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Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure (2003)
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Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure (2003)
Original name: ルパン三世 お宝返却大作戦!!
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: 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.
Style: anime, captivating, semi serious, exciting, humorous, realistic, fast, detective
Audience: teens
Plot: obsessive quest, chase, master criminal, law enforcement, partner, police detective, wanted, dishonesty, criminal heroes, cons and scams, lupin iii, samurai, chases and races, escapades, death wish, mafia, thief, treasure, police officer, police, escape, friendship, car chase, diamond, fall in love ...
Time: 2000s
Place: barcelona, venice, japan, barcelona spain
Keyword: partners

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Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Lupin scores a "magic lamp" and finds it does hold a genie. However, the stroke of 7PM strikes, and that is the last thing he remembers. Finding himself in Singapore, Lupin must battle his way past the forces of Colonel Garlic and discover ...
Style: anime, semi serious, humorous, captivating, realistic ...
Audience: teens
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Time: 2000s
Place: arabia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Lupin III: The Gold of Babylon (1985)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In New York City, several stone tablets have been unearthed that tell a tale about the Gold of Babylon. Two Mafia families are after it as well as Lupin the 3rd himself. An old drunken woman named Rosetta appears to know much about this treasure ...
Style: anime, exciting, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lupin iii, master thief, relic hunter, anti hero, treasure hunt, chases and races, criminal heroes, mysterious character, heroes, ancient mystery, escapades, obsessive quest ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After a successful heist at the race track, Lupin has his sights set on a valuable diamond set to be displayed in seven days. His plan is complicated when he saves a young girl named Michelle from a group of thugs. Michelle's father is very ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
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Time: 2000s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Lupin the Third: From Russia with Love (1992)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Lupin III along with his gang want to steal the lost treasure of the Romanov Royal family, this treasure is an immense quantity of gold hide underground in the United States behind the placement of a corrupt bank. But to have the gold, Lupin and his ...
Style: anime, fast, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lupin iii, heist, samurai, russian revolution (1917), gold, partner, obsessive quest, mysterious character, manhunt, dishonesty, wanted, police detective ...
Time: 90s
Place: russia, japan, siberia
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In Bastille, France, the treasure of the Bourbon Dynasty was stacked in a truck and stolen. Thinking it was undoubtedly Lupin's doing, Zenigata and the French police pursue the truck. But, the criminal was actually an unheard-of woman. Then, ...
Style: anime, humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: partner, police detective, obsessive quest, criminal heroes, cons and scams, master villain, chase, law enforcement, master criminal, dishonesty, lupin iii, samurai ...
Time: 2000s
Place: france, europe, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary (1991)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: While Lupin does enjoy racing for the sport of it, the prize in an antique car grand prix across Europe is Lupin's only goal. The prize is a dictionary that once belonged to Napoleon. More importantly, the dictionary was also once owned by ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lupin iii, contests and competitions, car, race, car chase, heist, samurai, partner, police detective, wanted, escapades, chase ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, madrid, france, japan, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Lupin the Third: The Last Job (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Lupin begins his heist of stealing a newly-discovered Japanese cultural treasure being transported in Germany. During his attempt to steal the treasure, however, he witness the always-ambitous Zenigata's supposed "death," a plan ...
Style: anime, captivating, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: police detective, obsessive quest, wanted, criminal heroes, partner, chases and races, chase, cons and scams, law enforcement, dishonesty, escapades, lupin iii ...
Time: 2010s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: On the ocean floor, Lupin is once again seeking a treasure hoping to get on Fujiko's good side. As Zenigata chases them on sea and land, people around the gang begin to vanish mysteriously. The fog rolls in and Mamo Kyosuke appears in a burst ...
Style: anime, captivating, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
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Time: future, 2000s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Lupin the Third: The Mystery of the Hemingway Papers (1990)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of ...
Style: anime, fast, realistic, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: teens
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Time: 90s
Place: europe, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal (2002)
Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Lupin steals an extraordinary gem from a Mediterranean party, only to be interrupted by Pycal, the trickster "magician" who had apparently died fighting Lupin early in his career. Pycal, now armed with real magical abilities, is determined ...
Style: captivating, semi serious, humorous, realistic, anime ...
Audience: teens
Plot: rivalry, cons and scams, obsessive quest, chases and races, criminal heroes, magic, partner, chase, criminal's revenge, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, police detective ...
Time: 2000s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Stolen from the famous "secret" Air Force base, Area 51, Lupin's most recently stolen treasure holds a secret. Four "Bloody Angels," the toughest women Lupin has ever faced, want the treasure for their own terrorist ...
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Audience: teens
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Time: 2000s
Place: usa, new mexico, las vegas, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar (2000)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
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Audience: teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Lupin has set his sights on a the national treasure of the country of Zufu, placed for safe-keeping on a mysterious floating island by the country's late king. The island's super-intelligent defense mechanism, however, proves to be too ...
Style: anime, epic, semi serious, exciting, humorous ...
Audience: teens
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Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Lupin the Third: Record of Observations of the East - Another Page (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Lupin has become a suspect in the murder of a professor named Theo Argent. The professor had just discovered the missing page of Marco Polo's Record of Observations of the East travel journal. As Lupin is being pursued by the police, he ends up ...
Style: anime, captivating, tense, exciting, entertaining ...
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Time: 2010s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Lupin III, Part III (1984)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: This animated series follows the adventures of the legendary thief, Lupin III, grandson of the famed literary character, Arsenne Lupin. Lupin travels the world with his partners Daisuke and Goemon, seeking out greater challenges to overcome and ...
Style: anime, semi serious, realistic, stylized, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lupin iii, police, heist, partner, save the lady, police detective, on the run, treasure hunt, escapades, criminal heroes, gang, thief ...
Time: 80s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Lupin the Third: The Legend of Twilight Gemini (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Legend has it that the Twilight diamond is the key to a Moroccan treasure of immeasurable value. So when the international thief Lupin is given the Twilight in an act of faith, it's off to Morocco! But what started out as a simple in and out ...
Style: anime, exciting, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lupin iii, rebellion, fall in love, interpol, heist, samurai, partner, escapades, criminal heroes, treasure hunt, gang, political unrest ...
Time: 90s
Place: morocco, africa, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Lupin the Third: Green vs Red (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story: When a Lupin impersonator is arrested for shoplifting in Tokyo, dozens of other copycats converge on the city to clear the name of Arsene Lupin III. The real Lupin is in town too, both to watch the show and to steal a mysterious item called the Ice ...
Style: anime, humorous, realistic, exciting, stylized ...
Audience: teens
Plot: missing person, mysterious character, treasure hunt, partner, disorder, criminal heroes, gang, uninhibited rivalry, lupin iii, samurai, jacket, nuclear threat ...
Time: 2000s
Place: asia, japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A simple diamond heist leads Lupin into the machinations of a bizarre cult. The cult is based around the prophecies of Nostradamus, and they kidnap Julia, the daughter of Douglas, a wealthy American who is seeking the presidency, along with ...
Style: anime, semi serious, realistic, exciting, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lupin iii, kidnapping, heist, skyscraper, rescue, samurai, sect, partner, escapades, crime gone awry, gang, danger ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, japan, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Lupin the III: Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~ (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A pair of jewels hold the secret to an even greater treasure, but there are so many obstacles in Lupin's way. The smallest one is Maki, a precocious fourteen year old girl who wants Lupin to teach her to be a thief. But what is her tie to the ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspense, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot: lupin iii, friendship, robbery, friend, male female relationship, samurai, fall in love, heist, police, mermaid, interpol, car chase ...
Time: 2010s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Lupin the Third Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (1989)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In this adventure, Lupin III tries to erase the files about him in the world police network. He finds out about the Ultravirus, a computer virus that controls all others and its location is only known by a little kid. Meanwhile, he steals the Statue ...
Style: anime, realistic, semi serious, exciting, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lupin iii, heist, computer virus, partner, chases and races, on the run, gang, treasure hunt, going straight, criminal heroes, danger, escapades ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa, japan, paris france, alaska
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Lupin III: The First (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The iconic “gentleman thief” Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before it falls into the hands of ...
Style: anime, humorous, stylized, witty, semi serious ...
Plot: friendship, fall in love, car chase, femme fatale, robbery, disguise, student, trap, master criminal, cons and scams, law enforcement, criminal heroes ...
Time: 2010s
Place: paris france, japan, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (2009)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: When a wealthy woman and her son die in a hunting accident, it's up to Conan Edogawa to solve the case. Meanwhile, Lupin the Third is after the Queen Crown, owned by the Vesparand royal family. When these two legendary characters meet, who will ...
Style: anime, realistic, stylized, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: detective conan, queen, partner, save the kingdom, law enforcement, criminal heroes, fighting crime, treasure hunt, chases and races, rivalry, lupin iii, friend ...
Time: 2000s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Lupin III: Burning Memory - Tokyo Crisis (1998)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Lupin attempts and fails to steal a valuable set of Japanese photographic plates. The rightful owner of the plates, Michael Suzuki, is a multimillionaire who is preparing to open a huge water park in Tokyo. Lupin attempts to enlist the help of his ...
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Audience: teens
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Time: 90s, future
Place: tokyo, asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Goemon's wedding to Murasaki Inabe, daughter of a samurai clan's leader, is interrupted when the Fuma ninjas attack, kidnapping the bride-to-be and demanding her family's ancient treasure as ransom. Lupin, Jigen, Goemon and Fujiko ...
Style: anime, exciting, semi serious, humorous, detective
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: lupin iii, car chase, asexual, thief, kidnapping, wanted, chases and races, escapades, master criminal, danger, rescue, criminal heroes ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Inspector Zenigata has been removed from the Lupin case which leaves him despondent, and he ends up drinking with Lupin & Jigen. Lupin decides that he and his gang should work with Zenigata to solve his new case, investigating a group of ...
Style: anime, epic, exciting, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lupin iii, interpol, heist, samurai, special agent, partner, chase, fighting crime, criminal heroes, law enforcement, treasure hunt, chases and races ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, russia, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Inspector Zenigata is arrested, and the press claims he was the true mastermind behind all of Lupin’s notorious heists! It doesn’t take long for Lupin’s pride to get the better of him, and wealthy magnate Roy Forest manipulates him into ...
Style: anime, stylized, semi serious, witty, suspense ...
Plot: lupin iii, heist, robbery, femme fatale, friendship, car chase, police, fall in love, male female relationship, master criminal, partner, cons and scams ...
Time: 2010s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Lupin the Third (1971)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Arsene Lupin III is the grandson of the master thief Arsene Lupin. With his cohorts Daisuke Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector ...
Style: anime, adult animation, manga, semi serious, exciting ...
Plot: lupin iii, police, thief, samurai, heist, treasure, master criminal, law enforcement, on the run, criminal heroes, heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: To rescue a famous criminal from imprisonment, Lupin and his team infiltrate the Kingdom of Dorrente. While the skillful thieves from around the world are gathering, Lupin tries to reveal the secret hidden in the kingdom.
Style: anime, stylized, suspense, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot: lupin iii, friendship, master thief, male female relationship, fall in love, robbery, heist, femme fatale, police, forgery, car chase, master criminal ...
Time: 2010s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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