Movie connections for
Rupan sansei: Mamo karano chousen (1978) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

"Rupan sansei" (1971)
Rupan sansei: Nenrikichan sakusen (1974)

Followed by

Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979)
Rupan sansei: Babiron no Ôgon densetsu (1985)
Rupan sansei: Fûma ichizoku no inbô (1987)
Rupan sansei: Arukatorazu konnekushion (2001) (TV)
Rupan sansei: Ikiteita majutsushi (2002) (V)

Edited into

Cliff Hanger (1983) (VG)
 -  Parts of the game (most notably the helicopter attack and the hanging scene) were taken from this film.

Spin off

Rupan sansei: The shooting (2001) (VG)
 -  It contains the main villian from that movie.

References

Dracula (1931)
 -  In the beginning of the film, Lupin fakes his death dressed as Dracula inside of a coffin, and in Dracula's Transylvania castle.
Dr. No (1962)
 -  Lupin III creator Monkey Punch stated that the character Fujiko is based on the Bond girls. Like the Bond girls Fujiko Mine's name has a suggestive meaning. In Japanese, Fujiko's name is a reference to her large breasts. The English translation of the word Mine is mountain peak. Fujko is a reference to Mt. Fuji.
Goldfinger (1964)
 -  The ear phone gag that is used.
The Italian Job (1969)
 -  The sewer car chase, the Mini Cooper driving up the stairs.
"Super Friends" (1973)
 -  One of the CIA agents is reading a comic book which contains a picture of Lupin with the Superfriends. Note: This scene is not present in the new Pioneer DVD release.

Referenced in

After the Sunset (2004)
 -  The same head phone gag from Mystery of Mamo is used in the film.
Rupan sansei: Gurîn vs Reddo (2008) (V)
 -  Lupin from this movie makes a cameo.

Featured in

Rupan sansei: Chronicles (1997) (VG)
 -  contains footage and clips of the movie.

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