What is Lupin III?
Lupin III is a very popular animation series in Japan, based on the manga by Monkey Punch. It has three TV series, five movies, and numerous TV movies. Miyazaki co-directed the first Lupin TV series with Takahata in 1971 (from episode #7 to #23). In 1979, Miyazaki wrote and directed the second Lupin movie, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. In 1980, under the pen name of “Telecom” (Telecom is the company which Miyazaki worked for then), he wrote and directed two episodes of the second Lupin TV series: #145, “Albatross – Wings of Death” and #155 (the last episode of the series), “Farewell Beloved Lupin”. Lupin III is the grandson of the famous French Gentleman Thief, Arsene Lupin, created by Maurice LeBlanc. He and his friends, the master gunman Jigen and the master swordsman Goemon, go through many adventures to get treasures around the world. The beautiful and mysterious Fujiko could be either an ally or an enemy to Lupin. And Inspector Zenigata is always in hot pursuit of Lupin. St
