Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray

"Everything must return to the soil."

2017 0h 54m JA

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Synopsis

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A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to rob the vessel. Lupin's being hunted by a powerful and mysterious man: the so called “Ghost of Bermuda.” With Goemon's employer dead in the ensuing chaos, his honor is at stake, and the only way to preserve it is with blood. But this opponent is like no other, and to make things right, Goemon may need to sharpen not only his sword, but himself as well!

“Everything must return to the soil.”

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Cast

Kanichi Kurita
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Fujiko Mine (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Takaya Hashi
Hawk (voice)
Atsuki Tani
Bureau Director (voice)
Atsuo Hasegawa
American Bar Manager (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 9 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: "Everything must return to the soil.".

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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 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 9 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: "Everything must return to the soil.".
9IMDB entry: tt6047974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "assassin", "samurai", "casino", "bodyguard".
11Released under 26 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jiro Tazawa
Original score: James Shimoji
Editing: Yoshihiro Kasahara
Sound: Tsuneo Marui
Runtime: 54 min · 0h 54m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray (2017)
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 1,536 votes

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.