Japan Synopsis
ルパン三世 生きていた魔術師
“The toughest enemies die hard or is it that more like hardly die?”
Lupin steals an extraordinary gem from a Mediterranean party, only to be interrupted by Pycal, the trickster "magician" who had apparently died fighting Lupin early in his career. Pycal, now armed with real magical abilities, is determined to take revenge.
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal sits at position #185.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,590 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,171 of 2,532 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TMS Entertainment, VAP, TFC |
| Runtime | 57m |
| Release Date | April 3, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0420138 |
| Official Site | lupin-3rd.net |