Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969)

Name: Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Animation
Released: 1969-11-10
Duration: 12 min
Cast: Taichiro Hirokawa, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama, Gorō Naya, Shinsuke Chikaishi

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.

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Released 1969-11-10 · 12 min · Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Animation

Directed by Masaaki Osumi

Cast

Taichiro Hirokawa as Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Eiko Masuyama as Fujiko Mine (voice)
Gorō Naya as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Shinsuke Chikaishi as Inspector Zenigata / Narrator (voice)
Koichi Kitamura as Kogoro Akechi (voice)
Nobuo Tanaka as Narrator (voice)
Nachi Nozawa as Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Osamu Kobayashi as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka as Inspector Zenigata (voice)
Hitoshi Takagi as Kogoro Akechi (voice)