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Japanese Live Action Movie, 'Lupin The Third' Coming to Cinemas in October!
By InCinemas / 01 Sep 2014 (Monday)
The highly-anticipated Japanese movie Lupin the Third will be screening in Singapore theatres from 16 October! Check out the trailer below!
Lupin III (ルパン三世 Rupan Sansei), is a 1967 Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch (Katō Kazuhiko) that follows the incredible feats and adventures of Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series which is often described as a French counterpart to the creation Sherlock Holmes.
Shun Oguri will play the lead role of Lupin. Tetsuji Tamayama (Casshern) will play the pistol- wielding Daisuke Jigen, while Gou Ayano (Rurouni Kenshin) plays the character of the skilled swordsman Goemon Ishikawa. The seductive temptress and Lupin love-interest Fujiko Mine will be played by Meisa Kuroki (Crow Zero II). Actor Tadanobu Asano, last seen in “Thor: The Dark World” as Hogun the Grim, is playing Detective Kōichi Zenigata. Directed by Ryūhei Kitamura (Godzilla: Final Wars) and script written by Mataichirō Yamamoto (Crows Zero). Rounding out the cast are Jerry Yan (Meteor Garden) who plays an original character named Michael Lee, a character described as an adversarial rival of Lupin's. Also starring South Korean singer Kim Joon and Thai actor Thanayong Wongtrakul (The Man from Nowhere). Filming took place in Japan and Thailand.
This year, Ryuhei Kitamura will direct the latest live-action film of “Lupin The Third” in a contemporary world. It will focus on how the main characters meet for the first time, conspiring to become the swiftest and greatest thieves in history.
[Synopsis]
Considered the world's greatest thief, Lupin III travels the globe, stealing priceless objects and announcing his intentions via calling card before pulling off the heist. Joining him are expert marksman and Lupin right-hand man Daisuke Jige, master swordsman Goemon Ishikawa XIII who is said to possess a sword and skills that can cut anything, and femme fatale Fujiko Mine who is a fellow thief and also Lupin’s love interest. Pursuing them across the globe is Inspector Koichi Zenigata, who has made it his life mission to catch the master thief. Will Lupin III succeed the legacy of his grandfather? How will he infiltrate a massive security fortress to steal the world’s most precious jewellery?
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