Goemon Ishikawa XIII

Goemon Ishikawa XIII
Lupin III character
Goemon drawn by Monkey Punch
First appearance	Lupin III chapter 28: "Appearance of Goemon"
Created by	Monkey Punch
Voiced by	See Voice actors
Portrayed by	Go Ayano (2014)
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Aliases	Samurai (Toho/Frontier dub of The Mystery of Mamo, TMS subtitled print of The Castle of Cagliostro, Cliff Hanger)
Relatives	Goemon Ishikawa (ancestor)
Nationality	Japanese

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Japanese: 十三代目 石川 五ェ門, Hepburn: Jūsan-daime Ishikawa Goemon^?) is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. Goemon is a thirteenth generation descendant of the renegade samurai Ishikawa Goemon. He is famous for a reticent personality coupled by apparent unlimited skill in martial arts and swordsmanship with his sword Ryusei (流星, Ryūsei), known in the anime as Zantetsuken (斬鉄剣). A partner with Arsène Lupin III and Daisuke Jigen, he tends to join their exploits only on a when-interested basis.

Goemon is unique to the series as he was the only character not there from the beginning. Monkey Punch, in an interview featured on the American Dead or Alive DVD release, mentioned he added Goemon later as he felt the manga needed a more Japanese character. As such, Goemon was primarily based on the character Kyūzō, the master swordsman of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. From the role came Goemon's strict demeanor and fast draw blade, as well as the long-faced appearance of actor Seiji Miyaguchi.