Another installment of the Lupin series, and not a bad one at that. If you have seen a Lupin movie or some episodes of the TV, you know what to expect: Various chases around the globe, occasional humour and some sexy babes.
This time, Lupin crosses paths with the Russian Mafia, as he robs a casino that is run by them. Obviously, they're not amused by this, and so, additionally to his all-time enemy Inspecor Zenigata, Lupin now also has to deal with a Russian killer squad. After investing his stolen rubels into a doubledecker and crashing the same into a funeral shortly thereafter, Lupin decides to steal the Trick Diamond, an object clouded in secrecy, formerly stolen by his rival Mark Williams, another world-class thief. However, it turns out that Mark took special care of this item and hid it in a secret place. Unfortunately, the funeral Lupin crashed into earlier was the one of Mark, so now all that Lupin has is a video message, where Mark tells him that he has to return all the treasures he stole during his lifetime to their respective owners in one week, or else the Dark Diamond will be lost forever. And so, a chase through Europe starts. Not only against the clock, but also against Zeningata and the Russian Mafia, who also has both interest in Lupin and the Trick Diamond.
The animation is on a high level and on par with many other animated feature films. Other than for 2 sequences I remember, there is little to none 3D CGI involved, which is a good point in my book. The backgrounds are very detailed, but especially views of the touristic's spots in Europe often look like a photography during pans. The motion is usually fluid during the numerous chases as well. A speciality of the Lupin series are the character designs, which differ quite a bit from the usual ero-game based character designs, as they look more realistic. Just as in the other Lupin movies, the opening and ending credits are overlayed over the movie, so you don't get a extra opening or ending animation.
About the sound effects and voice acting: Nothing much to say here. The voices of the main characters are the same as in all the other Lupin installments, so you know what to expect. I don't remember any music during the movie, other than the ending song. It is, for a change, sung in French and reminded me of the Tsukuyomi -MOON PHASE- ending. The words are more aspirated than clearly pronounced, which makes it rather hard to understand the lyrics. Interesting singing style, though.
As already noted, the general plot is already known from the other Lupin movies. However, this one sticks out due to the fact that the roles are reversed this time and Lupin has to return the goods instead of snitching them. The expert sword wielder Goemon has a rather huge role in this movie as well, which I welcomed. Some sword action is always a spiffy thing. On the downside, there were too little scenes with the big buxomed Fujiko, and we only get to see her without clothes once from behind. The other Lupins offer more fanservice in that regard.
The European locations are depicted fairly accurate, although the story arc in Germany is a bit cliché. The ending in Spain however is done quite well and the conclusion to the plot is done pretty neatly, although slightly predicable. There's no notable character development, but that's expected in a movie. And after all, the character are already well-known and you know their quirks.
To sum it up, I'd say this is a solid movie and one of the better Lupin pictures. It often reminded me of the James Bond films, as both feature action packed chases in various vehicles like cars, boats, helicopters etc. as well as beautiful girls, both on the good and the bad side.
Highly recommended if you're a Lupin fan, but even if you haven't seen anything related to Lupin before, it's well worth checking out. I was quite entertained during the 90 minutes the movie lasted.
There is some bloodless violence (especially against Inspector Zenigata) for comic relief as well as some bloodshed during the swordfights, but other than that, there's nothing objectionable, unless you count one occurence of a naked female back as objectionable. Recommended for ages of 14 and above.
Anime: Lupin Sansei: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!!
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Lupin grows tired of the jobs of stealing money from the casinos in Moscow and heads for Scotland. Mark loses the Trick Diamond that he stole. The Trick Diamond is a diamond embedded in the highest part of the Sagrada Familia. To obtain this, Mark must return all the treasures he stole to their original places within the deadline. And so, will Lupin be able to obtain the Trick Diamond?
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Inoue Makio
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Kobayashi Kiyoshi
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Kurita Kan`ichi
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Masuyama Eiko
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Naya Gorou
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