Japan Synopsis
ルパン三世 ヘミングウェイ・ペーパーの謎
A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of the war, Lupin must tackle this challenge alone. As the war rages on, can Lupin secure the treasure and keep Goemon and Jigen from killing each other?!
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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: The Hemingway Papers itself).
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers holds position #77 of 114 Japan films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1990.
The 810th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (54th percentile) outruns trending popularity (30th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,462 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,348 of 1,714 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | March 1, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0834582 |