When Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu to pilfer its treasure, he incurs the wrath of its psychotic ruler General Headhunter, who places a dead-or-alive bounty on his head.
Direction
Monkey Punch's sole directorial outing—chaotic visionary energy.
Practical Effects
CGI dragon that aged like milk in a sauna.
Costume
Fujiko's tactical bikini defies physics and gratitude.
Director
Kazuhiko Kato
Kanichi Kurita
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Eiko Masuyama
Fujiko Mine (voice)
Makio Inoue
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Gorō Naya
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Minami Takayama
Oleander (voice)
Banjo Ginga
General Headhunter (voice)
Toru Furuya
Prince Panish (voice)
Chisa Yokoyama
Emera (voice)
Nachi Nozawa
Crisis (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Spunky (voice)
Chafurin
Police Informer (voice)
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
Police Officer / Warden (voice)
Misa Watanabe
Female Biker (voice)
Chafurin
News Shop Owner (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Monkey Punch directed this personally, his only feature directorial credit, reportedly fighting TOHO Animation on nearly every creative decision.
The nanomachine 'treasure' reflects mid-90s Japan's simultaneous technophobia and techno-optimism, released same year as Ghost in the Shell.
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