Lupin the Third: Is Lupin Still Burning?

"A 50th anniversary project."

2018 0h 27m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 15

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Synopsis

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When a long-dead foe sends Lupin III on a road trip through time, he’ll have to be careful to keep the past intact to protect his future… if he can make it back there at all!

“A 50th anniversary project.”

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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)
Chafurin
Mister X (voice)
Manabu Muraji
Kyosuke Mamo (voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka
Pycal (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuhiko Kato
Writers: Kazuhiko Kato
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A 50th anniversary project.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuhiko Kato directs. Jiro Tazawa behind the camera. Yuji Ohno scores. Masato Yoshitake cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kazuhiko Kato, shot by Jiro Tazawa. 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 Masato Yoshitake 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: "A 50th anniversary project.".
9IMDB entry: tt7775410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.