Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)

ルパン三世 ルパンVS複製人間

Sometimes, being able to put together a world-class art collection takes a thief... this time it takes an extraordinary thief!

While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.

Date of release
1978-12-16
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (125)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director
Soji Yoshikawa
Collection
Lupin the Third Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Lupin III

Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo, also known as Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo, is a 1978 Japanese adult animated science fiction action adventure comedy film. It is the first animated feature film based on the 1967–69 manga series Lupin III by Monkey Punch. The film was originally released in Japan as Lupin III , but was later retitled to Lupin III: Lupin vs. the Clone . Directed by Sōji Yoshikawa, who co-wrote the screenplay with Atsushi Yamatoya, the film was produced by animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha and distributed by Toho.

Production

The Mystery of Mamo was produced while the second Lupin III television series was being broadcast, and was created with the intention of making a film that was aesthetically and thematically faithful to Monkey Punch's original manga, as censorship standards of the time prevented such content being reproduced for TV animation. Due to an increased popularity of the first series, staff who had worked on that series were assembled to make the film.

Mamo was Tokyo Movie Shinsha's first full-length feature production. The movie was given a budget of 500 million yen, comparable to major live action films at the time and unheard of for an animated production. Production lasted for 15 months and involved 1,315 members of staff. The storyboard was 575 pages. 62,000 cel sheets were used in the animation, compared to 5,000 cels used in an average half-hour TV animation.

Mamo's name is taken from the villain Kyousuke Mamo who had appeared in the manga and first TV series. His physical design was inspired by Swan, Paul Williams' character in the 1974 musical horror film Phantom of the Paradise, and represents a monster who is both a boy and an old man at the same time. The characters Special Presidential Aide Starky and Special Agent Gordon are parodies of Henry Kissinger and G.

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