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Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

1997 · 93 min

A breezy, twisty caper with bursts of danger and a shadowy island full of double-crosses.

Tagline
Inspector Zenigata has been shot by a Walther P38! The prime suspect? Lupin the Third.
Overview
Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins inside the Devil’s Triangle. After joining the spider-tattooed army against their will, Lupin and his gang make both new friends and enemies as they not only plan to take home the Tarantulas’ massive gold repository for themselves, but hunt down the shooter from Lupin’s past. Can Lupin put to rest this demon who haunts his memories with the Walther P38?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • identity
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, animation, tv movie, crime, drama
Directed by
Hiroyuki Yano
Written by
Shouji Yonemura
Starring
Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama, Makio Inoue, Gorō Naya, Emi Shinohara, Masane Tsukayama, Kenji Utsumi
Cinematography
Motoaki Ikegami
Runtime
93 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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