The secret of the Lupin family treasure is out: its location is written inside a dictionary once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte himself! When the dictionary turns up as the prize for a historic motor car race, the notorious Lupin the Third and his criminal cadre race the world's superpowers to win - or steal - the Dictionary and unearth his grandfather's legacy of riches!
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37 films
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
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The Castle of Cagliostro
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Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Movie · 1985
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
Movie · 1987
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
Movie · 1989
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Movie · 1990
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Movie · 1991
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Movie · 1992
Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger
Movie · 1993
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom
Movie · 1994
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Movie · 1995
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
Movie · 1995
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
Movie · 1996
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
Movie · 1996
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
Movie · 1997
Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis
Movie · 1998
Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files
Movie · 1999
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar
Movie · 2000
Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection
Movie · 2001
Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal
Movie · 2002
Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact
Movie · 2002
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
Movie · 2003
Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo
Movie · 2004
Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics
Movie · 2005
Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody
Movie · 2006
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog
Movie · 2007
Lupin the Third: Green vs Red
Movie · 2008
Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night
Movie · 2008
Lupin the Third: The Last Job
Movie · 2010
Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid
Movie · 2011
Lupin the Third: The Secret Page of Marco Polo
Movie · 2012
Lupin the Third: Princess of the Breeze
Movie · 2013
Lupin the Third: Italian Game
Movie · 2016
Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner
Movie · 2019
Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past
Movie · 2019
Lupin III: The First
Movie · 2019
LUPIN THE 3rd vs. CAT'S EYE
Movie · 2023
Cast
22 people
Yasuo Yamada
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Known for
Panda! Go Panda!
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Known for
Death Note
Basilisk
Eiko Masuyama
Fujiko Mine (voice)
Known for
Captain Future
Starzinger
Makio Inoue
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Known for
Samurai Champloo
Candy Candy
Gorō Naya
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Known for
Warriors of the Wind
Lupin the 3rd
Goro Naya
Inspector Koichi Zenigata
Keiko Toda
Chieko Kido (voice)
Known for
Kiki's Delivery Service
Mobile Suit Gundam
Tōru Ōhira
Heka (voice)
Known for
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Kei Yoshimizu
Robert Hawk (voice)
Akio Otsuka
McCallum (voice)
Known for
Mob Psycho 100
BAKI
Show Hayami
Eric (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Assassination Classroom
Tamio Ohki
Martin Beck (voice)
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Black Bullet
Osamu Dezaki Director · Hiroshi Kashiwabara Screenplay Kazuhiko Kato Story
First release January 1, 1991 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Italian, Japanese
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Production
TMS Entertainment
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ルパン三世 ナポレオンの辞書を奪え
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · January 1, 1991
TV · Italia 1
Japan · August 9, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 14, 2026 · TV · Mangas
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