Demolishing the movie theater with 解体

Kanji Explanation: Separating and understanding with 解

Conan and his friends go to the theater to see a movie. There, they discover this is the last day before the theater closes.

コナン:: 「そっか！それで場内(じょうない)にロープとかが落(お)ちてたんだね！」; “Oh, I see! That's why there were ropes and stuff lying around the venue!”
オーナー:: 「スマンのう…　業者(ぎょうしゃ)の者(もの)が上映(じょうえい)時間(じかん)キリキリまで解体(かいたい)作業(さぎょう)の準備(じゅんび)をしとったから…」; “Sorry about that... The contractor's crew was rushing to get the dismantling ready right up until showtime...”
スタッフ:: 「まったく…　明日(あした)まで待(ま)ってくれればいいものを…」; “Honestly... They could've at least waited until tomorrow...”

Key Points

解体(かいたい) here means dismantling the building
- In this scene 解体(かいたい) refers to demolition work on the movie theater.
- It is about taking a structure apart, not simply “disassembling” a small object.
解体(かいたい)作業(さぎょう) is the demolition work itself
- The full phrase means the work of dismantling or tearing the place down.
キリキリまで suggests they worked right up to the limit
- 上映(じょうえい)時間(じかん)キリキリまで means “right up until showtime”.
- It emphasizes how close to the last possible moment they were preparing.