Lupin III: Walther P38 (Lupin III: Island of Assassins)

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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: TV Special

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Aug 1, 1997

Producers: VAP

Licensors: Funimation, Discotek Media

Studios: Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

Theme: Adult Cast

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 1 hr. 32 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.36¹ (scored by 3,929 users)

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Ranked: #2450²

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Popularity: #6701

Members: 8,884

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Zenigata 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.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Lupin III, Arsene

Main

Kurita, Kanichi
Japanese

Jigen, Daisuke

Main

Kobayashi, Kiyoshi
Japanese

Mine, Fujiko

Main

Masuyama, Eiko
Japanese

Ishikawa XIII, Goemon

Main

Inoue, Makio
Japanese

Zenigata, Kouichi

Supporting

Naya, Gorou
Japanese

Ellen

Supporting

Shinohara, Emi
Japanese

Gordeau

Supporting

Utsumi, Kenji
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Cook, Justin

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Nakatani, Toshio

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Watson, Barry

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Ooishi, Hiromichi

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Opening Theme

"THEME FROM LUPIN III '97（ルパン三世のテーマ’97)" by You & the Exploson Band

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Ending Theme

"Hitomi wo Wasurenaide (瞳を忘れないで)" by Elen (CV: Emi Shinohara)

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Dec 21, 2023

LegionIscariot

Recommended

Lupin travels to an island of assassins in order to get his silver Walther P38 which was stolen from him a long time ago.
And while he’s there he’s gonna steal some gold too. But seeing how this is a Lupin story its Nazi gold.

Lupin’s hand is branded with the Seal of Metatron 🕷️, a poison tattoo which will kill him if he’s away from the island for too long. All the assassins carry this poisoned tattoo.
Its up to Lupin and some unlikely allies to find a way to escape the island and break the seal.

The story focuses primarily on Lupin, and a female assassin ...

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Apr 7, 2022

Ciaran_Zagami

Recommended

A little better than the previous entry in this box set "Farewell Nostradamus"

Be fore warned that this particular movie is A LOT more violent than usual. I gave up counting how many people die after fifteen on screen deaths complete with blood in the first few minutes alone.
Not that I dislike violence (I mean just look at my watch list.)
More that its a pretty big departure from the usual Lupin tone.
Also Goemon still doesn't get to stab anyone, a dude puking out all his blood and collapsing in a massive pool of his own gore is okay but a sword? That's too ...

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Oct 5, 2009

Psycho_Sanji

Recommended

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 ...

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