Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

"Can hard-boiled eggsplorer Lupin crack the location of the Columbus Egg?"

1999 1h 32m JA

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When Fujiko secures a file that documents the location of the fabled Columbus Egg – a mystical relic that controls the weather – she quickly recruits Lupin and the gang to track down the long-lost treasure. Unfortunately, her memory of Lupin and his friends are wiped out almost entirely. Can the gang restore Fujiko’s memory before the Egg falls into the hands of a madman?

“Can hard-boiled eggsplorer Lupin crack the location of the Columbus Egg?”

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Cast

Kanichi Kurita
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)
Keiko Toda
Rosalia (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Nazaroff (voice)
Shūichirō Moriyama
Burton (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Setsuo Takase
Writers: Shinzo Fujita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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27 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 Setsuo Takase, shot by Hajime Hasegawa. 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 Masatoshi Tsurubuchi 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 Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Can hard-boiled eggsplorer Lupin crack the location of the Columbus Egg?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0461571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Setsuo Takase directs. Hajime Hasegawa behind the camera. Yuji Ohno scores. Masatoshi Tsurubuchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Lupin the Third Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Setsuo Takase, shot by Hajime Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yuji Ohno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kanichi Kurita and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Can hard-boiled eggsplorer Lupin crack the location of the Columbus Egg?".
8IMDB entry: tt0461571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hajime Hasegawa
Original score: Yuji Ohno
Editing: Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files (1999)

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.