Lupin the Third Part II (season 4)
This is a list of season 4 episodes of the 1977–1980 Japanese animated television series Lupin the Third Part II (also known as Shin Lupin III or simply as Lupin III for the American market) produced by the Japanese animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha. The fourth and final season, which contains 52 episodes, aired between October 8, 1979 and October 6, 1980 on the Japanese television network NTV (Nippon Television). In 1994, episodes 145 and 155 (which were directed by Hayao Miyazaki under a pseudonym) appeared on VHS in the United States, dubbed in English, under the title Lupin III's Greatest Capers. These episodes marked Miyazaki's final involvement with the franchise. During the run of the fourth season, the second Lupin III animated film, The Castle of Cagliostro, premiered in Japanese theaters. This movie was also directed by Miyazaki and marked his directorial debut in feature films. The anime is based on the Lupin III manga written by Monkey Punch beginning in 1967.
| Lupin the Third Part II | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
 Title card used in Pioneer Entertainment's English release | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NTV (Nippon Television) |
| Original release | October 8, 1979 – October 6, 1980 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season can be distinguished from the other three by the different opening and ending themes. The opening theme for season four of Lupin III Part II is "Theme from Lupin III '80" by Yuji Ohno, while the ending theme is "Love Is Everything" by Noboru Kimura.
Episodes
Note: "English titles" are those found on the Crunchyroll streaming broadcast of the series, with alternate titles for episodes 145 and 155 coming from Streamline Pictures' VHS release of "Lupin III's Greatest Capers".
| No(s). in series |
No(s). in season |
Original Japanese title | English title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 1 | "The Most Dangerous Golden Bed" Transcription: "Mottomo Kiken-na Oogon Bed" (Japanese: もっとも危険な黄金ベッド) | "The Most Dangerous Golden Bed" | October 8, 1979 |
| 105 | 2 | "The Mystery of Demon's Head Island" Transcription: "Kaiki Onikubitoo ni Onna ga Kieta" (Japanese: 怪奇鬼首島に女が消えた) | "The Mystery of Demon's Head Island" | October 15, 1979 |
| 106 | 3 | "You're the Cat, I'm the Fish" Transcription: "Kima wa Neko Boku wa Katsuobushi" (Japanese: 君はネコぼくはカツオ節) | "A Cat for You! Dried Bonito for Me!" | October 22, 1979 |
| 107 | 4 | "The Curse of the Wedding Ring" Transcription: "Kekkon Yubiwa wa Noroi no Wana" (Japanese: 結婚指輪は呪いの罠) | "The Wedding Ring is a Cursed Trap" | October 29, 1979 |
| 108 | 5 | "Zantetsuken's Lament" Transcription: "Kanashimi no Zantetsuken" (Japanese: 哀しみの斬鉄剣) | "Iron Cutter Sword With Blues" | November 5, 1979 |
| 109 | 6 | "Lupin's Toughest Fight Ever" Transcription: "Lupin Shijoo Saidai no Kusen" (Japanese: ルパン史上最大の苦戦) | "Lupin Only Lives Twice" | November 12, 1979 |
| 110 | 7 | "Fujiko's Candid Photo" Transcription: "Gekisha Kore ga Fujiko da" (Japanese: 激写これが不二子だ) | "Sharp Shot! This is Fujiko" | November 19, 1979 |
| 111 | 8 | "Is the Invaders Safe Open?" Transcription: "Invader Kinko wa Hiraita ka?" (Japanese: インベーダー金庫は開いたか?) | "Enjoy the Invaders Game" | November 26, 1979 |
| 112 | 9 | "Goemon's Close Call" Transcription: "Goemon Kikiippatsu" (Japanese: 五ェ門危機一髪) | "Danger! Goemon" | December 3, 1979 |
| 113 | 10 | "Operation Chushingura" Transcription: "Sakusenna wa Chuushingura" (Japanese: 作戦名は忠臣蔵) | "OPERATION 'CHUSHINGURA" | December 10, 1979 |
| 114 | 11 | "The Secret of the First Supper" Transcription: "Meiga Saisho no Banshoku no Himitsu" (Japanese: 迷画最初の晩餐の秘密) | "The Secret of the First Supper" | December 17, 1979 |
| 115 | 12 | "Mona Lisa Smiles Twice" Transcription: "Mona Lisa wa Nido Warau" (Japanese: モナリザは二度微笑う) | "Mona Lisa Smiles Twice" | December 24, 1979 |
| 116 | 13 | "When's the 108th Bell?" Transcription: "108tsu no Kane wa Natta ka" (Japanese: 108つの鐘は鳴ったか) | "Has the Bells Rung 108 Times?" | December 31, 1979 |
| 117 | 14 | "The Bubble Gum Disguise Plan" Transcription: "Chewing Gum Hensoo Sakusen" (Japanese: チューインガム変装作戦) | "The Strategy of the Chewing Gum Disguise" | January 7, 1980 |
| 118 | 15 | "The Southern Cross Looked Like Diamonds" Transcription: "Minami Juujisei ga Dia ni Mieta" (Japanese: 南十字星がダイヤに見えた) | "Diamonds in the Southern Cross" | January 14, 1980 |
| 119 | 16 | "Lupin, Who Killed Lupin" Transcription: "Lupin o Koroshita Lupin" (Japanese: ルパンを殺したルパン) | "Lupin Kills Lupin" | January 21, 1980 |
| 120 | 17 | "Frankenstein Attacks Lupin" Transcription: "Frankenstein Lupin o Osou" (Japanese: フランケンシュタイン ルパンを襲う) | "Frankenstein Attacks Lupin" | January 28, 1980 |
| 121 | 18 | "The Treasure My Grandfather Left Behind" Transcription: "Ore no Jiisan ga Nokoshita Takaramono" (Japanese: オレの爺さんが残した宝物) | "A Treasure My Grandfather Left" | February 4, 1980 |
| 122 | 19 | "Rare Find: Napoleon's Fortune" Transcription: "Chinhakken Napoleon no Zaihoo" (Japanese: 珍発見ナポレオンの財宝) | "An Unusual End to an Expedition for Napoleon’s Treasure" | February 11, 1980 |
| 123 | 20 | "Paris Is for Thieves" Transcription: "Doroboo wa Pari de" (Japanese: 泥棒はパリで) | "Robbery in Paris" | February 18, 1980 |
| 124 | 21 | "1999: A Popcorn Odyssey" Transcription: "1999nen Popcorn no Tabi" (Japanese: 1999年ポップコーンの旅) | "Nineteen Ninety Nine Popcorn Trip" | February 25, 1980 |
| 125 | 22 | "The Big Oildollar Plot" Transcription: "Oildollar no Daibooryaku" (Japanese: オイルダラーの大謀略) | "The Scheme for Oil Dollars" | March 3, 1980 |
| 126 | 23 | "Together with Lupin to Hell" Transcription: "Jigoku e Lupin o Michizure" (Japanese: 地獄へルパンを道づれ) | "Take Lupin All The Way to Hell" | March 10, 1980 |
| 127 | 24 | "Direct Hit! Operation Dead Ball" Transcription: "Chokugeki! Deadball Sakusen" (Japanese: 直撃!デッドボール作戦) | "The Direct Attack! Dead Ball Strategy" | March 17, 1980 |
| 128 | 25 | "The Old Woman and Lupin Thievery Contest" Transcription: "Rooba to Lupin no Doroboo Kassen" (Japanese: 老婆とルパンの泥棒合戦) | "Lupin and An Old Woman's Scheme" | March 24, 1980 |
| 129 | 26 | "In Jigen, I Saw the Gentleness of a Man's Soul" Transcription: "Jigen ni Otokogokoro no Yasashisa o MIta" (Japanese: 次元に男心の優しさを見た) | "The Kindness Of Jigen is Seen" | March 31, 1980 |
| 130 | 27 | "Lupin Vs. the Mystery Man with Two Faces" Transcription: "Lupin tai Kaijin Nimensoo" (Japanese: ルパン対奇人二面相) | "Lupin vs The Man of Two Faces" | April 7, 1980 |
| 131 | 28 | "Two Goemons - the Mystery of Zantetsuken" Transcription: "Futari Goemon - Zantetsuken no Nazo" (Japanese: 二人五ェ門斬鉄剣の謎) | "The Secret of Goemon's Zantetsu Sword" | April 14, 1980 |
| 132 | 29 | "The Himalayan Holy Mountain Thieves' Cult" Transcription: "Reizan Himalaya no Doroboo Kyoodan" (Japanese: 霊山ヒマラヤの泥棒教団) | "The Himalayan Thief Group" | April 21, 1980 |
| 133 | 30 | "Keep Your Hands Off the Hot Treasure" Transcription: "Atsui Otakara ni Te o Dasu na" (Japanese: 熱いお宝に手を出すな) | "Don't Steal the Hot Treasure" | April 28, 1980 |
| 134 | 31 | "The Climactic Lupin Arrest Operation" Transcription: "Lupin Taihoo Choojoo Sakusen" (Japanese: ルパン逮捕頂上作戦) | "The Surrounded Summit Strategy" | May 5, 1980 |
| 135 | 32 | "Poison and Magic and Lupin III" Transcription: "Dokuyaku to Majutsu to Lupin Sansei" (Japanese: 毒薬と魔術とルパン三世) | "The Poison Trio" | May 12, 1980 |
| 136 | 33 | "Revenge of the Gold Butterfly" Transcription: "Gold Butterfly no Fukushuu" (Japanese: ゴールドバタフライの復讐) | "The Golden Butterfly takes Revenge" | May 19, 1980 |
| 137 | 34 | "The Magnificent Team-Play Operation" Transcription: "Kareinaru Teamplay Sakusen" (Japanese: 華麗なるチームプレイ作戦) | "Team Work" | May 26, 1980 |
| 138 | 35 | "The Treasure of Pompeii and Venomous Snakes" Transcription: "Pompeii no Hihoo to Dokuhebi" (Japanese: ポンペイの秘宝と毒蛇) | "Pompeii's Secret and the Treasure" | June 2, 1980 |
| 139 | 36 | "Steal Everything of Lupin's" Transcription: "Lupin no Subete o Nusume" (Japanese: ルパンのすべてを盗め) | "Steal Everything from Lupin" | June 9, 1980 |
| 140 | 37 | "Wolf, Run, Pig, Fall Down" Transcription: "Ookami wa Hashire Buta wa Korogare" (Japanese: 狼は走れ豚は転がれ) | "The Wolf Runs and the Pig Rolls" | June 16, 1980 |
| 141 | 38 | "1980 Moscow Revelation" Transcription: "1980 Moskwa Mokushiroku" (Japanese: 1980モスクワ黙示録) | "Apocalypse of Moscow 1980" | June 30, 1980 |
| 142 | 39 | "The Big Favorite Disappeared at the Grand Race" Transcription: "The Big Favorite Disappeared at the Grand Race" (Japanese: グランドレース消えた大本命) | "The Disappearing Favourite" | July 7, 1980 |
| 143 | 40 | "The Miami Bank Raid Anniversary" Transcription: "Miami Ginkoo Shuugeki Kinembi" (Japanese: マイアミ銀行襲撃記念日) | "The Miami Bank" | July 14, 1980 |
| 144 | 41 | "Fujiko's Close Call Rescue Operation" Transcription: "Fujiko Kikiippatsu Kyuushutsu Sakusen" (Japanese: 不二子危機一髪救出作戦) | "Hair breadth rescue operation for Fujiko" | July 21, 1980 |
| 145 | 42 | "Wings of Death - Albatross" Transcription: "Shi no Tsubasa Albatross" (Japanese: 死の翼アルバトロス) | "Albatross: Wings of Death" (Streamline) "Wings of Death, Albatross" (Crunchyroll) | July 28, 1980 |
| 146 | 43 | "Lupin's Splendid Failure" Transcription: "Lupin Kareinaru Haiboku" (Japanese: ルパン華麗なる敗北) | "Lupin is Defeated" | August 4, 1980 |
| 147 | 44 | "The Mermaid That Disappeared in the Midnight Sun" Transcription: "Byakuya ni Kieta Ningyo" (Japanese: 白夜に消えた人魚) | "The Mermaid That Disappear in the Midnight Sun" | August 1, 1980 |
| 148 | 45 | "The Target Is 555 Meters" Transcription: "Target wa 555 M" (Japanese: ターゲットは555M) | "The Target is Five Hundred and Fifty Five Meters Away" | August 18, 1980 |
| 149 | 46 | "The Treasure of Mecca Wore a Veil" Transcription: "Veil o Haida Mecca no Hihoo" (Japanese: ベールをはいだメッカの秘宝) | "Mecca Robbery" | August 25, 1980 |
| 150 | 47 | "Piano Symphony "Zoo"" Transcription: "Piano Kookyookyoku "Doobutsuen"" (Japanese: ピアノ交響曲「動物園」) | "Piano Symphony "Zoo"" | September 1, 1980 |
| 151 | 48 | "The Arrest Lupin Highway Operation" Transcription: "Lupin Taiho Highway Sakusen" (Japanese: ルパン逮捕ハイウェイ作戦) | "To Arrest Lupin, the Mission at Highway" | September 8, 1980 |
| 152 | 49 | "Jigen and a Hat and a Pistol" Transcription: "Jigen to Booshi to Kenjuu to" (Japanese: 次元と帽子と拳銃と) | "Jigen and The Hatless Pistol" | September 15, 1980 |
| 153 | 50 | "The Bills That Came from God" Transcription: "Kamisama no Kureta Satsutaba" (Japanese: 神様のくれた札束) | "Money from Heaven" | September 22, 1980 |
| 154 | 51 | "The Hexagon's Great Legacy" Transcription: "Hexagon no Ooinaru Isan" (Japanese: ヘクサゴンの大いなる遺産) | "Hexagon's Fabulous Legacy" | September 29, 1980 |
| 155 | 52 | "Farewell My Beloved Lupin" Transcription: "Saraba Itoshiki Lupin yo" (Japanese: さらば愛しきルパンよ) | "Aloha Lupin" (Streamline) "Thieves Love the Peace" (Crunchyroll) | October 6, 1980 |
References
- "Official Japanese website with episode listings". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- "Lupin III Encyclopedia - Second TV Series". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- House, Michael (1995), "Meet... Lupin III ...A Japanese Superhero!", Toon Magazine, Black Bear Press, 1.7: 25–30
Notes
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