The stickup that started it all! Lupin III and Fujiko are both after an ancient artifact Jigen is supposed to protect, while Goemon happens to be searching for his clan’s lost treasure nearby. Of course, Inspector Zenigata isn’t far behind. This is the story of our heroes’ very first meeting!
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Part of Lupin the Third Collection
37 films
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Movie · 1978
The Castle of Cagliostro
Movie · 1979
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
19 people
Kanichi Kurita
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Known for
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
Kan'ichi Kurita
Arsene Lupin III (voice)
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
Romi Park
Elenor (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Attack on Titan
Shūichirō Moriyama
Galvez (voice)
Known for
Porco Rosso
Terror in Resonance
Shunsuke Sakuno
Shade (voice)
No other roles listed
Jurota Kosugi
Brad (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Masaru Ikeda
Crawford (voice)
Known for
One Piece
Darker than Black
Ichiro Nagai
Detective George McFly (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Warriors of the Wind
Minoru Ohara Director · Shouji Yonemura Screenplay Kazuhiko Kato Story
United States release March 30, 2010 · Produced in Japan · Production Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
TMS Entertainment
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ルパン三世 EPISODE:0 ファーストコンタクト
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Canada · July 26, 2002
Physical
United States · March 30, 2010
Physical · Subtitled
United States
April 26, 2022 · Physical · Dubbed
Australia
March 30, 2010 · Physical
France
March 28, 2026 · TV · Mangas
Italy
December 25, 2003 · TV · Italia Teen Television
Japan
July 26, 2002 · TV
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