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While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.
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Yasuo Yamada
- Arsène Lupin III
- (voice)
Eiko Masuyama
- Fujiko Mine
- (voice)
Tôru Ôhira
- Stuckey
- (voice)
Kôsei Tomita
- Commissioner
- (voice)
Shôzô Îzuka
- Flinch
- (voice)
Ichirô Murakoshi
- Scientist
- (voice)
Shunsuke Shima
- Dietman
- (voice)
Yûji Mikimoto
- Police Officer
- (voice)
- (as Masaru Miyashita)
Kô Nishimura
- Mamo
- (voice)
Bob Bergen
- Lupin (1995 Streamline dub)
- (English version)
- (voice)
David Povall
- Zenigata (1995 Streamline dub)
- (English version)
- (voice)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis was Lupin III creator Monkey Punch's favorite film in the series. Following his passing, Nippon Television aired the film on Friday, April 19 2019 at 9:00 p.m., which concluded with a dedication to his memory.
- GoofsWhen Lupin tells Goemon and Jigen that they should travel towards the ocean, his lips don't move at all, despite his face being clearly visible throughout. This error was repeated in the Toho and Manga dubs, but was corrected for the Streamline and Geneon dubs - Lupin does not say anything in the Streamline dub, while a related line is given to Goemon in the Geneon dub.
- Quotes
Mamo: Obviously, eternal life would be wasted on a vulgarian like that man there.
Arsene Lupin III: That's not true. I eat meat!
- Crazy creditsIn the closing credits, in a corner of the screen Lupin and Zenigata run from the missile barrage; this scene is intercut with previous scenes from the film.
- Alternate versionsThe masters for this film provided by TMS for Pioneer Entertainment to release on US DVD in 2003 were edited to remove certain product logos, such as real-world cigarette brands. The earlier VHS release by Streamline Pictures in 1995 did not have such alterations.
- Among the deleted items for the Pioneer DVD release include a shot of Stuckey, the US government representative, reading a "Lupin" comic book, with an ad that shows Lupin with DC Comics characters Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batmanm and Robin. The ad itself was a real 1978 "Clark Bar" promotion ad that ran in DC and Marvel comics of the time, but the film's producers pasted Lupin onto it.
- ConnectionsEdited into Cliff Hanger (1983)
- SoundtracksLupin Ondo (Dance Song for Lupin)
Published by Teichiku Records
Performed by Haruo Minami
Lyrics by Monkey Punch
Music by Yuji Ohno
Lyrical complement by Daizaburô Nakayama (uncredited)
(Heard only in the original Japanese version, as well as the 1995 Streamline and 1996 Manga UK English versions)
Featured review
A great thief, a beautiful woman, a samurai, a gunman and a madman.
A cult animation classic that still has a devoted fanbase in the Japanese animation world. Compared to its follow-up, The Castle of Cagliostro, the backstory of Lupin III is so neglected that it is hard to believe that they are the same character, so it is not surprising that the film is considered to be about a different character.
Lupin is intrigued by a female thief and spy, Fujiko Mine, and manages to steal the Philosopher's Stone from the Pharaoh's tomb in Egypt, but Fujiko uses it as a contract for her criminal business.
The man who gave the order was a mysterious man called Mamo. Calling himself 'God', the madman has been alive for 10,000 years, having invented a 'copy man manufacturing method'. On his Caribbean island, he owns human replicas of Napoleon and Hitler. And there are men working on humanity's dream of 'eternal life'. ............ Lupin's battle with Mamaw, his greatest enemy, comes to a surprising end.
Perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Japanese animation, with its surrealist and experimental elements, it was more popular than The Castle of Cagliostro at the time, but its reputation has now been reversed.
Lupin is intrigued by a female thief and spy, Fujiko Mine, and manages to steal the Philosopher's Stone from the Pharaoh's tomb in Egypt, but Fujiko uses it as a contract for her criminal business.
The man who gave the order was a mysterious man called Mamo. Calling himself 'God', the madman has been alive for 10,000 years, having invented a 'copy man manufacturing method'. On his Caribbean island, he owns human replicas of Napoleon and Hitler. And there are men working on humanity's dream of 'eternal life'. ............ Lupin's battle with Mamaw, his greatest enemy, comes to a surprising end.
Perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Japanese animation, with its surrealist and experimental elements, it was more popular than The Castle of Cagliostro at the time, but its reputation has now been reversed.
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- Lupin III
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- Budget
- ¥500,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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