon), even if only a little. I hope I can help (Leon, played by Yamazaki-san) as much as I can.

Kawakita, who lived in New York until he was 16 years old, seemed relieved to hear that most of the parts in which he and Yamazaki will appear will be in English, saying, "I'm better at English than Japanese.
Yamazaki, who also studied abroad in the U.S. for a year when he was in high school, said he had never had so many lines in English before, "I have to work on my acting and lines in English, so please teach me pronunciation and other things, Kawakita-san! I have to work hard on my English acting and lines, so please teach me how to pronounce things like that," he said, showing the teamwork of the cast.

The two guest voice actors are truly appropriate for the first Conan movie to be set outside Japan. The film will finally go out of Japan, and is sure to be one of the largest in its history.

The following are comments from the two guest voice actors and Yomiuri TV producer Yonekura Kunito.

Character introductions and comments】 ※Titles omitted
Leon Roe / Ikuzaburo Yamazaki

Comment from Ikuzaburo Yamazaki
I was really happy when I heard the offer because this is a film that represents Japan.
The character I play, Leung Lo, is a criminal psychologist, also known as Singapore's famous detective, who is now a businessman, a role with many mysterious aspects, but I hope to play it in a fascinating way.
Although I am pitted againstConan-kun, Iwant to push him to the very edge because Conan-kun solves everything.
When I was a sophomore in high school, I studied abroad for a year in a place called Missouri in the U.S. Ineed to work on myacting and dialogue in English,so please teach me pronunciation and other things, Kawakita-san!

Rachel Cheong / Mayuko Kawakita

Mayuko Kawakita comment
I am very much looking forward to the fact that this time it will be set overseas. I will be playing the role of Rachel, who plays Leon's secretary.
Rachel uses both Japanese and English, so I think it is an intellectual role.
I was born and raised in New York and lived there until I was 16. I am confident in my English!　I am relieved that my English is better than my Japanese (laughs). My senior at the office, Aya Ueto, starred in my previous film, which had a great record, so I am under a lot of pressure (from the staff), but... (laughs). I hope everyone enjoys this film as much as I did.

Yomiuri TV Producer comment
Leon Roe, the character we are asking Ikusaburo Yamazaki to play, is a suspicious character who reads people's minds, manipulates them at will, and plans to do something extraordinary? He is a suspicious character. He speaks both Japanese and English and seems to be very, very difficult to act (laughs).
(laugh) He has both the acting ability that is well known in the world of musicals, where all emotions are expressed with the entire body, and the English language skills that he developed while studying abroad!　We are looking forward to her enthusiastic performance.

Rachel Cheong, played by Mayuko Kawakita, is the loyal andbeautiful secretary toLeon Low, played by Ikusaburo Yamazaki. She is an excellent woman who is fluent in both Japanese and English and follows Leon's various actions with loyalty.
We had a meeting to find a beautiful woman who is also fluent in English...and there was no other choice but her," said the producers!The producers all said, "Ms. Kawakita, right? The answer was unanimous and immediate (laugh).

We can't wait to see howLeon Roe (played by Ikusaburo) and Rachel (played by Kawakita)will bring a new dimension to the production.

Film Information】 ※Titles omitted
Detective Conan: Konjo no Fist (Detective Conan: The Dark Blue Fist)
April 12, 2019 (Fri.) ROADSHOW!

<Story>
The world's largest blue sapphire, the "Konjo no Fist," is said to have sunk with a pirate ship in the waters near Singapore at the end of the 19th century.
When a wealthy local man plans to recover the sapphire and brings it to the surface, a murder occurs at the Marina Bay Sands. At the scene, a bloody letter of warning from the Phantom Thief Kid is left behind.
Meanwhile, Ran and Sonoko are in Singapore to watch a karate tournament. Conan, who cannot travel abroad because he does not have a passport, was supposed to stay behind, but he is forcibly brought to Singapore by a mysterious method of the Kid, who wants to take advantage of him. Conan, who cannot even return to Japan unless he obeys the Kid, is robbed of everything, including his glasses, watch, and clothes, and is forced to disguise himself. When asked his name by Ran, who is unaware of his true identity, Conan quickly identifies himself as Arthur Hirai (!?!). He quickly identifies himself as Arthur Hirai (?!?).
Kid soon gets information that there is a blue sapphire in the underground vault of a certain mansion. It seems like an easy break-in, but an extremely dangerous trap awaits the Kid. Standing in his way is Kyogoku Makoto, the strongest karate fighter with an undefeated record of 400 fights. What is the fate of the Kid?
Then, as if foreshadowing something ominous, crimson-colored water is released from the Merlion, the symbol of Singapore!

The "legendary treasure" once buried at the bottom of the sea awakens a huge darkness stirring in the "Land of the Lion" over time!

<Staff> Original Story
Original Story: Gosho Aoyama "Detective Conan" (serialized in Shogakukan's "Weekly Shōnen Sunday")
Director : Tomoyoshi Nagaoka Screenplay : Takahiro Okura Music : Katsuo Ohno

Voices: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama, Kappei Yamaguchi, etc.

Production: Shogakukan / Yomiuri TV / NTV / ShoPro / Toho / TMS Entertainment
Distributor: Toho

(C) 2019 Gosho Aoyama/Detective Conan Production Committee