A cult animation classic that still has a devoted fanbase in the Japanese animation world. Compared to its follow-up, The Castle of Cagliostro, the backstory of Lupin III is so neglected that it is hard to believe that they are the same character, so it is not surprising that the film is considered to be about a different character.
Lupin is intrigued by a female thief and spy, Fujiko Mine, and manages to steal the Philosopher's Stone from the Pharaoh's tomb in Egypt, but Fujiko uses it as a contract for her criminal business.
The man who gave the order was a mysterious man called Mamo. Calling himself 'God', the madman has been alive for 10,000 years, having invented a 'copy man manufacturing method'. On his Caribbean island, he owns human replicas of Napoleon and Hitler. And there are men working on humanity's dream of 'eternal life'. ............ Lupin's battle with Mamaw, his greatest enemy, comes to a surprising end.
Perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Japanese animation, with its surrealist and experimental elements, it was more popular than The Castle of Cagliostro at the time, but its reputation has now been reversed.
Lupin is intrigued by a female thief and spy, Fujiko Mine, and manages to steal the Philosopher's Stone from the Pharaoh's tomb in Egypt, but Fujiko uses it as a contract for her criminal business.
The man who gave the order was a mysterious man called Mamo. Calling himself 'God', the madman has been alive for 10,000 years, having invented a 'copy man manufacturing method'. On his Caribbean island, he owns human replicas of Napoleon and Hitler. And there are men working on humanity's dream of 'eternal life'. ............ Lupin's battle with Mamaw, his greatest enemy, comes to a surprising end.
Perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Japanese animation, with its surrealist and experimental elements, it was more popular than The Castle of Cagliostro at the time, but its reputation has now been reversed.