Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)

Original title

ルパン三世 念力珍作戦

Directed by

Takashi Tsuboshima

Genre

adventure film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The grandson of a famous thief would rather be a wanderer than a criminal. He helps a woman escape from jail and they plan a big jewel heist. This draws the attention of his family's old enemies who send killers after him.

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What happens

Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (Japanese: ルパン三世 念力珍作戦, Hepburn: Rupan Sansei: Nenriki Chin Sakusen) is a 1974 Japanese action comedy film directed by Takashi Tsuboshima and based on the 1967–69 manga series Lupin III by Monkey Punch. It was the first film adaptation of the manga. In the film, the grandson of the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin has no interest in reviving his family's crime organization, and lives as a vagabond. After breaking his love interest Fujiko Mine out of prison, Lupin III joins her in an ambitious jewel heist. The event allows his family's traditional enemies to locate him, and Lupin has to survive attacks by their assassins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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