Japan Synopsis
ルパン三世 お宝返却大作戦！！
After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even better treasure to gain.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure sits at position #135.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
6.8
TMDB Rating
69
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #2,525 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,674 of 2,532 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TMS Entertainment, Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | January 1, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0834585 |