Alternative TitlesEnglish: Lupin III: Island of Assassins Synonyms: Rupan Sansei: Walusa P38 - In Gedenken an die Walther P38, Lupin III: In Memory of the Walther P38 Japanese: ルパン三世『ワルサーP38』
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Type: Special
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Aug 1, 1997
Duration:
1 hr. 33 min. Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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SynopsisZenigata arrives at the birthday party of an important politician to investigate a fake Lupin calling card. Lupin shows up as well. Suddenly, masked assassins break in and begin to shoot everything that moves. Zenigata goes after Lupin amidst all the gunfire and corners him in the courtyard of the house. Suddenly, a hand holding a Walther P-38 pops out of a window and shoots Zenigata in the chest. Lupin recognizes the Walther as his own and decides to investigate. The assassins that attacked the party are from a hidden island called the Island of Assassins. The island is kept secret by the help of top government officials from around the world who use the assassins on the island for their own personal gains. There are lots of hidden secrets on the island, however, and Lupin, Goemon, Jigen, and Fujiko find themselves involved in a plot that tears the residents of the island in half. The movie also delves into Lupin's past in his pre-Jigen days.
(Source: ANN) |
Related AnimeParent story: Lupin III
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Psycho_Kenshin
4 of 8 people found this review helpful
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1 of 1 episodes seen
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Walther P-38 (Island of Assassins) is a damn good Lupin III adventure.
A man commits a heinous crime using a Walther P-38 pistol much like the one Lupin has, along with a spooky group of assassins with spider tattoos. This leads Lupin and the gang to the foggy island of assassins.
This is the most serious Lupin special, and also the most violent. It's an intriguing change of pace for Lupin, where he has a serious score to settle from his past. The less known about the plot going in the better, there are some nice twists.
Lupin naturally takes a liking to a female assassin on the island, she turns out to be one of the better guest leading ladies. The scenes between Lupin and her are pretty touching.
The Lupin gang is here as well, with Jigen there to help his partner, Fujiko with a couple nice scenes, and of course Goemon with some great fighting. For the most part they're separate from Lupin in this one, as he is doing his own personal thing, but they do get some decent screen time.
This has a comparatively more serious art style, and is pretty dark looking. The soundtrack by Yuji Ohno is also pretty intense. There's still some good comedy in this though, being Lupin, and Inspector Zenigata provides quite a few of those laughs.
A really good thriller, I recommend giving this one a watch, Lupin fan or not. read more
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