It’s easy to imagine that the gang from Lupin the 3rd would have a certain level of admiration for the Ocean’s 8 film (and the previous films as well) so there’s some obvious fun in having Warner Bros. Japan bring together the two properties as Ocean’s 8 finally makes its debut in Japan. We get a pretty good look at the Ocean’s 8 film and it’s done through the eyes of the voice actor for Lupin, Kanichi Kurita.
Yuuichirou Yano directed it based on the series composition by Ichiro Okouchi. Hisao Yokobori worked on the character designs and Telecom Animation Film handled the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Daisuke Namikawa as Goemon Ishikawa, Kanichi Kurita as Arsene Lupin III, Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Daisuke Jigen, Kouichi Yamadera as Inspector Zenigata, Miyuki Sawashiro as Fujiko Mine, Inori Minase as Ami Enan, Kenjiro Tsuda as Albert Dandorojii, amd Nobunaga Shimazaki as Gorō Yadagarasu.
Miyuki Sawashiro will be singing “Seine no Kaze ni… (Adieu)” in the form of her character, Fujiko Mine.
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Property Concept: Arsène Lupin III is the grandson of world-famous thief Arsène Lupin, and he’s living up to his grandfather’s memory as a high-profile thief himself. Due to his infamy, Lupin III attracts the attention of the persistent Inspector Zenigata of the ICPO, as well as rival criminals. Lupin III’s criminal lifestyle even seeps into his love life. The main woman in Lupin III’s world is femme fatale Fujiko Mine, who Lupin III can never tell is working with or against him. Follow Lupin and his gunman partner Daisuke Jigen on their quest to own the world－or at least the valuable bits!
