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Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure (special)

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© Monkey Punch • TMS/NTV 


 
Alternative title:
Edgar de la Cambriole : Operation Diamant (French) 
Lupin III: Never Wants a Diamond 
Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!! (Japanese) 
Lupin III: Un diamante è per sempre (Italian) 
ルパン三世: お宝返却大作戦!! (Japanese) 
Genres: action , adventure , comedy 
Themes: thief 
Objectionable content: Significant 
Plot Summary: After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin sets his sights on stealing the Trick Diamond. He and Jigen head to the estate of the recently deceased Mark Williams, another master thief who's had the diamond, as well as other treasures, in his possession for years. However, instead of finding the diamond, Lupin & Jigen find Fujiko, who tells them about Mark's dying wish - Lupin must return all the treasures the old thief stole to their rightful place. If this is done in time, the ___location of the diamond will be revealed, and Lupin can use it to get the real treasure, hidden in Gaudí's Sagrada Familia. Returning the stolen goods isn't easy though, as Zenigata and the casino boss' ruthless gang are on Lupin and friends' tail. 
User Ratings: 96 ratings have been given [details]
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Seen in part or in whole by 203 users, rank: #3889 (of 10059)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.510 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.1902, rank: #1849 (of 10234)
Weighted mean: 7.581 (Very good−), rank: #1489 (of 10234) (seen all: 7.60 / seen some: 5.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.568 (Very good−), rank: #1206 (of 7688)
Running time: 90 minutes 
Vintage: 2003-08-01 
Opening Theme:
"Lupin Sansei no Theme '78 (2002 Version)" by Yuji Ohno 
Ending Theme:
"le soleil d'or" by Kahimi Karie 
Official website:
Lupin the 3rd Network (Japanese) 
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DVD (Region 1)
    Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure (Sub.DVD) 2016-12-06

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Jun Kawagoe 
Unit Director: Takashi Sano 
Music: Yuji Ohno 
Original Concept: Maurice Leblanc 
Original creator: Monkey Punch 
Animation Director:
Satoshi Hirayama 
Toshimitsu Kobayashi 
Mechanical design: Yoshinari Saitō 
Background Art Director:
Mayumi Okabe 
Takashi Miyano 
Director of Photography: Kōjirō Hayashi 
Producer:
Keiko Konori 
Rieko Ono (Nippon Television Network) 
Yasumichi Ozaki  (TMS Entertainment) 

2nd Key Animation:
Hidekazu Hamano  (Nakamura Production) 
Hideo Nakamura  (Nakamura Production) 
Hisatake Hayashi  (Nakamura Production) 
Hitomi Yasumi  (Nakamura Production) 
Jō Nishikimi  (Nakamura Production) 
Junta Sunaga  (Nakamura Production) 
Masahiro Andō  (Nakamura Production) 
Masakazu Kawahara  (Nakamura Production) 
Raita Sunaga (Nakamura Production) 
Raku Nishikimi (Nakamura Production) 
Rie Asakura  (Nakamura Production) 
Ryo Hokama  (Nakamura Production) 
Shinya Fujita  (Nakamura Production) 
Shunya Kikuchi  (Nakamura Production) 
Takeyoshi Omagari  (Nakamura Production) 
Tatsuo Nakajima  (Nakamura Production) 
Tetsurō Yamada  (Nakamura Production) 
3D CG:
Hiroaki Matsuo (Gonzo Digimation) 
Yoko Komatsubara (Gonzo Digimation) 
Advertising Manager: Akiko Hattori 
Animation Supervisor: Satoshi Hirayama 
Assistant Animation Director:
Manabu Nakatake 
Shinjiro Mogi 
Background Revision:
Noriko Masuko (Gonzo Digimation) 
Noriyuki Ootorii (Gonzo Digimation) 
Yuichi Furuichi (Gonzo Digimation) 
Color setting: Sachiko Harada 
Digital Production: Eri Hayashi (Gonzo Digimation) 
Editing: Yuriko Sano 
Editing Assistant: Kazuya Mutō 
Finish Animation:
Hisashi Koyanagi (Studio Targe) 
Ikuyo Morita (Studio Targe) 
Kazumi Hosokawa (Studio Targe) 
Kōji Usui (Studio Targe) 
Naoko Miyahara (Studio Targe) 
Natsuko Inohara (Studio Targe) 
Ryusuke Minami (Studio Targe) 
Sachi Nakamura (Studio Targe) 
Sayuri Tanasaki (Studio Targe) 
Toshiyuki Ito (Studio Targe) 
Finish Check: Koichi Furukawa 
Guest Design: Yoshio Mizumura (car) 
In-Between Animation:
Daisuke Tsuda 
Keiko Kadota 
Keiko Yano 
In-Between Check: Miiko Adachi 
Materials Cooperation:
Kazuyoshi Takeuchi 
Noritaka Suzuki 
Yutaka Satō 
Mechanical animation Director: Yoshinari Saitō 
Monitor Graphics: Yōsuke Nanjō 
Music Director: Seiji Suzuki 
Music producer:
Kenichi Hoyama (VAP) 
Shinya Yamada (Nippon TV Music) 
Photography:
Atsushi Takeyama (Gonzo Digimation) 
Ayumi Ushijima (Gonzo Digimation) 
Hiroki Katō (Studio Wood) 
Hitoshi Tamura (Shinkuukan) 
Ikunaga Sakamoto (Studio Wood) 
Kenji Fujita (Gonzo Digimation) 
Naoki Kitamura (Gonzo Digimation) 
Noboru Matsuda (Studio Wood) 
Nozomi Shitara (T2studio) 
Osamu Motoyama (Gonzo Digimation) 
Shinya Katō (Gonzo Digimation) 
Shuichi Heishi (Gonzo Digimation) 
Takashi Horiuchi (Gonzo Digimation) 
Takeo Goto (T2studio) 
Takumi Miyata (Shinkuukan) 
Tetsuji Sakamaki (Shinkuukan) 
Tomo Namiki (T2studio) 
Tomohiro Takahashi (T2studio) 
Tsunetaka Ema (Gonzo Digimation) 
Yoshihiro Sekiya (Shinkuukan) 
Yōsuke Moriguchi (Studio Wood) 
Production Desk: Mikiko Kobayashi 
Production manager: Yukiyoshi Iwami 
Recording Director: Satoshi Katō 
Recording engineer: Katsumi Muro 
Research Cooperation: Jinyu Matsuyama (Barcelona) 
Script Producer: Junichi Iioka 
Shooting Director: Shūichirō Chigira 
Sound Effects: Yukiyoshi Itokawa 
Sound Production Manager:
Masaya Hojo 
Takuya Ōno 
Special Effects:
Kōji Usui (T2studio) 
Yoshimi Hayashi (T2 studio) 
Yōsuke Nanjō (T2studio) 
Yukiko Kakita (T2studio) 
Theme Song Arrangement: Yuji Ohno (OP, ED) 
Theme Song Composition: Yuji Ohno (OP, ED) 
Theme Song Lyrics: Kahimi Karie (ED) 
Theme Song Performance: Kahimi Karie (ED) 
Titles: Yoshiko Tagami 
Unit Director Cooperation: Kazuhisa Ōno 
Eiko Masuyama as Fujiko Mine 
Gorō Naya as Inspector Zenigata 
Kanichi Kurita as Arsene Lupin III 
Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Daisuke Jigen 
Makio Inoue as Goemon Ishikawa XIII 

Fumio Matsuoka as Antoni Gaudi 
Jōji Yanami as Mark Williams 
Kōichi Kitamura as Tokarefu 
Kōichi Yamadera as Iwan Kurokobicchi/Rattsu 
Mahito Tsujimura as Carlos 
Rei Igarashi as Misha 
Rino as Anita 

Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation: Nakamura Production 
Animation Production: Tokyo Movie 
Editing: TMS Photo (T.D.B.) 
Finish Animation:
MI 
Mizo Planning 
SHAFT 
Studio Elle 
Studio Targe 
TMS Photo  (T.D.I.) 
Yuhodo 
Music Production: VAP 
Recording Studio: Aoi Studio 
Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation 
English staff
English cast
Translation: Sheldon Drzka 

Liner Notes: Reed Nelson 
Menu Design: Brady Hartel 
Packaging Design: Brady Hartel 
Special Thanks To: Brady Hartel 
Subtitle Editing: Reed Nelson 
Subtitle Timing: Roman Stuart (Discotek) 
(none)
English companies
Internet Streaming: Tubi TV 
Licensed by: Discotek Media 
French cast
French staff
(none)
Catherine Lafond as Magali 
Jean Barney as Goemon 
Patrick Messe as Inspecteur Lacogne 
Philippe Ogouz as Edgar 
Philippe Peythieu as Jigen 

Agnès Gribe as
Anita 
Misha 
Emmanuel Curtil as Ratz 
Jean-Claude Sachot as
Kern 
Mark 
Mierko 

French companies
Distributor: IDP Home Video Music 
Dubbing: Midisync 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Roberto Del Giudice 
Script: Marina D'Aversa 

Dubbing Assistant: Giorgia Brusatori 
Mixage: Bruno Frabotta 
Alessandra Korompay as Fujiko Mine 
Antonio Palumbo as Goemon Ishikawa XIII 
Monica Ward as Anita 
Roberto Del Giudice as Arsenio Lupin III 
Rodolfo Bianchi as Koichi Zenigata 
Sandro Pellegrini as Daisuke Jigen 

Gaetano Varcasia as Ivan Krokovitch/Rats 
Michele Kalamera as Mark Williams 
Sandro Sardone as Carlos 
Italian companies
Editor: Yamato Video 
Internet Streaming: Amazon Prime Video 
Sound: Fono Roma 

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