Short film

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
1969 · 12 min
A jazzy, stylish caper that feels like a swinging-sixties heist cartoon, brisk and playful with a noir edge.
- Directed by
- Masaaki Osumi
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Starring
- Taichiro Hirokawa, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Crime, deception, loyalty, freedom
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Masaaki Osumi
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Starring
- Taichiro Hirokawa, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama











