Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969)
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.
Director:
Masaaki Osumi
Writer:
Osamu Kobayashi
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Taichiro Hirokawa as Arsène Lupin III (voice) |
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Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Daisuke Jigen (voice) |
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Eiko Masuyama as Fujiko Mine (voice) |
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Gorō Naya as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice) |
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Shinsuke Chikaishi as Inspector Zenigata / Narrator (voice) |
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Koichi Kitamura as Kogoro Akechi (voice) |
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Nobuo Tanaka as Narrator (voice) |
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Nachi Nozawa as Arsène Lupin III (voice) |
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Osamu Kobayashi as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice) |
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Chikao Ohtsuka as Inspector Zenigata (voice) |
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Hitoshi Takagi as Kogoro Akechi (voice) |
| Visual Effects | Osama Kobayashi | Animation |
| Writing | Kazuhiko Kato | Original Story |
| Visual Effects | Gisaburō Sugii | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yasuo Otsuka | Animation |
| Sound | Norio Maeda | Music |
| Visual Effects | Tsutomu Shibayama | Animation |
| Directing | Masaaki Osumi | Director |
| Writing | Toshiaki Imaizumi | Writer |
| Writing | Osamu Kobayashi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gisaburō Sugii | Writer |
| Writing | Yasuo Otsuka | Writer |
| Production | Yutaka Fujioka | Producer |
| Writing | Tsutomu Shibayama | Writer |
| Writing | Jirô Saitô | Writer |