Takashi YAMAZAKI 山崎貴
Lupin III: The First
Nippon Animation ³
Master thief Lupin III gets his hands on the map to a mysterious treasure. Hot on his heels is the Nazi organization “Ahnenerbe”, trying to revive the Third Reich. What unfolds is a race to determine the fate of the world. Takashi YAMAZAKI provides a polished update to the popular Lupin franchise and presents an action-packed CGI adventure.
Tue.,
June 01,
2021
—
Sun.,
June 06,
2021
watch.NipponConnection.com
German premiere
Original with German subtitles
FSK 12
Territories: Germany, Austria
Action Animation Science-Fiction
ルパン三世 THE FIRST
Lupin sansei THE FIRST
Japan 2019
93 minutes
Director
Takashi YAMAZAKI
Script
Takashi YAMAZAKI based on a manga by Monkey Punch
Music
Yuji OHNO
Animation production
TMS Entertainment, Marza Animation Planet
Production
LUPIN THE 3rd Film Partners
Distribution
Crunchyroll
Voice acting
Kanichi KURITA, Kiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Daisuke NAMIKAWA, Miyuki SAWASHIRO, Koichi YAMADERA
About Takashi YAMAZAKI
山崎貴
Takashi YAMAZAKI, born in Nagano Prefecture in 1964, graduated from Asagaya College of Art and Design. His film JUVENILE (2000) was his directorial debut. His film ALWAYS: SUNSET ON THIRD STREET (2005 / NC ’06) won 12 out of 14 categories of the Japan Academy Film Prize. BATTLESHIP YAMATO (2010) and STAND BY ME DORAEMON (2014) were also highly successful at the box office. PARASYTE: PART 1 (2014 / NC ’15) and PARASYTE: PART 2 (2015 / NC ’15) as well as DESTINY: THE TALE OF KAMAKURA (2017 / NC ’18) were screened at Nippon Connection. LUPIN III: THE FIRST (2019 / NC ’21) was awarded the Japan Academy Film Prize as Excellent Animation Work. YAMAZAKI is considered to be one of the leading special effects experts in Japan.
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