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2002·90 min·Dir. Minoru Ohara·★ 7.5
AnimationTV MovieActionComedyCrime
The stickup that started it all! Lupin III and Fujiko are both after an ancient artifact Jigen is supposed to protect, while Goemon happens to be searching for his clan’s lost treasure nearby. Of course, Inspector Zenigata isn’t far behind. This is the story of our heroes’ very first meeting!
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Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
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Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
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Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger
1993·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Masaaki Osumi
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Lupin III: The First
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Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom
1994·1h 30m·★ 6.7·Masaharu Okuwaki
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1985·1h 40m·★ 6.1·Shigetsugu Yoshida
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Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal
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Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog
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Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
2003·1h 30m·★ 7.1·Jun Kawagoe
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Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night
2008·1h 31m·★ 6.5·Tetsuro Amino
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Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody
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Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo
2004·1h 37m·★ 6.7·Hidehito Ueda
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Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics
2005·1h 33m·★ 6.7·Shigeyuki Miya
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Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
1997·1h 33m·★ 7.2·Hiroyuki Yano
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Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
1996·1h 35m·★ 6.8·Kazuhiko Kato
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Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
1995·1h 40m·★ 6.9·Nobuo Tomizawa
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Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar
2000·1h 31m·★ 7.0·Hideki Tonokatsu
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How Good Is Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
7.1Well Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.6
★ IMDb7.5
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Yes, Worth Watching
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