Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996)
Rupan sansei: Dead or Alive (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 35min
- Animation, Action
- 20 Apr 1996 (Japan)
- Movie
When Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu to pilfer its treasure, he incurs the wrath of its psychotic ruler General Headhunter, who places a dead-or-alive bounty on his head.
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Cast
| Kan'ichi Kurita | ... |
Lupin III (voice)
(as Kanichi Kurita)
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| Kiyoshi Kobayashi | ... |
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
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| Makio Inoue | ... |
Goemon Ishikawa (voice)
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| Eiko Masuyama | ... |
Fujiko Mine (voice)
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| Gorô Naya | ... |
Inspector Zenigata (voice)
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| Minami Takayama | ... |
Ole (voice)
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Banjô Ginga | ... |
General Headhunter (voice)
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| Tôru Furuya | ... |
Prince Pannish (voice)
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| Chisa Yokoyama | ... |
Emerah (voice)
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Nachi Nozawa | ... |
Crisis (voice)
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| Shigeru Chiba | ... |
Spanky (voice)
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Chafûrin | ... |
Police Informer (voice)
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Ryûzaburô Ôtomo | ... |
Police Officer / Warden (voice)
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Ikuo Nishimura | ... |
Walla (voice)
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| Ken'ichi Ogata | ... |
Walla (voice)
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Mahito Tsujimura | ... |
Walla (voice)
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Misa Watanabe | ... |
Walla (voice)
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| Sonny Strait | ... |
Lupin III / Prince Pannish (voice)
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| Christopher Sabat | ... |
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
(as Christopher R. Sabat)
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| Mike McFarland | ... |
Goemon Ishikawa (voice)
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| Meredith McCoy | ... |
Fujiko Mine (voice)
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| Phillip Wilburn | ... |
Inspector Zenigata (voice)
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| Colleen Clinkenbeard | ... |
Ole / Emerah (voice)
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Bill Townsley | ... |
General Headhunter (voice)
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| Chris Patton | ... |
Crisis (voice)
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| Chris Rager | ... |
Spanky / Fruit Vendor / Mechanic / Policeman / Prisoner (voice)
(as Chris Rager)
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| Bradford Jackson | ... |
Café Owner / Policeman / Prisoner / Street Magician / Street Thug (voice)
(as Brad Jackson)
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| Caitlin Glass | ... |
Biker Woman / Screaming Woman / Zufu Orphans (voice)
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Justin Pate | ... |
Street Thug / Vice Warden / Zufu Boy (voice)
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| Kyle Hebert | ... |
Angry Customer / Policeman (voice)
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Antimere Robinson | ... |
Walla (voice)
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Johnny Bryant | ... |
Walla (voice)
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Directed by
| Monkey Punch | ||
| Jun Kawagoe | ... | (co-director) |
Written by
| Monkey Punch | ... | (creator) (creator) |
| Monkey Punch | ... | (screenplay) |
| Hiroshi Sakakibara | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Gen Fukunaga | ... | executive producer |
| Shin'ichirô Maeda | ... | co-producer |
| Tadahito Matsumoto | ... | producer |
| Tadashi Nakajima | ... | producer |
| Kazumitsu Ozawa | ... | co-producer |
| Hidehiko Takei | ... | planner |
| Yasuharu Urushido | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Takayuki Negishi | ||
Cinematography by
| Hajime Hasegawa | ||
Editing by
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Editorial Department
| Keiko Mizuta | ... | assistant editor |
| Megumi Uchida | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Kazuhiro Arai | ||
| Toshihisa Tôjô | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yûji Himaki | ... | unit director |
| Jun Kawagoe | ... | unit director |
| Toshiya Shinohara | ... | unit director |
| Hiroyuki Yano | ... | unit director |
Art Department
| Yûji Himaki | ... | storyboard artist |
| Jun Kawagoe | ... | storyboard artist |
| Terumi Kobayashi | ... | color key |
| Toshiya Shinohara | ... | storyboard artist |
| Kôji Usui | ... | color key |
| Hiroyuki Yano | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Yukiyoshi Itokawa | ... | sound effects editor |
| Satoshi Kato | ... | recording director |
Special Effects by
| Yoshimi Hayashi | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chikayo Hayase | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Atsuko Itô | ... | photography: TMS Photo (as Atsuko Ito) |
| Hiroshi Kanai | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Ken'ichi Kobayashi | ... | photography: TMS Photo (as Kenichi Kobayashi) |
| Manabu Kobayashi | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Kiyoe Miyagawa | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Akinori Nakakohara | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Masae Nakamura | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Chô Nemoto | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Hitoshi Nishiyama | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Takashi Nomura | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Takahisa Ogawa | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Akemi Sasaki | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Hitoshi Shirao | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Yûko Yoda | ... | photography: TMS Photo |
| Kyôko Ôsaki | ... | photography: TMS Photo (as Kyoko Oosaki) |
Animation Department
| Hiroki Abe | ... | key animator |
| Naoki Abe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Wataru Abe | ... | key animator |
| Kumiko Akahori | ... | cel painter |
| Akemi Akiyama | ... | cel painter |
| Michiyo Akutsu | ... | background artist |
| Mikihiko Andô | ... | key animator (as Mikihiko Ando) |
| Yumi Andô | ... | cel painter |
| Harumi Aoki | ... | cel painter |
| Mariko Aoki | ... | key animator |
| Shigemi Aoyagi | ... | key animator |
| Marisuke Eguchi | ... | character designer / chief animation director |
| Noriyuki Fukuda | ... | key animator |
| Junko Goshiro | ... | cel painter |
| Masami Gotô | ... | key animator (as Masami Goto) |
| Takahiro Gotô | ... | key animator |
| Yumiko Gotô | ... | inbetween artist |
| Minefumi Harada | ... | key animator |
| Seiichi Hashimoto | ... | inbetween artist |
| Emi Hayakawa | ... | cel painter |
| Keiko Hayashi | ... | cel painter |
| Takashi Honda | ... | background artist |
| Hiroyuki Horiuchi | ... | key animator |
| Yasuo Hoshina | ... | key animator |
| Masaki Hosoyama | ... | key animator |
| Naoyo Ieno | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yûsuke Iida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Rie Iijima | ... | cel painter |
| Yukiko Iijima | ... | background assistance |
| Ayumi Iino | ... | background artist |
| Isamu Imakake | ... | mechanical animation director / mechanical designer |
| Emi Ishibashi | ... | cel painter |
| Mami Ishii | ... | cel painter |
| Makoto Itô | ... | key animator |
| Yoshitake Iwakami | ... | inbetween artist |
| Ako Kagiyama | ... | key animator |
| Hitoshi Kagiyama | ... | key animator |
| Kenji Kajiwara | ... | key animator |
| Yaoki Kakimoto | ... | background artist |
| Hiroshi Kanazawa | ... | key animator |
| Kaoru Kasuga | ... | key animator |
| Kunio Katsuki | ... | key animator |
| Kenji Katô | ... | background artist (as Kenji Kato) |
| Yusei Kawada | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kyôko Kawamura | ... | cel painter |
| Yutaka Kawasuji | ... | key animator |
| Takahiro Kimura | ... | key animator |
| Yûki Kinoshita | ... | key animator |
| Yoshihiro Kitano | ... | key animator |
| Megumi Kobayashi | ... | cel painter |
| Taeko Kobayashi | ... | cel painter |
| Hirokazu Kuboya | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kengo Kunieda | ... | key animator |
| Makiko Kusakabe | ... | cel painter |
| Miyuki Kusumoto | ... | cel painter |
| Chizuko Kusunoki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kazuo Kuwahara | ... | cel painter |
| Minoru Maeda | ... | key animator |
| Chiyoko Maemuta | ... | cel painter |
| Kaori Masaoka | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yutaka Matsubara | ... | inbetween artist |
| Michiyo Matsuda | ... | background artist |
| Sôichirô Matsuda | ... | key animator |
| Hideaki Matsuoka | ... | key animator |
| Emi Miseki | ... | cel painter |
| Kikumi Mitsuyama | ... | cel painter |
| Yasuko Miyamura | ... | cel painter |
| Tamako Miyanishi | ... | key animator |
| Yûji Miyashita | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hiromitsu Morishita | ... | key animator |
| Fuyuto Muraguchi | ... | cel painter |
| Masahiro Murata | ... | animation director |
| Seiji Muta | ... | key animator |
| Terumi Mutô | ... | key animator |
| Yûji Nabeya | ... | background artist (as Yuuji Nabeya) |
| Kôki Nagayoshi | ... | background artist |
| Kimiaki Nagumo | ... | key animator |
| Hiroaki Nakajima | ... | key animator |
| Hideki Nakamura | ... | background artist |
| Yasushi Nakamura | ... | background artist |
| Hidetoshi Namura | ... | key animator |
| Misako Niikura | ... | cel painter |
| Miyako Nishida | ... | key animator |
| Takayo Nishimura | ... | key animator |
| Susumu Nishizawa | ... | key animator |
| Haruko Nobori | ... | cel painter |
| Mitsuru Obunai | ... | key animator |
| Ichirô Ogawa | ... | key animator |
| Naomi Ogawa | ... | cel painter |
| Yûko Ogawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Toshio Oka | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masakazu Okada | ... | key animator |
| Norifumi Okuyama | ... | key animator |
| Masako Onozawa | ... | inbetween checker |
| Yuki Onozuka | ... | background artist |
| Chizu Saeki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hiroyuki Saitô | ... | inbetween artist (as Hiroyuki Saito) |
| Yoshie Sakata | ... | key animator (as Kae Sakata) |
| Tomoaki Sakiyama | ... | key animator |
| Takashi Sano | ... | key animator |
| Mamoru Sasaki | ... | animation director |
| Masako Sasaki | ... | cel painter |
| Takeshi Sasaki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tomoko Sasaki | ... | background artist |
| Satomi Sawai | ... | cel painter |
| Masahiro Sekino | ... | key animator |
| Mizuho Senda | ... | cel painter |
| Yasuhiro Seo | ... | animation director |
| Hitoshi Shimura | ... | cel painter |
| Yasuhiro Shiomi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Takeshi Shirato | ... | key animator |
| Takahiko Shôbu | ... | animation director |
| Reiko Sotoi | ... | cel painter |
| Rie Suganuma | ... | cel painter |
| Mitsuru Sôma | ... | key animator |
| Nobuyoshi Sôzaki | ... | key animator (as Nobuyoshi Souzaki) |
| Tomoyuki Tajima | ... | inbetween artist |
| Haruhito Takada | ... | key animator |
| Chiyoko Takahashi | ... | key animator |
| Eiji Takahashi | ... | background artist |
| Hisayoshi Takahashi | ... | background artist |
| Yukie Takahashi | ... | background artist |
| Kazuhiro Takamura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hisako Takaoku | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tomoe Takaya | ... | cel painter |
| Masatsugu Takeda | ... | key animator |
| Kimiko Tamai | ... | key animator |
| Kazuhiko Tamura | ... | assistant animation director |
| Tomomi Tamura | ... | cel painter |
| Setsuya Tanabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masahiko Tanaka | ... | background artist |
| Shinya Tateyama | ... | key animator |
| Noboru Tatsuike | ... | background artist |
| Shinsuke Terasawa | ... | key animator (as Shinsuke Terazawa) |
| Hiroyuki Tsubaki | ... | background artist |
| Fumiko Tsukada | ... | cel painter |
| Sayuri Tsuruyama | ... | inbetween artist |
| Mariko Tôyama | ... | background artist |
| Tatsuya Uetsu | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kumiko Uezawa | ... | cel painter |
| Masato Ujibe | ... | inbetween checker |
| Takahiro Umehara | ... | assistant animation director |
| Toshifumi Umetsu | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yasuomi Umetsu | ... | animator / key animator |
| Yoshiharu Wakayama | ... | key animator |
| Hiroshi Washizaki | ... | background artist |
| Kazuo Watanabe | ... | key animator |
| Masayuki Yagi | ... | key animator |
| Tatsuo Yamada | ... | assistant animation director |
| Toshiya Yamada | ... | key animator |
| Susumu Yamaguchi | ... | assistant animation director |
| Katsuya Yamamoto | ... | key animator |
| Sawako Yamamoto | ... | key animator |
| Takashi Yamamoto | ... | key animator |
| Kiyomi Yamashita | ... | inbetween artist |
| Minako Yamazaki | ... | cel painter |
| Tsutomu Yanagida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hiromi Yokoyama | ... | key animator |
| Fumiko Yoshida | ... | key animator (as Humiko Yoshida) |
| Tôru Yoshida | ... | key animator |
| Takao Yoshino | ... | key animator |
| Nao Yoshiyama | ... | cel painter |
| Yukie Ôkubo | ... | cel painter |
| Hiromasa Ômichi | ... | key animator |
| Terumi Ôsaki | ... | cel painter |
Music Department
| Takayuki Negishi | ... | music |
| Yuji Ohno | ... | music / theme song by |
| Seiji Suzuki | ... | music editor |
Additional Crew
| Kisoko Aoki | ... | production committee: Nippon TV Music |
| Megumi Aoki | ... | production committee: Nippon TV Video |
| Tetsuya Chiba | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Tsuneo Hayakawa | ... | production committee member: VAP |
| Kenshi Hirokane | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Taketaka Hosaka | ... | production committee member: Nippon Television Network |
| Tsukasa Hôjô | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Yumiko Igarashi | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Jun'ichi Iioka | ... | literary director (as Junichi Iioka) |
| Shotaro Ishinomori | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Umeo Itô | ... | production committee: VAP (as Umeo Ito) |
| Tomoko Kamiya | ... | production desk |
| Shunzô Katô | ... | production committee member: Kyokuichi Co., Ltd. (as Shunzo Kato) |
| Ryôsuke Kumai | ... | production committee: Kyokuichi Co., Ltd. (as Ryosuke Kumai) |
| Shin'ichirô Maeda | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network |
| Chô Masumori | ... | production committee member: Nippon TV Music |
| Tadahito Matsumoto | ... | production committee: Kyokuichi Co., Ltd. |
| Yasuyuki Matsumura | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network |
| Tomoyasu Miyazaki | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network |
| Shinji Mizushima | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Gô Nagai | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Tadashi Nakajima | ... | production committee: VAP |
| Toshio Nakatani | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network |
| Hiroshi Saitô | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network |
| Machiko Satonaka | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Kôji Shibata | ... | production committee member: Nippon TV Video |
| Satomi Shimazaki | ... | production committee: Nippon TV Video |
| Yûji Shôji | ... | production committee member: Nippon TV Service |
| Sonny Strait | ... | adr director |
| Toshifumi Tadokoro | ... | production committee: Nippon TV Service |
| Yoshiko Tagami | ... | titles |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network |
| Katsushi Takahashi | ... | production assistant |
| Hidehiko Takei | ... | production committee: Nippon Television Network |
| Keiko Takemiya | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Manabu Tamura | ... | production committee: VAP |
| Noriko Tatematsu | ... | advertising |
| Buichi Terasawa | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Yôsuke Tsuruki | ... | production assistant |
| Yasuharu Urushido | ... | production committee chairman: Nippon Television Network |
| Kazuhiko Watanabe | ... | production committee: Nippon TV Music |
| Takao Yaguchi | ... | member: Monkey Punch Cheering Team |
| Hiroshi Yamaguchi | ... | production assistant |
| Rikio Yoshida | ... | production committee: Kyokuichi Co., Ltd. |
| Tetsuya Ôtomo | ... | production committee: Nippon TV Service |
Production Companies
- Lupin III Production Committee
- Kyokuichi Tokyo Movie Shinsha (animation)
- Kyokuichi
- Nippon TV Music
- Nippon TV Video
- Nippon Television Network (NTV)
- Nippon Television Service
- VAP
Distributors
- Toho (1996) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Dynamic Italia (Italy) (VHS)
- Dynit (2004) (Italy) (DVD)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Animal-ya (background art)
- Animaruya (key animation)
- Anime R (key animation)
- Aoi Studio (recording studio)
- Celsius (cg assistance)
- Continental Far East (technical assistance)
- Design Office Mechaman (background art)
- Dragon Production (inbetween animation)
- Dust (inbetween animation)
- Hadashi Production (cel painting)
- Hadashi Production (inbetween animation)
- Imagin (key animation)
- Jec.E (key animation)
- K Production (key animation)
- Kobayashi Production (background art)
- Koko Entertainment (cel painting)
- Koko Entertainment (inbetween animation)
- Mizo Planning (background art)
- Mizo Planning (cel painting)
- Mizo Planning (inbetween animation)
- Nakamura Production (inbetween animation)
- Neox (key animation)
- Ogura Atelier (background art)
- Shima Studio (cel painting)
- Studio Add (cel painting)
- Studio Cole (photography)
- Studio Comet (key animation)
- Studio Cosmos (photography)
- Studio Egg (inbetween animation)
- Studio Griffon (cel painting)
- Studio Junio (key animation)
- Studio Marsa (background art)
- Studio Musashi (key animation)
- Studio Robin (cel painting)
- Studio Sakito (photography)
- Studio Take One (background art)
- Studio Takuranke (inbetween animation)
- Studio Targe (cel painting)
- Studio Wombat (inbetween animation)
- Studio Yamato (key animation)
- Sunrise Shenzhen Studio (background art)
- TMS Photo (photography)
- Tohoku Shinsha (sound production)
- Tokyo Animation Center (inbetween animation)
- Tokyo Developing Laboratories (film developing)
- Tôgen Anime Room (photography)
- VAP (original soundtrack)
- Vision Wise (dvd authoring)
- Yoyogi Art Planning (background art)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu with plans to steal its legendary treasure, which its late king had hidden in a mysterious drifting island off the coast. However, he discovers the island is guarded by the Nanomachine, a supercomputer security system which he and his comrades are unable to defeat. The key to getting past Nanomachine lies with the Princess of Zufu, the only surviving member of the royal family; Zufu's current leader General Headhunter had staged a coup d'etat and had the king and prince executed. Lupin's gang successfully make away with the princess, but the ruthless General places a million dollar bounty on Lupin. Meanwhile, Inspector Zenigata makes an alliance with Oleander, a deadly police agent Zufu sent to bring back the princess. With bounty hunters, the General himself, and of course Zenigata himself on his tail, can Lupin get his hands on the treasure of Zufu? Written by Q. Leo Rahman |
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| Taglines | There is a $1,000,000 bounty on Lupin's Head, and he's wanted dead or alive! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was directed by "Lupin III" creator Monkey Punch. However, in interviews he explained he only took the job due to the production having a deadline of five months and there being no director available to handle the job. According to Punch, all he actively directed was the opening and closing scenes of the OAV; he left the rest of the film in the hands of assistant director Hiroyuki Yano. He said the experience was too demanding (in his own words "it took more than a thousand times the energy of drawing a manga to produce and direct this movie"), and that he never wants to direct a feature again. See more » |
| Goofs | After Jigen observes Ole's pendant, his beard and his hair turn white. In the next shot, they were reverted back to black. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Follows Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Damage no Amai Wana See more » |
| Quotes |
[fighting off Nanomachine's army of sentient blade-wielding tendrils]
Daisuke Jigen: Now would be a good time to leave! Arsene Lupin III: What, you're afraid of a couple of pointy sticks? No, I'm staying here, Jigen! [Lupin gets his buttocks slashed, he screams and bolts] See more » |