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Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

Can hard-boiled eggsplorer Lupin crack the location of the Columbus Egg?

19996.11h 32mPG-13

Overview

When Fujiko secures a file that documents the location of the fabled Columbus Egg – a mystical relic that controls the weather – she quickly recruits Lupin and the gang to track down the long-lost treasure. Unfortunately, her memory of Lupin and his friends are wiped out almost entirely. Can the gang restore Fujiko’s memory before the Egg falls into the hands of a madman?

Directed by Setsuo Takase
Written by Shinzo Fujita, Kazuhiko Kato
Produced by Hiroshi Yamashita, Yasumichi Ozaki
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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)

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Rosalia (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Nazaroff (voice)

Shūichirō Moriyama

Shūichirō Moriyama

Burton (voice)

Shin Aomori

Shin Aomori

Antique Art Dealer (voice)

Taiten Kusunoki

Taiten Kusunoki

Rosalia's Father (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files is a action, animation, comedy, tv movie, drama, crime film released in 1999 exploring themes of amnesia, anime. Directed by Setsuo Takase, it stars Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama. When Fujiko secures a file that documents the location of the fabled Columbus Egg – a mystical relic that controls the weather – she quickly recruits Lupin and the gang to track down the long-lost treasure. Unfortunately, her memory of Lupin and his friends are wiped out almost entirely. Can the gang restore Fujiko’s memory before the Egg falls into the hands of a madman?

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