Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

1991 1h 30m JA

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★6.4TMDB · 42★6.3IMDB · 351

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Synopsis

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The secret of the Lupin family treasure is out: its location is written inside a dictionary once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte himself! When the dictionary turns up as the prize for a historic motor car race, the notorious Lupin the Third and his criminal cadre race the world's superpowers to win - or steal - the Dictionary and unearth his grandfather's legacy of riches!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yasuo Yamada
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
Chieko Kido (voice)
Tōru Ōhira
Heka (voice)
Kei Yoshimizu
Robert Hawk (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osamu Dezaki
Writers: Kazuhiko Kato, Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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35 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 Osamu Dezaki, 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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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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Yasuo Yamada and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0834583 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Osamu Dezaki directs. Hajime Hasegawa behind the camera. Masatoshi Tsurubuchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Lupin the Third Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hajime Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yasuo Yamada and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0834583 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hajime Hasegawa
Editing: Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary (1991)
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 351 votes

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.