During an early scene in “Lupin III: The First,” the titular master thief declares thieving isn’t something you do half-heartedly. That Lupin relishes being who he is and doing what he does is part of ...

If there’s one thing we need at the end of the horrible and interminable year that is 2020, it’s a rip-snorting, globetrotting adventure. Obviously we can’t really do that at the moment, so it’s up to ...

Takashi Yamazaki patterned "Lupin III: The First" on Miyazaki, but also riffed on Indiana Jones to show his appreciation of '80s Hollywood. When Japanese VFX-wizard-turned-director Takashi Yamazaki ...

Of all the iterations of the Japanese character Lupin III — the manga and the live-action films, the multiple TV runs, the animated specials, and the video games — the one that’s spread the furthest ...

Lupin's first computer-generated adventures loses some of his franchise's romantic aura, but it would take more than that to steal his mojo. First conceived by the manga artist Monkey Punch (aka Katō ...

Chances are, if you are a casual anime fan, you still probably know Lupin III. The character initially appeared in the late 1960s in a series of comic books by Kazuhiko Katō, who created Lupin under ...

Credit: Photo: Toho Co., Ltd. One of the many events radically altered by the COVID-19 pandemic is the annual Annecy International Animated Film Festival, a showcase for animated movies, television, ...

Fans of the iconic anime series Lupin III are in for a treat. The latest film, Lupin the IIIRD: The Movie – The Immortal ...

Master thief Lupin takes on a 3DCG heist in "Lupin III: The First." (© Monkey Punch / Lupin the 3rd Film Partners) During an early scene in “Lupin III: The First,” the titular master thief declares ...