Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (ルパン三世 念力珍作戦, lit. Rupan Sansei: Nenriki Chin Sakusen) is a 1974 Japanese action comedy film based on the manga of the same name by Monkey Punch.[1][2][3]
| Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy | |
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 Japanese DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Takashi Tsuboshima |
| Produced by | Yutaka Fujioka Kameo Ōki |
| Screenplay by | Hiroshi Nagano |
| Based on | Lupin III by Monkey Punch |
| Starring | Yūki Meguro Eiko Ezaki Maria Anzai Shirō Itō Kunie Tanaka Rin'ichi Yamamoto Minoru Uezu |
| Music by | Masaru Sato |
| Cinematography | Kōji Ichihara |
| Edited by | Sachiko Yamaji |
Production company | Toho International Television Films |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date | August 3, 1974 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
It was the first live action film adaptation of the manga, followed by Lupin the 3rd in 2014.[4]
Plot
Arsène Lupin III, a gentleman thief, along with his partner Daisuke Jigen, are being chased by an obsessed police detective, Inspector Heiji Zenigata VII, who wants Lupin behind bars, while Lupin is only concerned about being with the beautiful lady thief Fujiko Mine.
Cast
- Yūki Meguro as Arsène Lupin III
- Eizo Ezaki as Fujiko Mine
- Kunie Tanaka as Daisuke Jigen
- Shirō Itō as Inspector Heiji Zenigata VII
- Maria Anzai as The Girl at the Wharf
- Kiyoshi Maekawa as Marutakadai
- Hsiao Hui-mei as The Woman in Orange Dress
- The Poppies as The Dragon Sisters
- Akira Hitomi as Detective Ōoka
- Takashi Ebata as Detective Toyama
- Rinichi Yamamoto as Genkurobei
- Arihiro Fujimura as The Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police
- E.H. Erick as Sir Mokkinbat
- Hideyo Amamoto as Assassin at Orphanage
- Rena Natsuki as Yamako Asama
- Fujio Tokita as The Vagrant
- Akira Ōizumi as Ichiro Rokunawa, an Assassin
- Sachio Sakai
- Toki Shiozawa
- Katsumi Ishiyama
- Jun'ichi Tanaka as Miroku Ōguchi
- Minoru Uezu as Gosaku Inakadori
- Shōzō Fukuyama
- Sanji Kojima
- Katsuo Unno
- Kyūji Aozora as Policeman at the Police Box
- Kōji Aozora as Motorcycle Policeman
- Tōru Ōhira
References
- Houston, Don (February 26, 2006). "Lupin the 3rd - Strange Psychokinetic Strategy". DVD Talk.
- "Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy". Tohokingdom.com.
- Brown, Todd (March 4, 2006). "Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy Review". Screenanarchy.com.
- Schley, Matt (8 September 2014). "Lupin III (2014) Live-Action Review". Otaku USA.
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