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Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins (1997) [PG-13]

Release Date:
August 1, 1997

Original Title:
ルパン三世『ワルサーP38』

Alternate Titles:
Edgar de la Cambriole: In Memory of the Walther P38
Lupin III - Nome in codice Tarantola
Lupin III - Walther P38 - Nome in codice Tarantola
Lupin III : In Memory of the Walther P38
Lupin III: Island of Assassins
Lupin the 3rd TV Special 09 - Island of Assassins
Lupin the Third: Walther P38
Rupan sansei: Walther P38
루팡 3세 발터 P38
루팡 3세: 바르서 P38
루팡 3세: 발터 P38
루팡 3세: 월터 P-38
루팡 3세: 월터 P-38/타란치아의 독거미
루팡 3세: 타란치아의 독거미

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Animation | Crime | Drama | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Kyokuichi-Tokyo Movie
Monkey Punch Pictures
Nippon Television Network Corporation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  JP: R15+  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 93

Inspector Zenigata has been shot by a Walther P38! The prime suspect? Lupin the Third.

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Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins inside the Devil’s Triangle. After joining the spider-tattooed army against their will, Lupin and his gang make both new friends and enemies as they not only plan to take home the Tarantulas’ massive gold repository for themselves, but hunt down the shooter from Lupin’s past. Can Lupin put to rest this demon who haunts his memories with the Walther P38?

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Animation Director:
Takashi Tomioka
Fuminori Kizaki
Masatoshi Otani
Naoyuki Konno

Art Direction:
Takashi Miyano

Associate Producer:
Hiromichi Oishi

Character Designer:
Fuminori Kizaki

Director:
Hiroyuki Yano

Director of Photography:
Motoaki Ikegami

Editor:
Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi

Key Animation:
Hiroyuki Imaishi

Mechanical Designer:
Satoshi Ishino

Music:
Yuji Ohno

Music Editor:
Seiji Suzuki

Novel:
Kazuhiko Kato

Producer:
Yasumichi Ozaki
Toshio Nakatani

Sound Effects:
Yukiyoshi Itokawa

Special Effects:
Yoshimi Hayashi

Writer:
Shouji Yonemura

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