Rupan sansei: Napoleon no jisho wo ubae (TV Movie 1991)

Rupan sansei: Napoleon no jisho wo ubae: Directed by Osamu Dezaki. With Yôsuke Akimoto, Show Hayami, Mitsuaki Hoshino, Michihiro Ikemizu. Lupin attends an old school car race from Madrid to Paris, and the grand prize is Napoleon’s Dictionary.

“Napoleonu0026#39;s Dictionary is a pretty good early Lupin special.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLupin is after Napoleonu0026#39;s Dictionary because, as you could imagine, it has information that can lead to a treasure. Lupin enters an old fashioned car race with the dictionary as the prize, and his gunslinger partner Jigen comes along for the ride. Fujiko is of course also after the treasure, and the classy samurai Goemon shows up to help his friends.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is one of the less elaborate Lupin stories, feeling more like an extended episode of the TV series than a movie. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it does lack the epic feel of some of the other specials.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWe have some very fun stuff from Goemon, heu0026#39;s especially eccentric in this one. Zenigata and Lupin have some laugh out loud scenes handcuffed together, and Jigen like usual is the straight man to balk at Lupinu0026#39;s antics. Fujiko does have less screen time in this than Iu0026#39;d like though, her fun sex appeal is always a nice touch.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot in this one does give some brief attention to Lupinu0026#39;s grandfather Arsene Lupin, and father Lupin II. This is a nice touch for fans of the series.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, this is your typical Lupin caper. A solid entry, but not one that stands out. Itu0026#39;s a fun watch, with a laid back feel, jazzy music, and some hilarious comedy. Lupin fans, you may as well give this one a watch.”