Lupin III: The First

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

Play trailer0:31

1 Video

47 Photos

Computer Animation Action Adventure Animation Crime Family Mystery

Lupin III goes on a grand adventure to uncover the secrets of the Bresson Diary, which is tied to the legacy of his famous grandfather.Lupin III goes on a grand adventure to uncover the secrets of the Bresson Diary, which is tied to the legacy of his famous grandfather.Lupin III goes on a grand adventure to uncover the secrets of the Bresson Diary, which is tied to the legacy of his famous grandfather.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

Bresson
(voice)

Osamu Taira

Hans
(voice)

Mitsuru Takakuwa

Hitler
(voice)

Takeshi Hayakawa

Laetitia's Father
(voice)

Yuki Kazu

Laetitia's Mother
(voice)

Sôryû Konno

Inspector
(voice)

Hiroshi Shirokuma

Man in Black
(voice)

Shôzô Sasaki

Party Guest 1
(voice)

Tomisaburô Horikoshi

Party Guest 2
(voice)

Junji Iki

Security Guard
(voice)

Naoto Tsuchiya

Scholar
(voice)

Shûei Ikawa

Man
(voice)

Tomohiro Fujitaka

Policeman
(voice)

Director
- Takashi Yamazaki
Writers
All cast & crew
Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
The film is dedicated to Monkey Punch, the creator of Lupin III, who died in April 2019, six months before the film released.

Goofs
During the highway escape, the police cars escorting the Citroen HY police vehicle are clearly Datsun Bluebirds (Police vehicles not operated by the French police) marked as belonging to the 'Saitama Prefectural Police' from Japan, complete with Japanese livery and writing and driven by officers that are based of Japanese police officers. This is a geographical error, as these vehicles would not be operating in France, where this scene takes place.". You could say its because that is not the Japanese police, but Interpol, however you would still be wrong as that is not how Interpol works.

Quotes
Inspector Koichi Zenigata: LUPIN!

Crazy credits
The closing credits starts with a quote from "Lupin III" creator Monkey Punch, which serves as a dedication.

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: I Will Bring Honor To Us All (2019)

Soundtracks
Samba Temperado
Composed by Yuji Ohno
(Plays when Jigen catches Laetitia and Fujiko in the desert)

User reviews31

Review

Featured review

7/10

It's okay... but it's great at that.

Lower your expectations! This is a kid's movie. But it is a very good one, and quite worth the watch if you come in expecting to have a nice time and not over think what's going on on screen.

I feel like the movie itself eases you into such a mentality by itself and very early on.. so I was fine with every cliche and "expected" twist. I'd go as far as to say this isn't as "grand" as Tintin's movie Adventure. It's much smaller in scale and plot.. but as a fan of the character, this movie delivered in a fun adventure.

What I love most about this movie is (the look, of course) the small movements, details and interactions. The new female character is lovely and everything is expressed properly. You can tell that the people that animated this put a lot of time and effort into it. The same with whoever was in charge of dialogue (Japanese).

All in all, I recommend it for the piece of art that it is, and the cool animations.