Rupan sansei: Fûma ichizoku no inbô (1987)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Masayuki Ozeki

Writers:

Makoto Naito (writer)
Monkey Punch (comic)

Release Date:

1987 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Lupin (referred to as "Rupan" in AnimEigo's translations) must rescue his companion Goemon's bride-to-be...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Based On Comic | Anime | Character Name In Title

Cast

Toshio Furukawa	...	Lupin III
Banjô Ginga	...	Jigen Daisuke
Mami Koyama	...	Mine Fujiko
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	Ishikawa Goemon
Seizô Katô	...	Inspector Zenigata
Mayumi Shô	...	Murasaki
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Old Man Suminawa
Masashi Hirose	...	Boss
Shigeru Chiba	...	Kazami
Hiroko Emori	...	Madame
Shigeru Nakahara	...	Gakusha
Yutaka Shimaka	...	Squad Leader
Kazuaki Koide	...	Police Officer A
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Police Officer B
Tomohiro Nishimura	...	Police Officer C

Also Known As:

Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
Rupan III: Plot of the Fuma Clan

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12

Company:

Toho Company

Trivia:

The producers of this Lupin OVA, in an attempt to cut costs, replaced the entire established voice cast (Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Matsuyama, Makio Inoue, Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Goro Naya) with also well-known but less expensive actors (including Toshio Furukawa, best known from "Urusei Yatsura" (1981)). Due to very poor communication, Yamada (the voice of Lupin III) was led to believe that Monkey Punch himself was responsible for the slight. Although Yamada et al returned to their roles with the next TV special, relations between the two (who over the course of the Lupin III production history had become good friends) would remain permanently strained until Yamada's death in 1995.

Quotes:

Inspector Zenigata: Well, go ahead! Dig to your hearts content! This is government land and any gold you find will be turned over to the treasury department and used to reduce my taxes!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#34.14)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Manhattan Joke

One of the best and fewest of the Lupin OVAs

This is one of the fewer Lupin OVAs. Oppoximately 3 in total.

This is one of the 2 Lupin anime owned by Animage who have it translated under the name "Rupan".

Besides that it's a great Lupin anime to view. Those who like Castle of Cagliostro or Goemon the trusty Samuri will like this one.

Has some good stuff including Ninjas, Car chases, & secret treasure hold with numerous tunnels, passages, and traps.

Please note that since this is done by a different team of Translators than Genenon or Funimation. The voice acting is different than their debuts.

Pretty much Jigen has a more Gravier voice than his other appearance. But the English voice talents are just fine.

The animation is very well made for an OVA from 1987.

It's worth buying for those who like Lupin the 3rd.