Japan Synopsis
ルパン三世 1$マネーウォーズ
“Outbid by a buck!”
Master thief Lupin the Third and his friends have to compete with a greedy banker and her minions to help solve a mystery leading to a treasure that is said to hold history's most powerful rulers.
Other Titles From VAP
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar itself).
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar holds position #119 of 205 Japan films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 64 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 1020 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 63 other Japan films in 2000.
The 1289th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
30 audience reviews — more than 50% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (50th percentile) outruns trending popularity (27th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,969 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,175 of 1,714 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | VAP, Kyokuichi-Tokyo Movie |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | July 28, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0461570 |