Lupin the 3rd: Crisis in Tokyo

Original title: Rupan sansei: Honô no kioku Tokyo Crisis

1998
TV-PG
1h 35m

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Megumi Hayashibara, Makio Inoue, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kan'ichi Kurita, Eiko Masuyama, Gorô Naya, and Kôichi Yamadera in Lupin the 3rd: Crisis in Tokyo (1998)

Anime Action Animation Comedy Crime Fantasy Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Lupin attempts to get his hands on a treasure map, but finds himself in a crisis where the future of Tokyo hangs in the balance.Lupin attempts to get his hands on a treasure map, but finds himself in a crisis where the future of Tokyo hangs in the balance.Lupin attempts to get his hands on a treasure map, but finds himself in a crisis where the future of Tokyo hangs in the balance.

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Megumi Hayashibara

Maria

Kan'ichi Kurita

Lupin III
(as Kanichi Kurita)

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Daisuke Jigen

Eiko Masuyama

Fujiko Mine

Makio Inoue

Goemon Ishikawa

Gorô Naya

Inspector Zenigata

Kôichi Yamadera

Michael Suzaku…

Yutaka Aoyama

Troy Baker

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Bob Carter

Gondoh
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Colleen Clinkenbeard

Duane Deering

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Yuzuru Fujimoto

Police Officer
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Sachiko Furuichi

Announcer
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Caitlin Glass

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Lauren Nicole Goode

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(as Lauren Goode)

Kyle Hebert

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Masato Hijikata

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Trivia
Kôichi Yamadera (Michael Suzuki) and Megumi Hayashibara (Maria) were in Shin'ichirô Watanabe's space mercenary show Cowboy Bebop (1998). Watanabe has cited "Lupin III" as an influence on his work, primarily Cowboy Bebop.

Quotes
Inspector Zenigata: [to Michael Suzuki] With all your abilities, the path you follow is a charade where you can just threaten the government and walk away! I would have chosen a much more civilized path - in fact, it's my job to put you guys on the same path as the rest of the law-abiding citizens!

Crazy credits
The opening titles are a montage of the main characters arriving at the Aquapolis theme park.

Connections
Follows Lupin III: Island of Assassins (1997)

Soundtracks
Akogare
(Longing)
Sung by Megumi Hayashibara

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Review

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8/10

Very great Lupin film

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Out of the Lupin films I seen now this is one of the best. The movie is not one of the funniest unlike someone else said in the reviews, this film is pretty serious but great at that, compared to other Lupins its theme is much darker (cloning, controlled reproduction, dna manipulation). The plot starts simple as the team wants to steal 2 plates that leads to the treasure, but will end up being more than that, which I won't spoil.

The characters all are great, unlike most other films they act separately during the heist which I love. Lupin always sneaks somewhere, Fujiko is seducing, Jigen and Goemon are opening the way.

Zenigata is great, they did him justice. For once of the few films the focus is on him, lots of action, and his sense of justice and love. He ends up collaborating with Lupin discovering a greater enemie for both. For some reason every time they team up is one of the best Zenigata moments.

This is definitely a must watch of the series. The whole theme of this film reminds me of a ps2 hidden gem game "Lupin la morte, Zenigata l'amore". If you liked this film you should look up the game and viceversa, the 2 stories have many common things.