Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

"Sometimes, being able to put together a world-class art collection takes a thief... this time it takes an extraordinary thief!"

1978 1h 42m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 125★6.9IMDB · 2,000

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Synopsis

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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.

“Sometimes, being able to put together a world-class art collection takes a thief... this time it takes an extraordinary thief!”

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Cast

Yasuo Yamada
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Eiko Masuyama
Fujiko Mine (voice)
Makio Inoue
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Gorō Naya
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Kō Nishimura
Mamo (voice)
Tōru Ōhira
Stuckey (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata
Gordon (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Soji Yoshikawa
Writers: Atsushi Yamatoya, Soji Yoshikawa, Kazuhiko Kato
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Soji Yoshikawa, shot by Keishichi Kuroki. 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 Yuji Ohno. 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 Yoshiaki Aihara 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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Yasuo Yamada and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.

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CINEMA

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes, being able to put together a world-class art collection takes a thief... this time it takes an extraordinary thief!".

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The take

Soji Yoshikawa directs. Keishichi Kuroki behind the camera. Yuji Ohno scores. Yoshiaki Aihara cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Lupin the Third Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Soji Yoshikawa, shot by Keishichi Kuroki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yuji Ohno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshiaki Aihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yasuo Yamada and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Sometimes, being able to put together a world-class art collection takes a thief... this time it takes an extraordinary thief!".
9IMDB entry: tt0078187 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "egypt", "transylvania", "immortality", "clone".
11Released under 20 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Keishichi Kuroki
Original score: Yuji Ohno
Editing: Yoshiaki Aihara
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Box office: $4,200,000
Return: 210% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 2,000 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

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Part of

Lupin the Third Collection

Lupin III is the grandson of the famous phantom thief Arséne Lupin. He is an elusive master thief who always steals his target prey. His brain is a genius, and his gun skills are top-notch, but his only flaw is that he has a weakness for cute girls. His companions are Daisuke Jigen, a gunfighter with a rapid fire rate of 0.3 seconds, Goemon Ishikawa, the 13th Samurai of the Showa era, and Fujiko Mine, a mysterious beauty. Together with these guys, who have their own quirks and quirks, they will once again receive a treasure in a spectacular manner, while trumpeting the seventh generation of Inspector Zenigata Heiji and his formidable enemies in the underworld.