The main visual for the 28th Detective Conan movie, Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback, set for release on April 18, 2025, has been unveiled on the official Weekly Shonen Sunday editorial department’s X account. The tagline reads, "Awakening Forgotten Memories."

Set in the snow-covered mountains of Nagano Prefecture, the film follows the story of Nagano Prefectural Police Officer Kansuke Yamato and Kogoro Mouri. It explores an unfulfilled promise and the haunting memories of a one-eyed detective, unraveling a long-standing fate buried in the white darkness of the mountains.

A research member of the Nobeyama National Astronomical Observatory is attacked, prompting Kansuke Yamato and Yui Uehara—both survivors of an avalanche ten months prior—to investigate. However, as they begin questioning, the observatory’s massive parabolic antenna suddenly moves, triggering an intense pain in Yamato’s left eye, which he lost in the accident.

That same night, a call reaches Mouri Detective Agency. The caller is a former colleague of Kogoro from his days at the Metropolitan Police Department, known as "Wani." He reveals that he has been investigating the avalanche at Mihotake, the incident in which Yamato was involved, and that Kogoro’s name appears in the case file.

The next day, Conan accompanies Kogoro to the arranged meeting with Wani. But before they can arrive at the designated location, the sound of a gunshot suddenly echoes through the air.

About Detective Conan

Originally a manga series about high school detective Shinichi Kudo, who is transformed into a child by a mysterious poison, Detective Conan (also known as Case Closed) follows his adventures under the alias Conan Edogawa as he solves complex cases while tracking down the men in black who altered his life.
The manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday since 1994, with an anime adaptation debuting in 1996 and the first theatrical film released in 1997. The franchise remains a national favorite in Japan.

Box Office Success

The previous Detective Conan film, Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, released in April 2024, achieved record-breaking success, grossing 15.71 billion yen—the highest in the franchise’s history—ranking as the 14th highest-grossing domestic film in Japan (source: Kogyo Tsushinsha).

Story Synopsis

police officer from Nagano Prefecture, pursues a certain man through the snowy terrain. Just as he closes in, a shadow flickers in his peripheral vision, distracting him for a split second. Seizing the moment, the fugitive fires a rifle, grazing Yamato’s left eye. In the next instant, a massive avalanche roars down the mountainside, engulfing Yamato.

Ten months later, a distress call reports an attack on a researcher at Nobeyama National Astronomical Observatory. Miraculously surviving the avalanche, Yamato and Yui Uehara rush to the scene. As they conduct an inquiry, the observatory’s enormous parabolic antenna begins to move, and Yamato, now one-eyed, suddenly experiences an excruciating pain in his left eye socket.

That night, Kogoro Mouri receives a call from "Wani," a former police colleague from his days at the Metropolitan Police Department. Wani reveals that he is investigating the avalanche incident at Mihotake and that Kogoro’s name appears in the case file. Conan joins Kogoro in meeting Wani the following day, but as they make their way to the rendezvous point, a gunshot rings out in the distance.

An unfulfilled promise and the lingering echoes of a one-eyed detective’s past—against the backdrop of snowstorms and mountain treachery, the curtain rises on a fateful confrontation in the white darkness.

Source : ORICON NEWS