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.
Direction
Osumi's kinetic visual language defined Lupin's entire aesthetic.
Cinematography
Noir shadows meet pop-art colors in 12 perfect minutes.
Director
Masaaki Osumi
Taichiro Hirokawa
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Eiko Masuyama
Fujiko Mine (voice)
Gorō Naya
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Shinsuke Chikaishi
Inspector Zenigata / Narrator (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Kogoro Akechi (voice)
Nobuo Tanaka
Narrator (voice)
Nachi Nozawa
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Osamu Kobayashi
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Inspector Zenigata (voice)
Hitoshi Takagi
Kogoro Akechi (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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