Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

"Inspector Zenigata has been shot by a Walther P38! The prime suspect? Lupin the Third."

1997 1h 33m JA

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Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins inside the Devil’s Triangle. After joining the spider-tattooed army against their will, Lupin and his gang make both new friends and enemies as they not only plan to take home the Tarantulas’ massive gold repository for themselves, but hunt down the shooter from Lupin’s past. Can Lupin put to rest this demon who haunts his memories with the Walther P38?

“Inspector Zenigata has been shot by a Walther P38! The prime suspect? Lupin the Third.”

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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)
Emi Shinohara
Ellen (voice)
Masane Tsukayama
Doctor (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Gordeau (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Yano
Writers: Shouji Yonemura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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29 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 Hiroyuki Yano, shot by Motoaki Ikegami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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: "Inspector Zenigata has been shot by a Walther P38! The prime suspect? Lupin the Third.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0189974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hiroyuki Yano directs. Motoaki Ikegami behind the camera. Masatoshi Tsurubuchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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129 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 Hiroyuki Yano, shot by Motoaki Ikegami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kanichi Kurita and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Inspector Zenigata has been shot by a Walther P38! The prime suspect? Lupin the Third.".
7IMDB entry: tt0189974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Motoaki Ikegami
Editing: Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins (1997)

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.