Episode 0: The First Contact (2002)

Original title

ルパン三世 EPISODE:0 ファーストコンタクト

Directed by

Minoru Ohara

Genre

animation, tv movie, action, comedy, crime

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This film shows how master thief Lupin and his crew first got together. They meet for the first time and start their first heist as a team.

playfulenergeticadventurouslightheartednostalgicfast-pacedquirkycomedic

What happens

Lupin the 3rd Episode 0: The First Contact (ルパン三世 EPISODE:0 ファーストコンタクト, Rupan Sansei Episōdo Zero Faasuto Kontakuto) is the fourteenth Lupin III television special. It premiered on Nippon Television in 2002, as part of the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Lupin III TV series. The special depicts the first meeting of Lupin and the rest of his gang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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