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Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 Japanese animated action-adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with animation produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS). It is the second feature film featuring Monkey Punch's master thief Arsène Lupin III, from his manga series Lupin III. The film was Miyazaki's feature-length directorial debut after having previously worked as an animator for Toei Animation and Telecom Animation Film and directing several television shows, including Lupin the Third Part I.
Gorō Naya was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He and his brother were two of seven children, and was a drop-out of the legal education division of Ritsumeikan University. He was connected to Theatre Echo, and was the older brother of actor and voice actor Rokurō Naya.
Lupin the 3rd: Episode 0: The First Contact is the fourteenth Lupin III television special. It premiered on Nippon TV in 2002, as part of the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Lupin III TV series. The special depicts the first meeting of Lupin and the rest of his gang.
The Mystery of Mamo, also known as The Secret of Mamo, is a 1978 Japanese animated science fiction adventure action comedy film; it is the first animated film of the Lupin III franchise created by manga author Monkey Punch. The film was originally released in Japan as Lupin III but was later retitled to Lupin III: Lupin vs. the Clone to differentiate it from other elements of the franchise. Directed by Sōji Yoshikawa from a screenplay by Yoshikawa and cult pink film screenwriter Atsushi Yamatoya, the film was produced by animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha and distributed by Toho. The film's plot follows master thief Arsène Lupin III, who attempts to foil Mamo ― a wealthy and powerful recluse seeking immortality ― while trying to win the affections of his rival and would-be lover, Fujiko Mine.
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy, first released in North America as Rupan III: The Fuma Conspiracy, is a 1987 Japanese OVA action film based on Monkey Punch's Lupin III manga. Due to budgetary reasons, it utilized a different voice cast from previous entries, with Toshio Furukawa as Arsène Lupin III, Banjō Ginga as Daisuke Jigen, Mami Koyama as Fujiko Mine, Kaneto Shiozawa as Goemon Ishikawa XIII, and Seizō Katō as Inspector Kouichi Zenigata. It was the first Lupin III animation since the 1969 Pilot Film to not feature Yasuo Yamada as Lupin and the only one not to feature Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Jigen until Part 6.
Doug Erholtz is an American voice actor. He is best known for his performances as Inspector Zenigata from Lupin the Third, Kisuke Urahara, Gin Ichimaru, and Rudbornn Chelute briefly from Bleach, TK Takaishi from Digimon Adventure 02, Squall Leonhart from the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series, Asuma Sarutobi and Kankuro from Naruto, Jean Pierre Polnareff from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, and Hamrio Musica from Rave Master.
Koichi Zenigata, usually called Inspector Zenigata and formerly Heiji Zenigata VII, is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. He is named after the famous fictional Japanese detective Zenigata Heiji, of whom he is a descendant.
Lupin III: Dead or Alive is a 1996 Japanese animated film directed by Monkey Punch. In addition to being the fifth feature film in the Lupin III franchise, Dead or Alive was also the first Lupin production to make use of computer-generated animation in which it was cooperated by Celsys.
Kōichi, Koichi, Kouichi or Kohichi is a masculine Japanese given name.
Seán Barrett is an English actor.
Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King is a stealth/action video game from Banpresto. It has an original story based on the manga and media franchise Lupin III. The gameplay relies heavily on stealth and the use of various disguises and is displayed from a third-person perspective.
Arsène Lupin III is a fictional character created by Kazuhiko Kato aka Monkey Punch as the protagonist for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. According to his creator, Lupin is the grandson of Maurice Leblanc's gentleman thief Arsène Lupin.
Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan is a Japanese animated crossover television special between the Lupin III and Detective Conan series. It was broadcast on Yomuri TV on March 27, 2009. Discotek Media released the television film on DVD in North America on October 27, 2015.
Koichi Yamadera is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society.
Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy is a 1974 Japanese action comedy film based on the manga of the same name by Monkey Punch.
Dan Lorge is an American voice actor. He currently teaches acting at Take 2 Performers Studio in Reno, Nevada.
Lupin the 3rd: Lupin is dead, Zenigata is in love, also known as Le Avventure di "Lupin III": Lupin la Morte, Zenigata l'Amore in Italy, is a stealth/action video game based on the manga and media franchise Lupin III developed by Banpresto for the PlayStation 2. The game was originally published by Banpresto in Japan on February 22, 2007 and later localized for the Italian market only and published by 505 Games in Italy on February 15, 2008.
