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Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969)

Directed by Masaaki Osumi

Comedy | Animation | Short

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.

Length 12 minutes

Actors

Taichirō Hirokawa | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Eiko Masuyama | Gorō Naya | Shinsuke Chikaishi | Kōichi Kitamura | Nobuo Tanaka | Nachi Nozawa | Osamu Kobayashi | Chikao Ohtsuka | Hitoshi Takagi

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/08/2023TVBroadcastTV7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Cool to see the short anime film that started it all. Kinda wild that it was fairly risqué from the start (Fujiko is shown nude, ofc).

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