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Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

$1,000,000 for Lupin!

19966.51h 35m

Overview

When Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu to pilfer its treasure, he incurs the wrath of its psychotic ruler General Headhunter, who places a dead-or-alive bounty on his head.

Directed by Kazuhiko Kato
Written by Hiroshi Sakakibara, Kazuhiko Kato
Produced by Chuji Nakajima, Hidehiko Takei, Tadahito Matsumoto
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Top Cast

Kanichi Kurita

Kanichi Kurita

Arsène Lupin III (voice)

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Daisuke Jigen (voice)

Eiko Masuyama

Eiko Masuyama

Fujiko Mine (voice)

Makio Inoue

Makio Inoue

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Oleander (voice)

Banjo Ginga

Banjo Ginga

General Headhunter (voice)

Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Prince Panish (voice)

Chisa Yokoyama

Chisa Yokoyama

Emera (voice)

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Nachi Nozawa

Crisis (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive is a animation, action, comedy, drama, crime film released in 1996 exploring themes of princess, exotic island, anime. Directed by Kazuhiko Kato, it stars Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama. When Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu to pilfer its treasure, he incurs the wrath of its psychotic ruler General Headhunter, who places a dead-or-alive bounty on his head.

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