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Lupin The 3rd Part III
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Part of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, it is the third anime television adaptation of the ''Lupin III'' manga series created by Monkey Punch. The series aired on Yomiuri TV, Nippon Television and other NNS stations between March 3, 1984 and November 6, 1985. Among English-speaking fans, the series is commonly known as the "Pink Jacket" series in reference to the title character's outfit, which replaces ''Part I''s green jacket and '' Part II''s red jacket with a bright pink one. The feature film '' Legend of the Gold of Babylon'' (1985) was released in theaters during the original broadcast run of this television series, and was the first film in the ''Lupin III'' franchise to feature the pink jacket with the second one being the 2023 original net animation ''Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye''. Premise The series centers on the adventures of Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VAP (company)
(initials of Video & Audio Project) is a Japanese entertainment company, headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. Artists * Momoko Kikuchi * Omega Tribe, in its incarnations in the 80s and early 90s, including: ** Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe *** In addition, Sugiyama was the lead singer of Omega Tribe in the early-to-mid-80s and, upon the band's dissolution in 1985, was signed to VAP as a Solo act until 1990 and again from 2000 to 2010. ** 1986 Omega Tribe ** Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe * Coldrain (2008–2017) * Concerto Moon * Eastern Youth * Edge of Spirit * Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas (2010–2017) * Galneryus * Girls on the Run * Aya Hisakawa * Nightmare (Japanese band) (2006–2011) * Nobuyuki Hiyama * Last Alliance * Maximum the Hormone (2002–2018) * NoisyCell * Hajime Mizoguchi * Toshiyuki Morikawa * Yuji Ohno (LUPINTIC Label) * Ogre You Asshole * Pay Money to My Pain * Saber Tiger * Momok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin () is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine '' Je sais tout''. The first story, " The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", was published on 15 July 1905. Lupin is often described as the criminal counterpart to Sherlock Holmes, often encountering "Herlock Sholmès" in his own adventures. The character has also appeared in a number of books by other writers as well as numerous film, stage play, comic book and television adaptations. The main character of Netflix series Lupin is inspired by the thief. Antecedents Arsène Lupin was a literary descendant of Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail's fictional character Rocambole, whose adventures were published from 1857 to 1870. Like Rocambole, Lupin is often a force for good while operating on the wrong side of the law. Lupin shares similarities with E. W. Hornung's gent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorō Naya
was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He was part of Theatre Echo all his career, and was the older brother of actor and voice actor Rokurō Naya. Biography Gorō Naya was born on 17 November 1929 in Hokkaidō. At the age of 15, he joined the Kamikaze, believing "My life is to die for His Majesty the Emperor." Afterwards he thought he lost "things that take youth", and then attended Ritsumeikan University, becoming a dialect coach, specialising in that of Kyoto and finding himself interested in acting: "Eventually, I started thinking, "Hey, maybe you should do this." That's what started it. Until then, I had never thought about acting at all." Before joining Theater Echo in 1959, he acted at the children’s stage company Todo and at Ina no Kai, and performed in radio drama, gaining an affinity for narration. He also developed a love of the stage, saying "Even if the content is the same, the atmosphere, including the play, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makio Inoue
was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is most noted for his two longstanding roles, as the title character in Captain Harlock from 1978 through the 1980s and 1990s, and Goemon Ishikawa XIII of ''Lupin III'' from 1977 to 2011. Career Inoue's childhood of watching mobile theater troupes gave him a longing to be an actor, and by the time he was in high school, he was appearing in TV movies. At the time, he also admired poets, and his stage name “Makio (Inoue himself uses the English name “Maqio”).” was derived from his pen name at that time. Around 1960, he and a friend founded a theater company influenced by Underground culture and began working as stage actors. However, the money to maintain the stage soon disappeared and his life became difficult, so he decided that he had to earn money. It was then that he was invited by an acquaintance to audition for the Japanese dubbed version of the TV series “ The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” and was chosen for the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Masuyama
was a Japanese actress and narrator. She worked for Aoni Production. She was most known for originating the roles of Fujiko Mine (''Lupin III''), Honey Kisaragi (''Cutie Honey''), and Bakabon's Mama ('' Tensai Bakabon''). Early life Eiko Masuyama was born on April 22, 1936, the youngest of four sisters. When she was young she spoke slowly. Her teacher told her "You can't talk properly". At age 12, she joined the Children's Theater Company to improve her speech. She studied under Miyoko Asō, overcoming the complex. She later became interested in acting.2017年6月『NHK ラジオ深夜便 時代を創った声』出演時の発言より Career When Masuyama was too old for the children's company, Sanno theatrical company was launched by actors Sandayū Dokumamushi and Yasushi Inayoshi. She became a member of Aoni Production in the 1960s.神谷明「増山江威子」『みんな声優になりたかった 神谷明と25人の声優たち』主婦の友社、1994年1月6日 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He was attached to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was a graduate of the arts department of Nihon University. He was best known for his role as Daisuke Jigen in the '' Lupin the Third'' series, voicing the character for over 50 years. He also voiced roles in '' Humanoid Monster Bem'' (as Bem), the ''Droopy'' cartoons (as the Wolf) and '' Shazzan'' (as Shazzan); Kobayashi was the official dub-over voice of James Coburn and Lee Marvin for Japan. History Since junior high school, Kobayashi had excelled in English and had vague aspirations of becoming a writer in the future. After graduating from high school, he took the entrance examination for the University of Tokyo, but failed because he took the French literature course instead of the English literature course due to the trend at the time, and also failed in his re-take the following year. Therefore, he was still open for admission after that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuo Yamada
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. His most famous role was Arsène Lupin III from the ''Lupin III'' series, starting in 1971 and ending in 1995. He was also the official Japanese dubbing voice actor of Clint Eastwood and Jean-Paul Belmondo. Early life Yamada was born in Tokyo, Japan. Coming from a family of government officials, Yamada's father worked for the Bank of Japan, but died when Yamada was three years old. After that, he was raised by his mother. In 1945, Yamada entered the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School. While in school, he was passionate about baseball, but he also loved movies and even took time off from classes to go to the cinema. One day, he was attracted to Danny Kaye's comical performance in the comedy film " The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," and began to yearn to be a comedic actor who could perform comedies that amuse others. When Yamada took the university entrance examination, he applied to the University of Tokyo. His re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koichi Zenigata
, usually called and formerly Heiji Zenigata VII, is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series ''Lupin III'', which debuted in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. He is named after the famous fictional Japanese detective Zenigata Heiji, of whom he is a descendant. Throughout the series, Zenigata acts as a foil to Lupin III who constantly tries to capture him at all costs, only for the latter to escape in the end. Despite holding a grudge against him, he is forced to side with him on some occasions whenever there’s a greater threat. He is the star of the live action ''Inspector Zenigata'' TV series and portrayed by Ryohei Suzuki, making it the second ''Lupin III''-based property not to star Lupin as the protagonist. Creation Inspector Zenigata was conceived as Lupin's arch rival to create a "human Tom and Jerry". Monkey Punch said that he believed the ''Lupin III'' story could never end but that if he had to, both Zenigata and Lupin woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishikawa Goemon
was the leader of a group of bandits during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan. Over time, and especially during the Edo period (1603-1867), his life and deeds became a center of attention, and he became known as a legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and other valuables to give to the poor. He and his son were boiled alive in public after their failed assassination attempt on the Sengoku period warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His legend lives on in contemporary Japanese popular culture, often giving him greatly exaggerated ninja skills. Biography There is little historical information on Goemon's life, and as he has become a folk hero, his background and origins have been widely speculated upon. In his first appearance in the historical annals, in the 1642 biography of Hideyoshi, Goemon was referred to simply as a thief. As his legend became popular, various anti-authoritarian exploits were attributed to him, including a supposed assassination attempt against the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goemon Ishikawa XIII
is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series ''Lupin III'', which debuted in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. Goemon is a thirteenth generation descendant of the renegade samurai Ishikawa Goemon. He is famous for a reticent personality coupled by apparent unlimited skill in martial arts and swordsmanship with his sword , known in the anime as . A partner with Arsène Lupin III and Daisuke Jigen, he tends to join their exploits only on a when-interested basis. Creation Goemon is unique to the series as he was the only character not there from the beginning. Monkey Punch stated that, as none of the existing cast seemed especially Asian, he added Goemon as "a very traditional Japanese male character" to balance the manga. As such, Goemon was primarily based on the character Kyūzō, the master swordsman of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film ''Seven Samurai''; from the role came Goemon's strict demeanor and fast draw blade, as well as the long-faced count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femme Fatale
A ( , ; ), sometimes called a maneater, Mata Hari, or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and Seduction, seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to enchant, entice and hypnotize her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as verging on supernatural; hence, the ''femme fatale'' today is still often described as having a power akin to an enchantress, seductress, witch, having power over men. Femmes fatales are typically villainous, or at least morally ambiguous, and always associated with a sense of wiktionary:mystification, mystification, and unease.Mary Ann Doane, ''Femme Fatales'' (1991) pp. 1–2 The term originates from the French phrase '':fr:Femme fatale, femme fatale'', which means 'deadly woman' or 'lethal woman'. A ''femme fatale'' tries to achieve her hidden purpose by using feminine wiles such as beauty, charm, or sexual al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiko Mine
is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series ''Lupin III'', which debuted in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. She is a professional criminal and spy who regularly uses her attractiveness to fool her targets. Unlike the rest of the ''Lupin III'' cast, Fujiko's physical appearance changes for most installments in the franchise. She is the star of the fourth ''Lupin III'' anime television series, 2012's '' The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'', making it the first to not star Lupin III as the protagonist. Throughout the manga and anime, Fujiko serves as Lupin's on-and-off love interest and rival, with the former exploiting the latter's weakness for women for personal gain. Despite being considered untrustworthy amongst his associates, Lupin nevertheless adores Fujiko and will do anything to impress her. Though later installments tend depict her as being loyal to the gang, her tendency to double cross when necessary remains largely intact. Creation As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
