Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

""We've stolen so much so far, let's return it all this time!""

2003 1h 30m JA

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Synopsis

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After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even better treasure to gain.

“"We've stolen so much so far, let's return it all this time!"”

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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)
Rei Igarashi
Misha (voice)
Rino Katase
Anita (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Ivan Crockovich (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jun Kawagoe
Writers: Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Kazuhiko Kato
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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Released 23 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 Jun Kawagoe, shot by Kojiro Hayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yuriko Sano 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: ""We've stolen so much so far, let's return it all this time!"".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0834585 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jun Kawagoe directs. Kojiro Hayashi behind the camera. Yuriko Sano 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.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the "Lupin the Third Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jun Kawagoe, shot by Kojiro Hayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Yuriko Sano 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 Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: ""We've stolen so much so far, let's return it all this time!"".
8IMDB entry: tt0834585 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kojiro Hayashi
Editing: Yuriko Sano
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure (2003)
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 343 votes
MPAA: TV-PG

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.