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"But…But why would Dad shoot her?!"
— Ran Mouri
Detective Conan: The Fourteeth Target is the 2nd Detective Conan Theatrical Film in the franchise. It was directed by Kenji Kodama, written by Kazunari Kouchi, produced by both Masahito Yoshioka and Michihiko Suwa and scored by Katsuo Ono. It was released on April 18, 1998.
Ran has a nightmare about her mother Eri Kisaki being shot. It turns out in the past Eri was held hostage and Kogoro shot her before he shot her assailant. However, Ran cannot figure our why. Meanwhile, Megure, Eri and Agasa all have attempts on their lives. Can Conan figure out who their attacker is and stop them before they strike again? And why did Kogoro shoot Eri?
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The Fourteenth Target provides examples of:
- Big Bad: The true culprit is sommelier Kohei Sawaki, who was on a revenge warpath against Nana Osanai, who was responsible for the accident that caused his incurable condition; Katsuyoshi Asahi, for poorly preserving a collection of fine wines; Minoru Nishina, who claims to be an expert in fine dining despite his travelogue having numerous basic errors; and Hiroki Tsuji, who drunkenly made a mockery of the sommelier profession. (Though this was obvious to anyone familiar with his seiyuu).
- Driving Question: Why did Kogoro shoot his wife Eri?
- History Repeats: When Conan figures out why Kogoro shot his wife, he does the same when Kohei Sawaki takes her hostage. Both women are family and where shot by the love of their life.
- Oh, Crap!: Eri's reaction when she eats one of the chocolates sent to her office and realizes it's poisoned, prompting her to try and spit it out before collapsing.
- Papa Wolf: After Ran is freed from being a hostage, Kogoro immediately judo flips Sawaki.
- Shoot the Hostage: In the past, Kogoro shot his wife when she was being held hostage. This was to render her useless as a hostage. When Conan realizes this, he does the same to Ran.
- Theme Music Power-Up: In a very triumphant moment, the movie vocal version of Detective Conan’s theme plays as Kogoro judo flips the man who just held his daughter hostage at knifepoint.
