Synopsis
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) is the franchise's first theatrical anime feature, and you can watch it online on iFILM. Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin III leaps off the pages of Monkey Punch's manga and onto the big screen.
The setup is gloriously silly: Lupin is hanged, then turns up the next morning very much alive, with no idea how. Chasing the answer, he drags along gunman Jigen, swordsman Goemon and the double-crossing Fujiko, only to collide with Mamo — a tiny, ancient creature who has been cheating death for millennia and means to live forever. Inspector Zenigata, naturally, is never far behind.
Director Soji Yoshikawa folds heist comedy into pulpy sci-fi about cloning, a bold mix for 1978. The hand-drawn chase bounces across the globe and barely stops to breathe. If you only know Lupin from the later TV runs, this is where the big-screen version begins. Stream The Mystery of Mamo (1978) online on iFILM.
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