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Lupin The 3rd Vs. Cat's Eye
is a 2023 Japanese original net animation (ONA) film directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita from a screenplay by Shuji Kuzuhara which serves as a crossover between the ''Lupin the Third'' franchise, itself based on the manga of the same name by Monkey Punch and the '' Cat's Eye'' manga by Tsukasa Hojo respectively. Produced by TMS Entertainment, the film serves as the twelfth ''Lupin the 3rd'' film and the second to be a crossover, after 2013's '' Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie'' and stars the franchise's regular voice cast as well as the remaining cast members of TMS' 1983-1985 ''Cat's Eye'' anime reprising their roles. The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 27, 2023. Cast Production The film was announced on September 21, 2022 with its initial crew as well as the confirmation of Kanichi Kurita and Keiko Toda reprising as Lupin and Hitomi respectively being revealed that same day. The film marks the 50th anniversary of the animated adaptat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupin III (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the escapades of master thief Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels. ''Lupin III'' began serialization in ''Weekly Manga Action'' in August 1967 and has spawned a media franchise that includes several manga, seven animated television series, six theatrically-released animated films, two live-action films, twenty-six animated television specials, two musicals, and numerous music CDs and video games. The manga was released in North America by Tokyopop between 2002 and 2004. Premise The predominately episodic chapters of the manga follow the crimes of Lupin III, grandson of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin. Considered the world's greatest thief, Lupin is known for announcing his intentions to steal valuable objects by sending a calling card to the owners of his desired items. A master of disguise and ruthless killer who is often hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Ohno
is a Japanese jazz musician. Ohno is known for his musical scoring of Japanese anime television series, particularly ''Lupin III'', and most famously the 1977 series '' Lupin III Part II'' and the feature film '' The Castle of Cagliostro''. Early life Born in the founding family of Atami City's Hotel Ohnoya, Ohno began playing piano in elementary school. He formed the group Junior Light Music with clarinetist and future NHK announcer Isamu Akashi, a classmate at Keio Senior High School. It was at this time that he taught himself jazz. While enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Keio University he was a member of the prestigious big band "Keio University Light Music Society". Later in college, on the recommendation of , he joined a quintet with Takeshi Shibuya. Career Ohno made his recording debut in 1966 backing Hideo Shiraki and Yūzō Kayama on their record ''Hideo Shiraki Meets Yuzo Kayama''. He took a leave of absence from the piano in the early 1970s and devoted himself t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lex Lang
Lex Lang is an American voice actor and voice director, who has provided voices and served as a director for a number of animations and video games. He is best known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the '' Crash Bandicoot'' franchise, Suguru Geto in '' Jujutsu Kaisen'', Ecliptor in '' Power Rangers in Space'', and Goemon Ishikawa in '' Lupin the Third''. Early life Lang was born in Hollywood, California, and began performing at 7 years old, hosting a radio show and being the master of ceremonies for Seagram's National Comedy Competition. Throughout high school, Lang acted in various theatre productions at the Community Theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona. His stage credits include '' The Fantastiks'', '' Bus Stop'', '' The Apple Tree'', '' Of Mice and Men'', and '' Cinderella''. While attending college, he performed stand-up comedy and did impressions for various clubs including The Comedy Store, Dr. Giggles, The NFL Cub, Anderson's Fifth Estate and The Improv. He would perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goemon Ishikawa XIII
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 , known in the anime as . A partner with Arsène Lupin III and Daisuke Jigen, he tends to join their exploits only on a when-interested basis. Creation Goemon is unique to the series as he was the only character not there from the beginning. Monkey Punch stated that, as none of the existing cast seemed especially Asian, he added Goemon as "a very traditional Japanese male character" to balance the manga. 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 count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Epcar
Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 1,200 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise, The Joker in several projects (including ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'', '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'', '' Injustice 2'' and ''Mortal Kombat 11''), Yhwach and Zangetsu in ''Bleach'', Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Etemon and Myotismon in ''Digimon'', Batou in ''Ghost in the Shell'', Xehanort/Ansem in '' Kingdom Hearts'', Joseph Joestar in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' and '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable'', Black Ghost/Skull in '' Cyborg 009'', Akuma in ''Street Fighter V'' (replacing Dave Mallow), Daisuke Jigen in ''Lupin the Third'', Andrall in '' Gormiti Nature Unleashed'', and Hercules in ''Pluto''. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He was attached to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was a graduate of the arts department of Nihon University. He was best known for his role as Daisuke Jigen in the '' Lupin the Third'' series, voicing the character for over 50 years. He also voiced roles in '' Humanoid Monster Bem'' (as Bem), the ''Droopy'' cartoons (as the Wolf) and '' Shazzan'' (as Shazzan); Kobayashi was the official dub-over voice of James Coburn and Lee Marvin for Japan. History Since junior high school, Kobayashi had excelled in English and had vague aspirations of becoming a writer in the future. After graduating from high school, he took the entrance examination for the University of Tokyo, but failed because he took the French literature course instead of the English literature course due to the trend at the time, and also failed in his re-take the following year. Therefore, he was still open for admission after that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Jigen
is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series ''Lupin III'', which debuted in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. Jigen is the marksman, aide-de-camp and best friend of Arsène Lupin III. Along with colleague Goemon Ishikawa XIII, he joins Lupin in pursuit of riches acquired typically by theft. Traveling across the globe, Jigen has garnered fame as a gunman with wildly capable speed and accuracy. Creation and conception According to Monkey Punch, Jigen was created as a New York raised American gangster based on actor James Coburn, especially his role in ''The Magnificent Seven''. When the series was adapted into animation, the role was portrayed by Kiyoshi Kobayashi, the voice actor responsible for dubbing many of Coburn's roles into Japanese. The character's name comes from Monkey Punch's love for the word "dimension," which translates to "jigen" in Japanese. In an interview with ''Mainichi Shimbun'', he stated the name is a corruption of the Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Oliver
Tony Oliver is a Puerto Rican voice actor and voice director. He is best known for voicing Rick Hunter from ''Robotech'', Lancer from '' Fate/stay night'', and Arsène Lupin III from '' Lupin the Third''. He helped produce the live action shows '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and '' VR Troopers''. ''Power Rangers'' casting criticism In the Investigation Discovery series ''Hollywood Demons'', Oliver said it was a "mistake" to cast an Asian actress to play the Yellow Ranger and a Black actor to play the Black Ranger in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''. When the casting was originally done, Oliver said that "none of us erethinking stereotypes". However, Walter Emanuel Jones, who played the Black Ranger, responded by defending the casting decision of that character. He wrote on Instagram, "I understand the impulse to address what might be seen as cultural insensitivity, but calling it a 'mistake' would dismiss the impact it had on countless people around the world who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsène Lupin III
, referred to in some English adaptations as Arsène Lupin III, is a fictional character created by Kazuhiko Kato aka Monkey Punch as the protagonist for his manga series ''Lupin the Third'', which debuted in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. Lupin is the grandson of fictional gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, created by Maurice Leblanc. Acknowledged across the globe as the world's number one thief, Lupin is a master of disguise and deduction, marksmanship, and inventor of numerous handy gadgets. His fun-loving, foolhardy incongruity covers a brilliant mind always extemporizing and re-evaluating. As such, he has been responsible for heists no right-minded individual would believe possible. While occasionally arrested and jailed, typically by his Interpol, ICPO nemesis Koichi Zenigata, Inspector Koichi Zenigata, he always succeeds in escaping unharmed. The original manga differs significantly compared to the family-friendly anime incarnations through its explicit depictions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (and the 54th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 6, 1993. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry intended to meet his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. However, given the situation, he agrees to skip the movie and reschedule his act to the 11:00 slot. Jerry first heads to the earlier scheduled comedy act, only to learn that the act was scheduled for 9:15, not 9:50 as Jerry thought, and Buckles ended up filling his spot. Jerry then heads to the movie theater to inform his friends that he won't accompany them. Buckles insists on sharing the taxicab with Jerry, and irrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupin III
, also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese media franchise created by Monkey Punch. The series follows the endeavors of master thief Lupin III (character), Lupin III, grandson of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, joined by his criminal gang. The original Lupin III (manga), ''Lupin III'' manga began in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. Over fifty years after its creation, ''Lupin III'' remains popular, with a seventh anime series airing in 2021 and new Original net animation, ONAs released in 2023. Critical reception of the franchise has been largely positive across its various incarnations, with the appeal of the lead characters being noted as the primary factor of the series' success. The voice acting (in both Japanese and English versions) and soundtracks (especially those composed by Yuji Ohno) of the anime adaptations have also received similar compliments; however, several of the franchise's installments, most sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupin The Third
, also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese media franchise created by Monkey Punch. The series follows the endeavors of master thief Lupin III, grandson of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, joined by his criminal gang. The original ''Lupin III'' manga began in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. Over fifty years after its creation, ''Lupin III'' remains popular, with a seventh anime series airing in 2021 and new ONAs released in 2023. Critical reception of the franchise has been largely positive across its various incarnations, with the appeal of the lead characters being noted as the primary factor of the series' success. The voice acting (in both Japanese and English versions) and soundtracks (especially those composed by Yuji Ohno) of the anime adaptations have also received similar compliments; however, several of the franchise's installments, most specifically the television specials, have been criticized for b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
