Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)

Lupin must rescue a young girl from a mysterious doomsday cult, who wants a book of prophecies hidden by the girl's father.

Directors:

Shun'ya Itô, Takeshi Shirato (as Takeshi Shirado)

Writers:

Toshiya Itô (script), Hiroshi Kashiwabara (script)

Stars:

Kan'ichi Kurita, Brice Armstrong, Laura Bailey

Cast

Credited cast:
Kan'ichi Kurita	...	Lupin III (voice) (as Kanichi Kurita)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brice Armstrong	...	Douglas (voice)
Laura Bailey	...	Julia (voice)
Troy Baker	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Dameon Clarke	...	Chris, Phillip (voice)
Colleen Clinkenbeard	...	Mary (voice)
Aaron Dismuke	...	Sergeo (voice)
Paige Erwin	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jerome Fifty-Seven	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Caitlin Glass	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kyle Hebert	...	Terrorist A / Additional Voices (voice)
Makio Inoue	...	Goemon Ishikawa (voice)
Jeff Johnson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Josh Martin	...	Rhisely (voice)

Storyline

A Nostradamus Cult and a group of terrorists are after the original book of Nostradamus. Which is owned by Douglas one of the richest men in America. They kidnap his daughter and will trade her back if he gives them the book. That won't happen with Lupin the 3rd up to prevent a valuable book fall in the hands of terrorists.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | based on manga | car chase | counterfeit | cult tv | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Kan'ichi Kurita's first feature where he voiced Arsene Lupin III, taking over from Yasuo Yamada less than a month after his untimely death.

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Crazy Credits

The original Japanese version of the film contains a dedication at the very end of the closing credits: "To Yasuo Yamada, the Eternal Lupin the Third: Thank you!"

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Connections

Follows Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)

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Soundtracks

Ai no Tsuzuki (Continuance of Love)
Sung by Iori Sokagami

User Reviews

An under rated venture

Only recently have I stumbled across the Lupin III series, and they have found a way to tag along at the end of my daily routines. Distinct characters, interesting plots, and an unusual sense of anxiety on what could happen next. The first few I had seen were intriguing none the less, but it wasn't until I had seen Farewell to Nostradamus that I had truly been engulfed by this world that Monkey Punch had created.

These movies are usually very fast paced and chaotic. Farewell to Nostradamus handles this well and succeeds where a lot of the Lupin III spawns blunder, at creating a smooth and climactic story line. There is never a point where the viewer is overloaded with plot material, all while building up to a tense and very satisfying ending.

Quick synopsis: Lupin III is a sly, suave, and slick international thief. He is accompanied by; Jigens (a nicotine addicted gun slinger), Goemon (a patient samurai), and Fujiko (a heart and neck breaker).

After a successful diamond theft, the team quickly turns their attention towards a high paying job. To find the lost pages of prophet, Nostradamus. Soon they are stuck in the middle of a presidential election, a kidnapping, and the eerily accurate predictions of a modern day doomsday cult. All while being chased by INTERPOL's leading investigator, Zenigata.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

22 April 1995 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus

Company Credits

Production Co:

NTV Services, NTV Video Corporation, Nippon Television Music (NTVM) K.K.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1