Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past

"Is the past really a prison or is the real prison the one of your own making?"

2019 1h 32m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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To rescue a famous criminal from imprisonment, Lupin and his team infiltrate the Kingdom of Dorrente. While the skillful thieves from around the world are gathering, Lupin tries to reveal the secret hidden in the kingdom.

“Is the past really a prison or is the real prison the one of your own making?”

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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)
Houko Kuwashima
Lorensa (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata
Finnegan (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Gorou Yatagarasu (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hatsuki Tsuji
Writers: Kazuhiko Kato, Shatner Nishida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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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 Hatsuki Tsuji, 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 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 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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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: "Is the past really a prison or is the real prison the one of your own making?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11142308 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hatsuki Tsuji 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

1Released 7 years ago.
2Part of the "Lupin the Third Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Hatsuki Tsuji, shot by Jiro Tazawa. 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 Masato Yoshitake 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 Miyuki Sawashiro carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Is the past really a prison or is the real prison the one of your own making?".
8IMDB entry: tt11142308 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jiro Tazawa
Original score: Yuji Ohno
Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past (2019)

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.