Samizu Kichiemon

In this [Japanese name](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_name "wikipedia:Japanese name"), the family name is Samizu.
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| **Samizu Kichiemon** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 三水 吉右衛門   (Samizu Kichiemon) |
| Age: | unknown (deceased) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | unknown |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 475](/wiki/Volume_46#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Three_Instruments "Volume 46")   Anime: [Episode 394](/wiki/Big_Adventure_in_the_Eccentric_Mansion "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Samizu_Kichiemon_Appearances "Samizu Kichiemon Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Samizu_Kichiemon_Appearances "Samizu Kichiemon Appearances") |
| Cases solved: | 0 |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 68](/wiki/Volume_68 "Volume 68") |
**Samizu Kichiemon** (三水 吉右衛門 [?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a character in the manga and anime franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*.
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [2.1 Strange Mansion Adventure (Manga: 475-478, Anime: 394-396)](#Strange_Mansion_Adventure_.28Manga:_475-478.2C_Anime:_394-396.29)
+ [2.2 The Iron Tanuki (Manga: 674-676, Anime: 537-538)](#The_Iron_Tanuki_.28Manga:_674-676.2C_Anime:_537-538.29)
+ [2.3 The Haunted Warehouse (Manga: 690-692, Anime: 571-572)](#The_Haunted_Warehouse_.28Manga:_690-692.2C_Anime:_571-572.29)
+ [2.4 Kirin's Horn (Manga: 712-715, Anime: 585-587)](#Kirin.27s_Horn_.28Manga:_712-715.2C_Anime:_585-587.29)
+ [2.5 Luna Memoria (Manga: 963-965, Anime: 887-888)](#Luna_Memoria_.28Manga:_963-965.2C_Anime:_887-888.29)
* [3 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [4 Personality](#Personality)
* [5 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [6 See also](#See_also)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
He is a long-deceased doll maker who worked during the [Bakumatsu era](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakumatsu "wikipedia:Bakumatsu"), he is better known for his elaborate and often dangerous mechanical contraptions used to guard jewels and other precious items. His works and the protected items are frequently targeted by [Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid") or acquired by [Jirokichi Suzuki](/wiki/Jirokichi_Suzuki "Jirokichi Suzuki") as bait.
## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Strange Mansion Adventure (Manga: [475-478](/wiki/Volume_46 "Volume 46"), Anime: [394-396](/wiki/Big_Adventure_in_the_Eccentric_Mansion "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Strange Mansion Adventure (Manga: 475-478, Anime: 394-396)")]
Kichiemon built a strange mansion full of deadly traps and a riddle which reveals the location of a diamond. The house was built over an underground hot spring. The traps he included are a set of stairs which turn into a slippery slide leading to a pit of spikes, a ladder whose rungs fold down and open a trap door over a pit when weight is put on them, swinging blades triggered by pressure on the floor, and a trap which floods the surrounding area with a great quantity of water if the diamond trigger is removed. The mansion also included a primitive elevator.
### The Iron Tanuki (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_64 "Volume 64")-(/wiki/Volume_65 "Volume 65"), Anime: [537-538](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid_vs._the_Strongest_Safe "Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: The Iron Tanuki (Manga: 674-676, Anime: 537-538)")]
Kichiemon built a large walk in safe. It has many dials which must be turned correctly lest the safe cracker be split in half by a giant axe or impaled by darts.
### The Haunted Warehouse (Manga: [690-692](/wiki/Volume_66 "Volume 66"), Anime: [571-572](/wiki/Battle_of_the_Haunted_Warehouse%27s_Treasure "Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: The Haunted Warehouse (Manga: 690-692, Anime: 571-572)")]
Kichiemon built a warehouse with a false roof which lowers to the floor if the beads of an abacus-like instrument are placed to form the kanji for "Samizu". The warehouse included a false window and trick steps to hide the greater size of the interior and the extra space in the roof.
### Kirin's Horn (Manga: [712-715](/wiki/Volume_68 "Volume 68"), Anime: [585-587](/wiki/The_Kirin%27s_Horn_That_Vanished_into_the_Dark "The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Kirin's Horn (Manga: 712-715, Anime: 585-587)")]
Kichiemon built a temple with a central pillar that opens to reveal a kirin statue with a valuable horn. In the four corners of the temple room are pedestals for the four seasonal gods: Seiryu, Suzaku, Byakko, and Genbu. Using a set of four keys or leaning on the pedestals in a certain order will cause the central column to open.
### Luna Memoria (Manga: [963-965](/wiki/Volume_91 "Volume 91"), Anime: [887-888](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Trick_Box "Kaitou Kid and the Trick Box"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Luna Memoria (Manga: 963-965, Anime: 887-888)")]
Conan, Ran, Haibara, Professor Agasa, Kogoro, and Subaru are invited to Jirokichi's art museum by Sonoko to see a moonstone that was hidden in a trick box called The Tree God by Samizu. All of them and many guests try to force it open until Conan did after thorough efforts. Since it took all this time, he compared it as a mini-iron Tanuki. It plays a melody when it’s open. There an instruction to open the box hidden in a recipe book and it has the owner exchange diary in it.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Samizu Kichiemon | What Samizu Kichiemon calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Samizu Kichiemon | What Samizu Kichiemon calls them |
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|  | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Samizu Kichiemon | What Samizu Kichiemon calls them |
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|  | [Inspector Momose](/wiki/Inspector_Momose "Inspector Momose") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
|  | [Subaru Okiya](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Samizu Kichiemon | What Samizu Kichiemon calls them |
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|  | [Jirokichi Suzuki](/wiki/Jirokichi_Suzuki "Jirokichi Suzuki") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
|  | [Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
|  | [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Samizu Kichiemon | What Samizu Kichiemon calls them |
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|  | [Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid") | Samizu Kichiemon | - |
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## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Personality")]
He is shown to have a rather humorous side, as is shown during the Iron Tanuki case where a little doll held a fan that said, "You lose!", making both Kid and Conan twitch. Later in the Luna Memoria case a puzzle box he created would stab people's fingers and then show a similar fan that said, "Punishment".
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Samizu_Kichiemon&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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| Episode 394 | Episode 537 |