Rupan sansei (2014)

The grandson of a legendary gentleman burglar assembles a team of thieves to steal a Cleopatran necklace from two parties - an ally-turned-rival, and an underworld tycoon.

Director:

Ryûhei Kitamura

Writers:

Monkey Punch (manga), Mataichirô Yamamoto (as Rikiya Mizushima)

Stars:

Shun Oguri, Jerry Yan, Tetsuji Tamayama

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shun Oguri	...	Lupin the 3rd
Jerry Yan	...	Michael Lee
Tetsuji Tamayama	...	Daisuke Jigen
Gô Ayano	...	Goemon Ishikawa
Meisa Kuroki	...	Fujiko Mine
Kim Jun	...	Pierre
Thanayong Wongtrakul	...	Royal (as Thanayong Wonthakul {Kradum})
Yuka Nakayama	...	Maria
Kazutaka Yoshii	...	Saber
Shunichi Yamaguchi	...	Jiro
Yayaying Rhatha Phongam	...	Miss V (as Rhatha Phongam {Ya Ya Ying})
Kohtee Aramboy	...	Joseph (as Jaroenpron Onlamai {Kotti})
Vithaya Pansringarm	...	Naron (as Vithaya Pansringarm {Pu})
Nirut Sirichanya	...	Pramuk (as Nirut Sirichanya {Ning})
Geoffrey Giuliano	...	Anatoli (as Geoffrex Giuliano)

Storyline

The grandson of a legendary gentleman burglar assembles a team of thieves to steal a Cleopatran necklace from two parties - an ally-turned-rival, and an underworld tycoon.

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Plot Keywords:

live action remake of anime | 2010s | arsene lupin iii | arsene lupin | based on comic | 

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Taglines:

Can you catch him?

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the dinner scene before the climax, Pierre reveals that he now knows Lupin's first name. In Japan, the "Jr." and "III" naming conventions do not exist as they do in Western countries - craftsman etc. are referred to by the number of generations they come after the founding family member, even if their first names are not the same. The Japanese fan-base for Lupin III generally believes that the character's first name is a secret, as evidenced by the fact that he has never actually been referred to in dialogue or in writing as "Arsène Lupin III". For instance, in Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Count Cagliostro refers to Lupin as "the Third-Generation Arsène Lupin" to dodge the route of clearly giving Lupin a first name. However, due to the differences in naming conventions, non-Japanese fans and sources have near-universally accepted that his first name is the same as his grandfather's.

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Goofs

Lupin's Fiat 500 does not take any visible damage during the car fight with Royal and Saber despite numerous collisions and shots being fired.

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

Trick Attack - Theme of Lupin The Third
Performed by Tomoyasu Hotei

User Reviews

It works because it's fun

You will laugh, be entertained and enjoy as a child with this movie. It's one of the better live action adaptations that I've ever seen. It doesn't concern itself with slavishly following the original manga and isn't afraid to make radical changes or new additions to serve the strengths of the film medium. So, you don't have to read the manga or watched the anime to understand what's going in this movie.

The manga styles and movie styles fit the genre perfectly without downplaying either medium, mostly for two principal reasons: a great visual and a great cast.

Shun Oguri is perfectly cast as Lupin and Tadanobu Asano seems the best Zenigata ever.

Beside the script is based on a series of clichés thousand times played in other films it works because it's fun.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English Japanese Thai Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rupan sansei

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Budget:

$10,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,361,629

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), Kadokawa, Tristone Entertainment Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1