Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

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Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

1969

0h 12m

6.7(31 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Animation

Overview

The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Taichiro Hirokawa

Taichiro Hirokawa

Arsène Lupin III (voice)

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Daisuke Jigen (voice)

Eiko Masuyama

Eiko Masuyama

Fujiko Mine (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

Shinsuke Chikaishi

Shinsuke Chikaishi

Inspector Zenigata / Narrator (voice)

Koichi Kitamura

Koichi Kitamura

Kogoro Akechi (voice)

Nobuo Tanaka

Nobuo Tanaka

Narrator (voice)

Nachi Nozawa

Nachi Nozawa

Arsène Lupin III (voice)

Osamu Kobayashi

Osamu Kobayashi

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka

Chikao Ohtsuka

Inspector Zenigata (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Masaaki Osumi
Written by: Gisaburō Sugii
Yasuo Otsuka
Produced by: Yutaka Fujioka

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