Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)
Rupan sansei: Babiron no Ôgon densetsu (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 40min
- Animation, Action
- 13 Jul 1985 (Japan)
- Movie
Lupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.
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Cast
| Yasuo Yamada | ... |
Lupin III (voice)
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| Eiko Masuyama | ... |
Fujiko Mine (voice)
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| Kiyoshi Kobayashi | ... |
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
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| Makio Inoue | ... |
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
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| Gorô Naya | ... |
Inspector Zenigata (voice)
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Toki Shiozawa | ... |
Rosetta (voice)
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| Maki Carousel | ... |
Marciano (voice)
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| Chikao Ôtsuka | ... |
Kowalski (voice)
(as Chikao Ohtsuka)
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Obon | ... |
Willy (voice)
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Kobon | ... |
Chin (voice)
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| Fumi Hirano | ... |
Caramel (voice)
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| Keiko Han | ... |
Qing Xiao (voice)
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Rihoko Yoshida | ... |
Zakskaya (voice)
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| Keiko Toda | ... |
Saranda (voice)
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| Saeko Shimazu | ... |
Lasagna (voice)
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| Ken'ichi Ogata | ... |
Sam (voice)
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Teiji Ômiya | ... |
Interpol Secretary (voice)
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Yûji Fujishiro | ... |
Tartini (voice)
(as Hiroshi Fujishiro)
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Noboru Taguchi | ... |
Millionaire (voice)
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Takurô Kitagawa | ... |
Delivery Man (voice)
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Shinya Ôtaki | ... |
Waiter (voice)
(as Susumu Otaki)
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Naoko Kawai | ... |
Young Rosetta (Special Guest Star) (voice)
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| Tony Oliver | ... |
Lupin III (voice)
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| Richard Epcar | ... |
Daisuke Jigen / Additional Voices (voice)
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| Lex Lang | ... |
Goemon Ishikawa XIII / Sam (voice)
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| Michelle Ruff | ... |
Fujiko Mine / Lasagna (voice)
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| Doug Erholtz | ... |
Inspector Zenigtata (voice)
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| Jamieson Price | ... |
Kowalski / Comissioner (voice)
(as Taylor Henry)
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| Christopher Corey Smith | ... |
Marciano (voice)
(as Chris Smith)
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| Ellyn Stern | ... |
Rosetta / Additional Voices (voice)
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Lauren Landa | ... |
Young Rosetta / Caramel (voice)
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| Cindy Robinson | ... |
Chinjao / Zakskaya / Saranda (voice)
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| Keith Silverstein | ... |
Willy / Additional Voices (voice)
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| Todd Haberkorn | ... |
Chin / Mike / Tartini / Additional Voices (voice)
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| Kyle Hebert | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Jose Argumedo | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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Directed by
| Seijun Suzuki | ||
| Shigetsugu Yoshida | ||
Written by
| Monkey Punch | ... | (comic) |
| Yoshio Urasawa | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Atsushi Yamatoya | ... | (screenplay) |
| Richard Epcar | ... | (adaptation: English version) |
Produced by
| Jose Argumedo | ... | producer |
| Yutaka Fujioka | ... | executive producer |
| Brady Hartel | ... | producer |
| Tetsuo Katayama | ... | producer |
| Hisashichi Sano | ... | producer |
| Hidehiko Takei | ... | producer |
| Robert J. Woodhead | ... | executive producer: AnimEigo |
Music by
| Yuji Ohno | ... | (as Yûji Ôno) |
Cinematography by
| Hajime Hasegawa | ||
Editing by
| Masatoshi Tsurubuchi | ||
Editorial Department
| Kazuko Takahashi | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
| Tsutomu Ishigaki | ||
Production Management
| Tadahito Matsumoto | ... | production manager |
| Takahisa Yokomizo | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rokô Ogiwara | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Junko Itô | ... | color designer |
| Tameo Kohanawa | ... | storyboard artist |
| Hidetoshi Owashi | ... | storyboard artist (as Den Kôga) |
| Ritsuko Utagawa | ... | color designer |
| Shigetsugu Yoshida | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Roe R. Adams III | ... | dialogue editor: English version |
| Eddie Correa Jr. | ... | adr engineer / sound mixer |
| Eddie J. Correa | ... | adr engineer / sound mixer |
| Richard Epcar | ... | adr director |
| Yukiyoshi Itokawa | ... | sound director: Miyata Onkyô |
| Satoshi Kato | ... | sound recordist |
| Masanobu Maeda | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kazuta Furubayashi | ... | camera operator |
| Hiroshi Kanai | ... | camera operator |
| Ken'ichi Kobayashi | ... | camera operator (as Kenichi Kobayashi) |
| Hôsaku Miura | ... | camera operator |
| Takashi Nomura | ... | camera operator |
| Masahide Okino | ... | camera operator (as Masahide Ueda) |
| Akio Saitô | ... | camera operator |
| Shinpei Sekimura | ... | camera operator (as Shinpei Sekimuro) |
| Moriyuki Yagi | ... | camera operator |
| Mitsunobu Yoshida | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Don Abe | ... | key animator |
| Mayumi Abe | ... | cel painter |
| Tsukasa Abe | ... | key animator |
| Yûzô Aoki | ... | animation director (as Yuzo Aoki) / character designer (as Yuzo Aoki) |
| Eiichi Endô | ... | key animator |
| Hiromi Endô | ... | inbetween checker |
| Chûsuke Fukuda | ... | key animator |
| Yoshinori Hirose | ... | background artist |
| Katsu Hisamura | ... | background artist (as Kazu Hisamura) |
| Mayumi Hodotsuka | ... | background artist |
| Masako Hoshino | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kei Hyôdô | ... | key animator (as Takashi Hyôdô) |
| Umanosuke Iida | ... | key animator (as Tsutomu Iida) |
| Aisa Ishigaki | ... | background artist |
| Jinzaburo Kaiho | ... | background artist |
| Katsunori Kaneko | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hirotsugu Kawasaki | ... | key animator |
| Mamoru Konno | ... | background artist |
| Mutsuo Koseki | ... | background artist |
| Toshiyuki Kubooka | ... | key animator |
| Rie Kubota | ... | cel painter |
| Kitarô Kôsaka | ... | key animator |
| Shoichi Maruyama | ... | key animator |
| Sayuri Matsumoto | ... | key animator |
| Yuko Matsuura | ... | background artist |
| Yoshinobu Michihata | ... | key animator |
| Hiroyuki Mitsumoto | ... | background artist |
| Tomoko Mitsutomi | ... | cel painter |
| Yoshitomo Miura | ... | inbetween checker |
| Hiromi Morikawa | ... | background artist |
| Seiji Muta | ... | key animator (as Kiyoshi Muta) |
| Yasuchika Nagaoka | ... | key animator |
| Kimiko Nezu | ... | background artist |
| Hiromasa Ogura | ... | background artist |
| Midori Okuzumi | ... | cel painter |
| Hiroyuki Onoda | ... | layout artist |
| Hidetoshi Owashi | ... | animation director / character designer |
| Tatsuo Ryûno | ... | animation director (as Tatsuo Yanagino) / character designer (as Tatsuo Yanagino) / key animator (as Ryuno Tatsuo) |
| Jun'ichirô Saitô | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hideaki Sakamoto | ... | key animator |
| Tsuneo Sakamoto | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masato Satô | ... | key animator |
| Tamotsu Satô | ... | background artist |
| Yasuhiro Seo | ... | key animator |
| Yukihiro Shibutani | ... | background artist |
| Kazutoshi Shimizu | ... | background artist |
| Takahiko Shôbu | ... | key animator |
| Kyôko Sugimoto | ... | background artist |
| Saburô Takada | ... | key animator |
| Hisako Takaoku | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masaya Takaoku | ... | inbetween artist |
| Chiyoshi Tanaka | ... | cel painter |
| Jirô Tanaka | ... | key animator |
| Tsukasa Tannai | ... | key animator |
| Yuki Tezuka | ... | inbetween artist |
| Satoshi Tokunaga | ... | background artist |
| Satoru Utsunomiya | ... | key animator |
| Hiroko Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shôjurô Yamauchi | ... | key animator (as Toshio Yamauchi) |
| Tsutomu Yanagida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masao Ôkubo | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hidetoshi Ômori | ... | key animator |
| Toshiko Ôno | ... | cel painter |
| Kiyomi Ôta | ... | background artist |
Music Department
| Yutaka Gôda | ... | music selection (as Yutaka Gohda) |
| Seiji Suzuki | ... | music director |
Additional Crew
| Richard Epcar | ... | ADR director: English version |
| Michael House | ... | subtitle timing / translator |
| Jun'ichi Iioka | ... | literary coordinator |
| Shin Kurokawa | ... | translator |
| Keiji Nagai | ... | production assistant |
| Toshiya Shinohara | ... | production assistant |
| Yoshiko Tagami | ... | titles |
| Hideo Takagu | ... | titles |
| Itaru Tamura | ... | production assistant |
| Masahito Yoshioka | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
- AnimEigo (2005) (United States) (VHS)
- AnimEigo (United States) (VHS)
- Divisa Home Video (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
- WR Filmes Cinema e Video (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ACT (cel painting)
- ACT (inbetween animation)
- AGU (inbetween animation)
- Anime International Company (AIC) (inbetween animation)
- Anime World Osaka (cel painting)
- Asahi Production (photography)
- Asia-Do (inbetween animation)
- Bebow (key animation)
- Daume (inbetween animation)
- Easy World (cel painting)
- Epcar Entertainment (adr production) (English version)
- GNC (inbetween animation)
- Gendai Seisaku Shûdan (background art)
- Ishigaki Production (background art)
- JP Studio Rental (key animation)
- Kino Production (cel painting)
- Kino Production (inbetween animation)
- Kitty Films (cel painting)
- Kitty Films (inbetween animation)
- Koshiko Production (inbetween animation)
- Kusama Art (inbetween animation)
- Last House (inbetween animation)
- Miyuki Production (cel painting)
- Miyuki Production (inbetween animation)
- Mushi Productions (cel painting)
- Nakamura Production (inbetween animation)
- Neo Media (inbetween animation)
- Nishiko Pro (inbetween animation)
- Oh Production (inbetween animation)
- Oh Production (key animation)
- Radical Party (inbetween animation)
- SHAFT (cel painting)
- Studio Angel (cel painting)
- Studio ArgoShip (inbetween animation)
- Studio Beam (cel painting)
- Studio CATS (cel painting)
- Studio DEEN (cel painting)
- Studio Dove (inbetween animation)
- Studio Gallop (inbetween animation)
- Studio Gallop (key animation)
- Studio Hoihoi (inbetween animation)
- Studio KOA (inbetween animation)
- Studio Kuma (inbetween animation)
- Studio Lions (inbetween animation)
- Studio MAX (inbetween animation)
- Studio Marine (cel painting)
- Studio NASA (inbetween animation)
- Studio OZ (cel painting)
- Studio Outside (inbetween animation)
- Studio Run Run (cel painting)
- Studio Sanshirô (inbetween animation)
- Studio Sunny (inbetween animation)
- Studio Sunny (key animation)
- Studio World (cel painting)
- Sunrise (cel painting)
- Sunrise (inbetween animation)
- T Nishimura (photography)
- TMS Photo (photography)
- Tama Production (inbetween animation)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (background art)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (cel painting)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (inbetween animation)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (key animation)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (recording studio)
- Tokyo Developing Laboratories (developing)
- Viola Sha (cel painting)
- Yuminsha (cel painting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In New York City, several stone tablets have been unearthed that tell a tale about the Gold of Babylon. 2 Mafia families are after it as well as Lupin the 3rd himself. An old drunken woman named Rosetta appears to know much about this treasure than meets the eye. While Zenigata has made a group of female partners that'll lure Lupin into handcuffs. But the race is on for the gold of Babel. Who is this Rosetta woman? and what is the connection between New York and the Gold? Written by J LeGault |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is notably the only Lupin film where he wears the pink jacket from Lupin III: Part III (1984). In most other features he wears either a red or green jacket. See more » |
| Goofs | In a scene where he and Jigen are spying on Lupin incapacitating Marciano's men, Goemon's fundoshi disappears between shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Rupan sansei: Chronicles (1997). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Manhattan Joke See more » |
| Quotes |
Jigen Daisuke:
I'm Jigen, a monster with a .3 second quick draw! See more » |