

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
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.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters