A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo: Prologue Until Goodbye

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| **Information** | |
| Title: | A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~ |
| Japanese Title: | 工藤新一への挑戦状〜さよならまでの序章（プロローグ）〜   (Kudō Shin'ichi e no Chōsenjō ~Sayonara Made no Joshō (Purorōgu)~) |
| Original airdate: | October 2, 2006 |
| Characters: | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo")   [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri")   [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri")   [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki")   [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure")   [Yoko Okino](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino") (cameo)   [Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid") (cameo)   [Genta Kojima](/wiki/Genta_Kojima "Genta Kojima") (cameo)   [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya") (cameo)   [Ayumi Yoshida](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") (cameo) |
| Case solved by: | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") |
| | Cast: | | --- | | [Minami Takayama](/wiki/Minami_Takayama "Minami Takayama") as [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") (voice)   [Shun Oguri](/wiki/Shun_Oguri "Shun Oguri") as [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo")   [Kappei Yamaguchi](/wiki/Kappei_Yamaguchi "Kappei Yamaguchi") as [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") (voice - end narration)   [Tomoka Kurokawa](/wiki/Tomoka_Kurokawa "Tomoka Kurokawa") as [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri")   [Takanori Jinnai](/wiki/Takanori_Jinnai "Takanori Jinnai") as [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri")   [Mayuko Iwasa](/wiki/Mayuko_Iwasa "Mayuko Iwasa") as [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki")   [Masahiko Nishimura](/wiki/Masahiko_Nishimura "Masahiko Nishimura") as [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure")   [Becky](/wiki/index.php?title=Becky&action=edit&redlink=1 "Becky (page does not exist)") as [Yoko Okino](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino")   [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi_(voice_actor) "Wataru Takagi (voice actor)") as [Genta Kojima](/wiki/Genta_Kojima "Genta Kojima") (voice)   [Ikue Otani](/wiki/Ikue_Otani "Ikue Otani") as [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya") (voice)   [Yukiko Iwai](/wiki/Yukiko_Iwai "Yukiko Iwai") as [Ayumi Yoshida](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") (voice)   [Yukitoshi Hori](/wiki/Yukitoshi_Hori "Yukitoshi Hori") as [Gin](/wiki/Gin "Gin") (voice)   [Ryo Fukawa](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryo_Fukawa&action=edit&redlink=1 "Ryo Fukawa (page does not exist)") as Shingo Kitajima   [Asami Mizukawa](/wiki/index.php?title=Asami_Mizukawa&action=edit&redlink=1 "Asami Mizukawa (page does not exist)") as Mai Nishida   [Yutaka Matsushige](/wiki/index.php?title=Yutaka_Matsushige&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yutaka Matsushige (page does not exist)") as Kunio Azuma   [Kazuhiko Nishimura](/wiki/index.php?title=Kazuhiko_Nishimura&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kazuhiko Nishimura (page does not exist)") as Kyosuke Minamida   [Masato Ibu](/wiki/Masato_Ibu "Masato Ibu") as [Chief Tamagawa](/wiki/Minor_law_enforcement#Chief_Tamagawa "Minor law enforcement")   [Mao Kawasaki](/wiki/index.php?title=Mao_Kawasaki&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mao Kawasaki (page does not exist)") as Reporter   [Brandon White](/wiki/index.php?title=Brandon_White&action=edit&redlink=1 "Brandon White (page does not exist)") as *Unknown* | | |
| Director: | [Koichi Okamoto](/wiki/index.php?title=Koichi_Okamoto&action=edit&redlink=1 "Koichi Okamoto (page does not exist)") |
| Screenplay: | [Mutsuki Watanabe](/wiki/index.php?title=Mutsuki_Watanabe&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mutsuki Watanabe (page does not exist)") |
**A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~** (工藤新一への挑戦状〜さよならまでの序章（プロローグ） ,*Kudō Shin'ichi e no Chōsenjō ~Sayonara Made no Joshō (Purorōgu)~*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is the first live-action drama special of the [Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo "Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo") series. It was first aired in October 2, 2006.
The story takes place when [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") was still a high school student. A letter of challenge is sent to Shinichi Kudo, a high school detective who continues to successfully solve difficult cases! "I'm going to do a kidnapping during the Teitan High School field trip." The match with the life at stake between Shinichi Kudo and the culprit who bravely gave a warning before committing his crime begins!
## Contents
* [1 Cast](#Cast)
* [2 Case](#Case)
+ [2.1 Situation](#Situation)
+ [2.2 People](#People)
+ [2.3 Resolution](#Resolution)
* [3 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [4 See also](#See_also)