Inspector Zenigata pursues Lupin as the prime suspect behind a terrorist attack. But when he manages to confront the famous thief, he quickly deduces that the bomber is a second, fake Lupin. Now, it's up to Zenigata to capture both Lupins and solve the mystery behind the bombing.
Direction
Takeshi Koike's angular, blood-red aesthetic hits peak expressionism.
Acting
Koichi Yamadera makes Zenigata's desperation almost operatic.
Writing
The doppelgänger premise weaponizes 50 years of canon.
Director
Takeshi Koike
Kanichi Kurita
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Fujiko Mine (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Fake Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Haruhiko Jo
Braelyn (voice)
Junko Kitanishi
Karaskov (voice)
Jin Yamanoi
Ivanov (voice)
Gotaro Tsunashima
Orlan (voice)
Michitake Kikuchi
President Saxon (voice)
Mami Fujita
Olga (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This marks Koike's fourth Lupin project and his first to center Zenigata, reportedly because Yamadera begged for more screen time after Dead or Alive.
The 'two Lupins' concept directly references the 1978 special Mystery of Mamo, where Lupin's clone ambiguity broke Japanese anime fandom — Koike treats it as psychological horror instead of comedy.
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I always knew we needed a Zenigata story in the super serious Lupin movies.
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