Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
1989 1h 37m movie Film Japan

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

ルパン三世 バイバイ・リバティー・危機一発!

“New York City is in crisis. Is this goodbye for Lady Liberty?”

Synopsis

ルパン三世 バイバイ・リバティー・危機一発!

“New York City is in crisis. Is this goodbye for Lady Liberty?”

Foiled repeatedly by the predictions of Interpol's supercomputer, Lupin has settled down. His partner Jigen asks him to pull one last heist: recover the Super Egg, a massive diamond hidden somewhere inside the Statue of Liberty.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Action + Animation in Japan

1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty itself).

The 1988–1990 Japan Window

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty holds position #60 of 110 Japan films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988
  2. Chibi Maruko-chan
    #2

    Chibi Maruko-chan

    ★ 9.0 · 1990
  3. Ranma ½
    #3

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989
  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988
  5. Moomin
    #5

    Moomin

    ★ 8.4 · 1990
  6. Dragon Ball Z
    #6

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989
  7. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #7

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989
  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

The 1980s Japan Landscape

1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 44 titles released, including Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (280 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 43 other Japan films in 1989.

The 776th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

45
Reviews
62nd
Review-volume percentile
42nd
Popularity percentile

45 audience reviews — more than 62% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
45
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,761 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,094 of 1,714 (top 64%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesNippon Television Network Corporation, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Runtime1h 37m
Release DateApril 1, 1989
IMDbtt0834581
Official Sitetmsanime.com

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