Japan Synopsis
ルパン三世 ルパンVS複製人間
Interpol Inspector Zenigata embarks to Egypt in hot pursuit of world's most wanted master thief, Lupin the Third, who is seeking a stone artifact with his partners, Jigen and Goemon. Notorious femme fatale, Fujiko Mine is also after the stone, lured by the promise of eternal youth and beauty by the sinister and enigmatic scientist known as Mamo. It all leads to Mamo's hideaway, where Lupin discovers the madman's dark secret and a fiendish scheme that threatens the entire planet! Now, it's up to Lupin to stop the insane Mamo before he can complete his 10,000 year-old plans of world domination.
The 1977–1979 Japan Window
52 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo sits at position #21.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,138 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,474 of 2,532 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Telecom Animation Film |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | December 16, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0078187 |
| Official Site | tmsanime.com |