Lupin III (film)
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Japanese promotional poster
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| Directed by | Ryuhei Kitamura |
| Produced by | Mataichirō Yamamoto |
| Written by | Mataichirō Yamamoto (as Rikiya Mizushima) |
| Story by | Mataichirō Yamamoto Ryuhei Kitamura Joseph O'Bryan |
| Based on |
Lupin III by Monkey Punch |
| Starring |
Shun Oguri Jerry Yan Tetsuji Tamayama Gō Ayano Meisa Kuroki Tadanobu Asano Kim Joon Thanayong Wongtrakul Nirut Sirijanya Nick Tate |
| Music by | Aldo Shllaku Tomoyasu Hotei |
| Cinematography | Pedro J. Márquez |
| Edited by | Shūichi Kakesu |
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Production
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TBS Pictures
Kadokawa Tristone Entertainment Pipeline Avex Pictures GyaO RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation Mainichi Broadcasting System TMS Entertainment KDDI Corporation Tohan Company CBC Television East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc. Toho |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time
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133 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | English Japanese |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $22.3 million |
Lupin III (ルパン三世 Rupan Sansei?) is a 2014 Japanese heist film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura based on the manga of the same name by Monkey Punch, starring Shun Oguri, Jerry Yan, Tetsuji Tamayama, Gō Ayano, Meisa Kuroki and Tadanobu Asano. It is the second live-action film adaptation of the manga, following Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974).
The film is a origin story that presents its characters in a modernized context, and follows the title character as he forms his thieving gang to steal a Cleopatran necklace while facing opposition from Michael Lee, his rival, and Pramuk, an underworld crime boss.
Lupin III premiered in Japan on August 30, 2014, and made its international premiere at LA EigaFest 2014. Although financially successful, critical and audience opinions of the film were mixed to negative, with criticism frequently focusing on the film's derivative and convoluted narrative. Other areas of the production, such as the cast's delivery of the screenplay's largely English dialogue, were also frequently targeted for criticism.
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