The live action drama series Case Closed, known as Meitantei Conan (名探偵コナン?, lit. Great Detective Conan, officially translated as Detective Conan) in Japan, are based on the manga of the same name. As of 2012, four television specials and a TV series were made.
The first television special was titled, "Meitantei Conan: Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo" (名探偵コナン- 工藤新一への挑戦状?, lit. Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge) and was aired on October 2, 2006. The story follows Shinichi Kudo as he investigates a kidnapping aboard a cruise ship. It features Shun Oguri as the teenage Kudo and Tomoka Kurokawa as Ran Mori. The second television special, entitled "Kudo Shinichi no Fukkatsu! Kuro no Soshiki to no Taiketsu" (工藤新一の復活!〜黒の組織との対決?, lit. Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization), aired on December 17, 2007. The plot follows Kudo and Shiho Miyano as they hide from the Black Organization.