Adventure ·Comedy ·Crime ·Animation · Japan · 1969 · 12m

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

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Lupin the Third: Pilot Film poster
Director
Masaaki Osumi
Cast
Taichiro Hirokawa as Arsène Lupin III (voice) Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Daisuke Jigen (voice) Eiko Masuyama as Fujiko Mine (voice) Gorō Naya as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice) Shinsuke Chikaishi as Inspector Zenigata / Narrator (voice) Koichi Kitamura as Kogoro Akechi (voice)
Crew
Osamu Kobayashi — Screenplay Tsutomu Shibayama — Writer Gisaburō Sugii — Writer Yasuo Otsuka — Writer Toshiaki Imaizumi — Writer Jirô Saitô — Writer
Synopsis

The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.

Mood & Themes
slapstick comedyfilm noirswinging 60sanime
Key Collaborators
Masaaki Osumi Director Osamu Kobayashi Screenplay Tsutomu Shibayama Writer Gisaburō Sugii Writer Yasuo Otsuka Writer Toshiaki Imaizumi Writer Jirô Saitô Writer Yutaka Fujioka Producer
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