Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone

"Here lies Daisuke Jigen with .357 Magnum died 1st Apr, 19... Rest in peace."

2014 0h 51m JA

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Synopsis

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Lupin & Jigen have their sights set on a treasure called the Little Comet, which is located in the heavily fortified country of East Doroa. During the heist, Jigen is almost killed by a sniper named Yael Okuzaki. His specialty is preparing tombstones for his targets before executing them. It's said that no one can survive after Yael makes their tombstone.

“Here lies Daisuke Jigen with .357 Magnum died 1st Apr, 19... Rest in peace.”

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Cast

Kanichi Kurita
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Fujiko Mine (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Akio Hirose
Yael Okuzaki (voice)
Kanji Obana
Mamo (voice)
Marika Minase
Marta (voice)
Aki Nagao
Concert Spectator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takeshi Koike
Writers: Yuya Takahashi, Takeshi Koike
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lupin the IIIrd Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takeshi Koike, shot by Jiro Tazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Shimoji. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshihiro Kasahara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kanichi Kurita and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Miyuki Sawashiro carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Here lies Daisuke Jigen with .357 Magnum died 1st Apr, 19... Rest in peace.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takeshi Koike directs. Jiro Tazawa behind the camera. James Shimoji scores. Yoshihiro Kasahara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Part of the "Lupin the IIIrd Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Takeshi Koike, shot by Jiro Tazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by James Shimoji. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshihiro Kasahara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kanichi Kurita and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Miyuki Sawashiro carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Here lies Daisuke Jigen with .357 Magnum died 1st Apr, 19... Rest in peace.".
9IMDB entry: tt3830998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "sniper", "gunslinger", "master thief", "heist".
11Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jiro Tazawa
Original score: James Shimoji
Editing: Yoshihiro Kasahara
Runtime: 51 min · 0h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): M
IMDB: Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone (2014)
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 1,230 votes

Awards

2 nominations total

Part of

Lupin the IIIrd Collection

A series of animated action-adventure films directed by Takeshi Koike (character designer and supervising animator for LUPIN the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine). Each centers on one of Lupin's long-time associates.