Rupan sansei: Pilot Film

[first lines]

[a police inspector sits at a desk, his hand on a top secret report of Lupin, when the phone rings]

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
[on the phone] Yes, this is Police Inspector Zenigata in the Investigation Department...

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
Hello, Inspector. You sound carefree to me. Are you playing shogi by yourself? How AWFUL are you?

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
Who is this?

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
Do you mind if I play shogi with you, by phone?

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
You can't be...!

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
Lupin III!

[Zenigata plays a game of shogi with Lupin over the phone]

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
There is no way you can win now!

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
[to an officer, sotto voice] Have you traced phone the call yet?

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
[playing shogi] What's the matter with you, Lupin? There is no way you can win now!

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
No, there is no way YOU can win now!

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
Hey, wait, I did that first!

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
No, you did it WRONG! There is a fake piece in front of you! [Zenigata checks out a piece in front of him, and sees Lupin's mark on it]

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
I replaced your piece with mine! I've won this game! [Lupin gives a triumphant laugh; an enraged Zenigata scatters all the pieces]

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
DAMN LUPIN!

Narrator:
This man is Police Inspector Zenigata, the seventh-generation descendant of Heiji Zenigata. He devotes his all in his pursuit of Lupin III.

[Lupin's telephone call is traced to... ]

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
[examining a map] A phone booth... This is the telephone in front of our station! [looks out a window and sees Lupin in the booth outside leering at him]

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
Don't you make a fool out of me! [rushes downstairs]

Narrator:
This is Lupin III, grandson of the great Ars?ne Lupin. He lives for genius action. The scale of his ability has given damage to the villains of the world.

Narrator:
When Lupin is targeted, a pacific feeling comes to those people who do so, a feeling felt only by those who have crossed the point of no return.

[an enemy's house is bombed. Meanwhile Lupin raids a maximum-security building and barely escapes]

Narrator:
But once he aims at a target, he never misses it. With accurate programs and perfect operations, his brain challenges the best computers. The word "impossible" does not exist in his vocabulary.

[about Lupin's automobile]

Narrator:
This model of car is one that used to be Hitler's favourite car: a Benz SSK with a 12-litre Ferrari V engine. Its maximum speed is over 300 km/h.

Narrator:
Only great men can know what delights lie in the places Lupin targets.

[Lupin is seen walking in a variety of suits]

Narrator:
Cool... evil... standard... there are a number of specially-designed fashions worn by him according to the time, place and occasion. These are known as "Lupin's Fashion." This personality of custom looks has attacked the hearts of young people.

[at Lupin's hideout]

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
Lupin! This is Zenigata! Give up, Lupin! We've already surrounded the place! Go! [a squad of police officers rush in]

Akechi Kogoro - Cinemascope version:
This is a sight worth seeing...

Narrator:
Kogor Akechi: A famous detective who persists in the search for Lupin III, despite his old bones.

Goemon Ishikawa XIII - Cinemascope version:
[to Zenigata] I will kill Lupin III.

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
Wait! No! It's dangerous! Out of the question! [Goemon goes on ahead]

[Goemon enters Lupin's hideaway, and finds Lupin perched on a railing]

Goemon Ishikawa XIII - Cinemascope version:
There you are, Lupin... I will kill you today! [as Lupin leaps, Goemon slices him with his blade]

Goemon Ishikawa XIII - Cinemascope version:
It was surely an effective attack... but that was not Lupin. [Lupin is revealed to be a disguised police offer, who collapses]

[last lines]

Goemon Ishikawa XIII - Cinemascope version:
I regret this...

Akechi Kogoro - Cinemascope version:
[shocked] That Lupin, to impersonate ME of all people...

[Lupin and Jigen set a bomb]

Narrator:
They live side by side with rampant panic... [explosion!]

Narrator:
Lupin's most reliable partner is Daisuke Jigen.

[Lupin reaches for a glass of sake... which is shot into splinters by Jigen]

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
What's the matter, Jigen?

Jigen Daisuke:
It's better if you don't drink that sake.

Narrator:
Daisuke Jigen: Lupin's partner. His shooting speed is 0.3 seconds. His favourite gun is a .38 caliber Colt Executive, with double action.

Jigen Daisuke:
There are many people who want to kill you.

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
Once again you saved me... but I know who did this.

Jigen Daisuke:
Who...?

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
THERE! [throws a knife behind Jigen, to cut down a curtain, and reveals... ]

Fujiko Mine:
Well done, Lupin. But it wasn't me.

Narrator:
Fujiko Mine: a mysterious woman who appears and disappears without a trace.

Fujiko Mine:
I did not poison your drink, Lupin.

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
Then who did? Many people are out to get me... [looks out a window and spots... ]

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
But I don't think HE would've done this...

Narrator:
Goemon Ishikawa XIII: a swordmaster. After training long and hard, he discovered the techniques for quick sword moves. Inspired by his great sword, he seeks to kill Lupin III. A lonely man who has devoted his life to killing Lupin III - such a man is Goemon Ishikawa.

[after a major battle has happened within Lupin's lair]

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
You got him? [a bandaged policeman staggers out muttering an apology]

Akechi Kogoro - Cinemascope version:
You're having a hard time arresting him, aren't you? Would you like me to try, for a change?

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
Have you got any good ideas?

Akechi Kogoro - Cinemascope version:
You'll see... first, I throw this rope into that window... [Akoro follows his words, and walks towards a car]

Akechi Kogoro - Cinemascope version:
Then, I tie this rope to the bumper...

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
Aha? What's going to happen next? [Akoro gets in the car]

Akechi Kogoro - Cinemascope version:
Next, I start the car's engine... [the car moves rapidly, with Zenigata running to keep up]

Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Cinemascope version:
[panting] And then? Then what?

Arsene Lupin III - Cinemascope version:
[removing his Akoro disguise] And then... THIS!

[Fujiko is seen in a variety of suits]

Narrator:
From the mini-look to maximum, this is her looks a la carte, decorating gorgeous adventure. Her clothing deceives the enemy. But there is always the shadow of men that sneaks up on her... [a multitude of men come after her, including Lupin]

Narrator:
Fujiko Mine is such a woman.