anime was announced last November.
Studio Telecom Animation Film is in charge of the animation, and you can watch the main trailer below. It also features the theme song “THE IIIRD EYE” by B’z.
The new movie is directed by Takeshi Koike, who was first involved in the franchise as a character designer and animation director for Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012). Since then, he directed three movies for the franchise, including Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen’s Gravestone (2014), Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon’s Blood Spray (2017), and Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko’s Lie (2019). The full staff list for the LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE anime includes:
- Original Work: Monkey Punch
- Director: Takeshi Koike
- Screenplay: Yuya Takahashi
- Music: James Shimoji
- Creative Advisor: Katsuhito Ishii
- Animation Production: Telecom Animation Film
- Production & Copyright: TMS Entertainment
- Distribution: TOHO NEXT
Ainosuke Kataoka and Aoi Morikawa have ed the voice cast, while main voice cast includes:
- Kanichi Kurita as Lupin III
- Akio Otsuka as Daisuke Jigen
- Daisuke Namikawa as Goemon Ishikawa XIII
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Fujiko Mine
- Koichi Yamadera as Inspector Koichi Zenigata
The late Kazuhiko Kato (known by his pen name, Monkey Punch) is the original creator of Lupin III (also known as Lupin the Third, Lupin the 3rd, and Lupin the IIIrd). The series follows Lupin III, the grandson of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin. The original Lupin III manga began in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. Since then, it has received numerous adaptations, including TV anime, movies, live-action, specials, among others.
Source: Lupin the Third Official Website
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