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Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie

2019 · 58 min

A stylish, hard-boiled anime caper that keeps you guessing about who is playing whom, with bursts of violence and a cool, cynical edge.

Directed by
Takeshi Koike
Genres
Animation, Crime, Action
Starring
Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro
Tagline
Who needs the truth when you can believe in the lie?
Overview
Fujiko Mine, the devastating femme fatale whose only loyalty is to her desire, befriends a young boy whose late father hid away a fortune. A killer is on the boy's trail and it's up to Fujiko to stop him: but where do her interests really lie?

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Directed by
Takeshi Koike
Genres
Animation, Crime, Action
Starring
Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism3
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

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animation, crime, action, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Yuya Takahashi
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
58 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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