Lupin III: Part III
This animated series follows the adventures of the legendary thief, Lupin III, grandson of the famed literary character, Arsenne Lupin. Lupin travels the world with his partners Daisuke and Goemon, seeking out greater challenges to overcome and greater prizes to steal. Along the way, they are pursued by the relentless but somewhat bumbling Inspector Zenigata, who always finds himself just a little too late to catch the thieves.
- 1984-1985
- 1 season
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Suspense, Fantasy
- TV-MA
This animated series follows the adventures of the legendary thief, Lupin III, grandson of the famed literary character, Arsenne Lupin. Lupin travels the world with his partners Daisuke and Goemon, seeking out greater challenges to overcome and greater prizes to steal. Along the way, they are pursued by the relentless but somewhat bumbling Inspector Zenigata, who always finds himself just a little too late to catch the thieves.
Season 1 Episode Guide
50 Episodes 1984 - 1985
Episode 1
The Gold Is Beckoning Lupin
24 mins
The notorious Al Capone gave a tile to his most servant before he kicked the bucket. There are four other tiles located at Alcatraz Island. When all of the tiles a put together then it reveals the location of Capone's treasure. Lupin got right into this case after hearing about it from Fujiko. But eventually Fujiko got captured by a Chinese mob boss and Lupin is interrogated by a hired mercenary. Eventually it's a two race towards Alcatraz.
Episode 2
Expose the Great Trap
24 mins
Inspector Zenigata's newest plan to capture Lupin is as follows: he melts down six tons of gold into a meteor, and publicizes its discovery to the world, positive Lupin will try to steal it. Lupin does steal it and make off with it, but discovers the meteor is a mere rock painted gold. Who double-crossed the cop and crook and made off with the golden meteor?
Episode 3
Good Afternoon, Hell's Angel
24 mins
Flora Hurst, whose late father had a collection of priceless paintings, keeps Lupin unwanted company as he searches for her father's collection.
Episode 4
Telepathy Is Love's Signal
24 mins
Fujiko is kidnapped by a submarine of female pirates, who want Lupin to steal a ship of Spanish gold beneath the deadly Bermuda Triangle.
Episode 5
Goemon Daydream
24 mins
When the gang heads to South Africa to find a Nazi treasure, Goemon accidentally commits a dishonour of slicing a woman's clothes off.
Episode 6
Lupin Has Come with a Tank
24 mins
Jigen stands by his old war buddy Giranko as they face an army together, refusing to leave him even with Lupin and Goemon's entreaties.
Episode 7
The Man Is Called the Death Garb
24 mins
An old acquaintance of Fujiko's, whom she abandoned to die, has returned for vengeance.
Episode 8
Virgin Mary's Getaway Strategy
24 mins
A religious cult abducts Fujiko to burn her at the stake.
Episode 9
The Copy-Man Comes Expensive
24 mins
Lupin sees a doctor for an itchy foot, but the doctor steals his skin and starts making mass clones of Lupin.
Episode 10
Lay a Plot with the Treasure
24 mins
Lupin accepts a challenge from a police inspector: steal a diamond in a maximum security facility, or spend his whole life in prison.
Episode 11
The Ruby Sheds Bloody Tears
24 mins
Lupin is on the trail of a mysterious ruby that bleeds every hundred years. As the said blood grants immortal life, he soon faces competition from other parties...
Episode 12
The Prisoner of a Valtan Palace
24 mins
Lupin sets off to stop the forger Valtan, who keeps a family friend hostage and forces him to make forgeries of paintings.
Episode 13
Play a Joke on the Variation
24 mins
The mysterious Madam Razor sets in motion a bizarre plot which involves Zenigata trying to rescue Lupin from being shot by Fujiko.
Episode 14
Let's Play the Abduction
24 mins
Fujiko sets up Lupin to take the fall for the abduction of Madam Fiona, only to find her to be wed to Fiona's son Roger. Lupin must clear his name and save Fujiko.
Episode 15
The Killer Comes Along Quietly
24 mins
Lupin asks Glory, a pure-hearted woman, to aid him in a quest to locate a treasure. They are soon pursued by Bruce the Robot-Man.
Episode 16
The Golden Apple Has Poison
24 mins
Lupin and Fujiko try to get their hands on a priceless relic Zenigata is guarding: a mysterious golden apple.
Episode 17
Are You Really Getting Married?
24 mins
On the promise that Fujiko will marry him, Lupin steals gold bars from a bank and gives them to her on her birthday. She drugs him and steals the gold, but he figured this sort of thing would happen and tracks her down. Zenigata tracks them down as well, and using the device Lupin used to steal the gold, a remote-control volleyball, he arrests them both, having hid a recording device in one of the gold bars. Knowing that he and Fujiko are going to be executed, Lupin convinces Zenigata to have them married at "the greatest church in the world". Lupin secretly contacts Jigen and Goemon through a transmitter hidden in his jacket cuff button. As Lupin and Fujiko are about to be married, an officer comes in and tells Zenigata that Lupin has robbed the bank again. Zenigata finds that the Lupin and Fujiko before him are dummies and rushes off to investigate. Once Zenigata is gone, the officer reveals himself to be Goemon in disguise, and the priest marrying Lupin and Fujiko is Jigen. The dummies in the church turn out to be the real Lupin and Fujiko after all. Lupin robs the bank again, using the volleyball, and makes off with the gold on a highway. Zenigata catches up and Fujiko ejects the rest of the gang into the ocean. Zenigata reveals that he hid another transmitter in the truck and continues to pursue Fujiko.
Episode 18
Show Time Is Death Feeling
24 mins
Luoin is after a crime boss's birthday gifts, and befriends a dancer named Jenny.
Episode 19
An Act of Betrayal
24 mins
Lupin, with Zenigata in hot pursuit, breaks into prison to ask an old friend to make a heist worth millions. The friend agrees, but is he to be trusted?
Episode 20
Cross His Name Off the List
24 mins
Lupin discovers Fujiko allied with a vengeful victim he conned years ago. What is her plan?
Episode 21
Farewell, Golden Legend
24 mins
When An ancient Japanese work, the Golden Legend, is excavated, Lupin battles an unknown rival for the artifact.
Episode 22
The Fire Is Not Suitable for a Diamond
24 mins
Lupin and his gang break into a vault containing hundreds of diamonds. Unfortunately Zenigata shows up and a fire breaks out, and they have to leave with only a handful of their loot. Later, Lupin discovers every single diamond was a fake: a scheme involving counterfeit diamonds is afoot to raise the value of diamonds around the globe, and thus increase profits. Enraged at being conned, Lupin sets out to stop this scheme, but complicating the matter is Zenigata, who was informed that Lupin destroyed the diamonds. Lupin must now clear his name and stop the counterfeiters from making his job even harder than it needs to be.
Episode 23
The Strategy of Beirut Mobile Bank Robbery
24 mins
Lupin plans to crack the Beirut Mobile, a high-security bank which has wheels to keep it moving.
Episode 24
Pray for the Repose of Your Soul
24 mins
Hong Kong tycoon Gozen enlists martial arts expert Seiryu to guard his valuable antique from Lupin and Goemon. The stage is set for a grand martial-arts showdown.
Episode 25
We Are Not Angels
24 mins
For some reason, Lupin is giving his all to steal the Heart's Eggs.
Episode 26
The Ghost of New York
24 mins
The gang comes to New York to steal a gold pinball machine, but Goemon receives the attentions of a female spirit.
Episode 27
Code Name Is Alaska Star
24 mins
The Star of Alaska is a mysterious gem sought by the CIA, the KGB, Lupin... and Barbara, a woman from Jigen's past.
Episode 28
The Alaska Star Is a Ticket to Hell
24 mins
A ring called the Star of Alaska holds a single wheat seed inside it. The seed is a new species of wheat that can grow in minus 40 degrees and the CIA and KGB are determined to get their hands on it. Lupin and his gang take Barbara, a woman who holds the key to the whereabouts of the Star of Alaska, under their care,
Episode 29
Let's Go to the Honey-Moon
24 mins
Lupin has finally scored Fujiko's marriage, and he plans a honeymoon... to the moon. Just what does he have in mind?
Episode 30
The Name of the Cocktail Is Revenge
24 mins
While a gold shipment is on route, Lupin acts as bartender to an attractive but vengeful woman.
Episode 31
Reversal. Reversal and Again Reversal
24 mins
Mr Gellon employs a gang of smart luchadors to guard his valuable art gallery from Lupin.
Episode 32
10 Million Dollar Key
24 mins
Lupin is offered an irresistible challenge: steal the US President's limo. But when he realizes kidnapping is involved, sparks fly.
Episode 33
A Boy Genius Plays a Dangerous Game
24 mins
Lupin must guard a child prodigy who holds the key to a scientific breakthrough... and who is a big pervert and fan of Lupin.
Episode 34
Manhattan Crisis
24 mins
Lupin is in Manhattan to score the mafia's largest cash deposit, but in response they place a hefty bounty on him that all New York aims to collect!
Episode 35
Target Was Gone Beyond the Snow Field
24 mins
Lupin tracks a gold bullion heist gone awry, and the crooks who beat him to the heist first.
Episode 36
The Eagle Alights on the Glory
24 mins
Fujiko is very taken by Valon, a revolutionary who needs a gold bird statue to liberate his homeland. She drags Lupin into getting this statue for Valon.
Episode 37
Pops Boils Over with Rage
24 mins
Lupin incurs the wrath of Zenigata, but quickly figures the two of them are being set up.
Episode 38
Letiethia Loved Me
24 mins
Goemon is taken to prison, as part of a scheme to ensnare Lupin: to save his friend, he must retrieve and restore a priceless statue.
Episode 39
Give the Gold to the Rival
24 mins
Lupin is framed by a band of Nazis who have stolen a gold shipment... to forge it into a tank.
Episode 40
In a Panic Over the Treasure
24 mins
Lupin has lottery fever! However, he never leaves anything to random chance - all he has to do is crack the security surrounding the jackpot.
Episode 41
A Night Under Martial Law
24 mins
Lupin uses a coup d'etat to pilfer a nation's treasure... but finds the treasure already gone.
Episode 42
Plunder the Pyramid of Insurance
24 mins
Lupin engages in a little pyramid scheme with two hired guns. Can he turn those stone bricks into piles of cash?
Episode 43
Farewell, Cinderella
24 mins
A king searches for a new Cinderella to fit his diamond slipper. Lupin disguises himself as the fairytale princess to get that slipper.
Episode 44
Our Papa Is a Thief
24 mins
Lupin, Jigen and Goemon have their eyes set on a jewel heist, but some children are claiming that they are their fathers!
Episode 45
A Toast to the Con-Game
24 mins
The key to an unbreakable safe is hidden in a near impregnable prison. Lupin has the key, but now he must search for the crook who stole the safe!
Episode 46
Worn-Out Wings
24 mins
Fujiko strands Lupin and the gang on an island and heads for treasure, and ends up in the hands of a dollmaker who tries to turn her into a doll.
Episode 47
A Famous Picture
24 mins
Lupin aids a young boy whose late father painted a treasure map, something the mafia are desperate to get.
Episode 48
Tears Stood in Hades' Eyes
24 mins
Lupin steals the Hades' Eye, a large diamond, but discovers it contains secret plans that a group of mercenaries are after.
Episode 49
Pops Was Adopted Into the Family
24 mins
Zenigata is guarding the jewels of a wealthy woman. But his tenacity is tested when his client falls in love with him.
Episode 50
Kill the Atomic Submarine Ivanov
24 mins
Lupin has absconded with the Russian submarine Ivanov, sending the spy world into a panic. However, Lupin just wants to salvage some sunken gold.
