Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999)
Movie · 1999 · Adventure, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery · 1h 40m · PG-13 · Japanese
Curator score: 7.2/10 (13K ratings)
Kaitou Kid dares to challenge the police once more, setting his sights on the Russian Imperial Easter Egg. With the date, time, and place, the Osaka police force scrambles to stop him. But this time, Kid may have bitten off more than he can chew—Conan Edogawa, Heiji Hattori, and numerous others are also trying to get their hands on the jeweled egg.
Ratings:
- Curator score: 7.2/10
- IMDb: 7.6/10
- Letterboxd: 3.77/5
- TMDB: 7.3/10
Director: Kenji Kodama
Production: TOHO, Kyokuichi-Tokyo Movie
Cast: Minami Takayama, Kappei Yamaguchi, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya, Chafurin, Kaneto Shiozawa, Wataru Takagi, Unsho Ishizuka, Nobuo Tanaka, Kenichi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yukiko Iwai, Ikue Otani, Naoko Matsui, Ryo Horikawa, Yuko Miyamura, Fumio Matsuoka, Shinobu Satou, Toshiko Fujita, Emi Shinohara
Curator Review
Verdict: A lively, crowd-pleasing Conan outing that balances puzzle-box mystery, comic spectacle, and a standout Kaitou Kid presence. The period flavor, energetic set pieces, and memorable ending make it one of the more distinctive early franchise films.
Best for: Detective Conan fans who like Kid-centric stories; Viewers who enjoy fast, playful mystery-adventure anime; Fans of elaborate heists, disguises, and big finale reveals; Anyone who likes franchise entries with strong atmosphere and a slightly eccentric historical hook
Skip if: You want a tightly realistic detective story; You dislike anime melodrama or broad comic timing; You need deep character development over plot mechanics; You are not interested in franchise continuity or recurring cast dynamics
Overview: This is one of the early Detective Conan films that really understands the appeal of the franchise: a brisk mystery, a flashy thief, and a finale that leans into pure movie-sized spectacle. The Russian Imperial Egg setup gives the story a nice old-world texture, and the film uses that historical intrigue to keep the chase feeling a little more ornate than a standard case.
Worth noting: What makes it stick is the balance between Conan’s deduction game and Kaitou Kid’s theatricality. Kid isn’t just a guest star here; he shapes the movie’s rhythm, and the ending has the kind of playful, impossible flourish that fans remember for years. It’s also a good showcase for the series’ habit of turning absurd danger into a kind of gleeful action-comedy.
Bottom line: The film can be loose with logic and occasionally more interested in style than airtight mystery, but that’s part of its charm. If you want a Conan movie that feels especially colorful, mischievous, and polished in its visual storytelling, this is an easy recommendation.
Top Letterboxd reviews:
- Louis Ryan: Conan never wastes an opportunity to stand in a fire-crumbling house for dramatic effect.
- Biff_W: The scene at the end where Kid shows up disguised as Shinichi is easily my favourite scene in any Conan movie I’ve seen so far and is one of my favourite endings of any movie I’ve ever seen.
- Zoë: Bruh the ending with the birds was too funny how did he do that
- lennburg: kaito kid. do i need to say more?
- Abdullah: this was the first Conan film I’ve ever watched, and it’s still my fav part fr, everything about it is perfect
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Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999)
Movie · 1999 · Adventure, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery · 1h 40m · PG-13 · Japanese
Curator score: 7.2/10 (13K ratings)
Overview Kaitou Kid dares to challenge the police once more, setting his sights on the Russian Imperial Easter Egg. With the date, time, and place, the Osaka police force scrambles to stop him. But this time, Kid may have bitten off more than he can chew—Conan Edogawa, Heiji Hattori, and numerous others are also trying to get their hands on the jeweled egg.
Ratings
Curator score: 7.2/10
IMDb: 7.6/10
Letterboxd: 3.77/5
TMDB: 7.3/10
Production TOHO, Kyokuichi-Tokyo Movie
Cast Minami Takayama, Kappei Yamaguchi, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya, Chafurin, Kaneto Shiozawa, Wataru Takagi, Unsho Ishizuka, Nobuo Tanaka, Kenichi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yukiko Iwai, Ikue Otani, Naoko Matsui, Ryo Horikawa, Yuko Miyamura, Fumio Matsuoka, Shinobu Satou, Toshiko Fujita, Emi Shinohara
Curator Review
Verdict
A lively, crowd-pleasing Conan outing that balances puzzle-box mystery, comic spectacle, and a standout Kaitou Kid presence. The period flavor, energetic set pieces, and memorable ending make it one of the more distinctive early franchise films.
Best for
Detective Conan fans who like Kid-centric stories
Viewers who enjoy fast, playful mystery-adventure anime
Fans of elaborate heists, disguises, and big finale reveals
Anyone who likes franchise entries with strong atmosphere and a slightly eccentric historical hook
Skip if
You want a tightly realistic detective story
You dislike anime melodrama or broad comic timing
You need deep character development over plot mechanics
You are not interested in franchise continuity or recurring cast dynamics
Overview
This is one of the early Detective Conan films that really understands the appeal of the franchise: a brisk mystery, a flashy thief, and a finale that leans into pure movie-sized spectacle. The Russian Imperial Egg setup gives the story a nice old-world texture, and the film uses that historical intrigue to keep the chase feeling a little more ornate than a standard case.
Worth noting
What makes it stick is the balance between Conan’s deduction game and Kaitou Kid’s theatricality. Kid isn’t just a guest star here; he shapes the movie’s rhythm, and the ending has the kind of playful, impossible flourish that fans remember for years. It’s also a good showcase for the series’ habit of turning absurd danger into a kind of gleeful action-comedy.
Bottom line
The film can be loose with logic and occasionally more interested in style than airtight mystery, but that’s part of its charm. If you want a Conan movie that feels especially colorful, mischievous, and polished in its visual storytelling, this is an easy recommendation.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Louis Ryan (4★) · 113 likes
Conan never wastes an opportunity to stand in a fire-crumbling house for dramatic effect.
Biff_W (4★) · 110 likes
The scene at the end where Kid shows up disguised as Shinichi is easily my favourite scene in any Conan movie I’ve seen so far and is one of my favourite endings of any movie I’ve ever seen.
Zoë · 83 likes
Bruh the ending with the birds was too funny how did he do that
lennburg (4★) · 64 likes
kaito kid. do i need to say more?
Abdullah (4.5★) · 63 likes
this was the first Conan film I’ve ever watched, and it’s still my fav part fr, everything about it is perfect
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Topics
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