Lupin III: The First

2019 93 min ★ 7.3 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The iconic "gentleman thief" Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before it falls into the hands of a dark cabal that will stop at nothing to resurrect the Third Reich.

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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)

Suzu Hirose

Laetitia (voice)

Kotaro Yoshida

Lambert (voice)

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Geralt (voice)

Kazuaki Ito

Bresson (voice)

Mitsuru Takakuwa

Adolf Hitler (voice)

Details

Director

Takashi Yamazaki

Tagline

"Well, let's get started."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Revenue

$7,334,393

Production

TMS Entertainment, TOHO, Monkey Punch Pictures, Marza Animation Planet, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Hiroshima Telecasting, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Abe Shuji, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Shirogumi, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Reviews

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SWITCH.

January 12, 2021

★ 6/10

Questions were raised when it was announced that Lupin would make his way into CG animation - but fear not fans, dedicated to the memory of the creator Monkey Punch, 'Lupin the Third: The First' makes a seamless transition. There's little here for fans not to enjoy, and although it's certainly not going to blow the mind of any newcomers, it's a fun introduction to the world's greatest gentleman th...