About
Skilled thief Arsène Lupin, hidden in the guise of an elegant gentleman, capable of the most amazing costumes, appearing as the protagonist of several novels by Maurice Leblanc (1864 Rouen, Perpignan 1941). He invented the character of gentleman thief in 1905, when it was published the story "The Arrestation D'Arsène Lupin" in the magazine Je sais tout. In 1907 he was the first published novel, Arsene Lupin, "cambrioleur Gentleman" ("Lupin, the gentleman thief"). Maurice LeBlanc, invented in those early years the character of Lupin, certainly will never have imagined that long after, back in Japan, a great-grandson its Arsène Lupin (Lupin III that is) would have been so successful around the world. Despite its negative role, Lupin becomes a folk hero, with style and class, with whom Leblanc lives until 1939, two years before his death. His Lupin is naturally smart and intelligent, but also cold and determined, romantic and altruista.E 'player of less than 54 between stories and novels, of a single work of 1908, a comedy of 1941, an act for the radio in 1936, and some movies. The novels and stories, of course available in France, are constantly re-released in Japan, where his celebrity Lupin must also (and especially) to her great nephew. Until recently it was possible to find in Italy, Unfortunately, only one volume of short stories: Arsene Lupin, Mondadori, 1987.
The Monkey Punch Manga
born Manga Action in 1967 and with her the first "manga" (comic strip) with the cover Lupin (Rupan Sansei). On 10 August 1967, he published the first adventure, the brilliant mangaka (cartoonist) is Kazuhiko Kato, now known by his stage name Monkey Punch
. Kazuiko create personages as a probable descendant of the famous Arsène Lupin has always known and admired in Japan. The adventures of Lupin and his associates are basted, as well as breathtaking action scenes and comedy, by strong erotic grotesque and bizarre situations that contributed to food le correnti della rivoluzione sessuale nel Giappone. I manga cessarono, così, di essere solo una forma di intrattenimento infantile. Infatti date le ricorrenti allusioni sessuali, il manga è rivolto in particolare ad un pubblico adulto, più precisamente agli universitari. Ma, esattamente per lo stesso motivo, è tra i liceali che suscita il maggior entusiasmo.
La prima serie cartacea di Lupin andrà avanti per cinque anni, sino alla fine dell'aprile 1972. Il 23 giugno 1977 Monkey Punch metterà mano alla seconda, col risultato di far raddoppiare le vendite di Action. La sera dell'uscita della prima di queste nuove puntate, in tutta Tokyo è impossibile trovare una sola copia della rivista. Quattro anni dopo, nel maggio del 1981, la conclusione. Nell'episodio intitolato Kanketsuhen (Capitolo Finale), Lupin, assieme ai suoi compagni, si ritrova su un isolotto deserto, che esplode davanti ad un attonito Zenigata. A galla sull'acqua rimangono una fondina, una pistola, una spada ed un reggiseno. Ma non è da escludere l'ennesima trovata di Lupin, seguita da una delle sue solite fughe rocambolesche. E' infatti lo stesso Monkey Punch a vagheggiare la promessa di un seguito. Nel numero successivo di Action appare un episodio a sorpresa, con un giovanissimo Lupin alle prese con Zenigata, già adulto sprovvisto però di impermeabile e cappello. In effetti, la terza serie dei manga di Lupin viene alla luce, ma solo nel 1997. Monkey Punch ne è solo il curatore, because a draw is a manga artist named Shusay on texts Satozumi Takaguchi. The stories are inspired by the TV series, and the line is inspired by the first and Cagliostro. Appeared in Weekly Manga Action and Action 2. Masatsuki Yamakami, but are dealt with in the new series, which started in 1998, and currently always serialized in Weekly Manga Action. Yamakami feature is similar to the stretch of the second Lupin series, and the frequent use nudity.
Film Pilot In 1968, thanks to the mind of Gisaburo Sugii, the idea of \u200b\u200bmaking a cartoon Lupin III. At that time, Sugii had founded the "ART FRESH" he received on contract work from the Mushi and Tokyo Movie. And it was the owner of this Last, Yutaka Fujioka, Suggi showed that the cartoon Monkey Punch to transform it into cartoon. Lupin III was very "different" from the cartoon drawings of the age of the first comic is not very "Japanese" very nervous and wiry, short, far short of the round in which the children were accustomed. But the idea of \u200b\u200ba subject full of eroticism and anarchy, which can saltarei old preconceptions, Fujioka does believe they can make a feature film to be shown at the cinema. It is then placed in a yard
"Pilot Film" be submitted to the house distributor Toho ... but the direction is not headed by Masaaki Osumi Sugii but accepts without hesitation. All this happened despite le resistenze di Monkey Punch, che non vedeva di buon occhio i cartoni giapponesi dell'epoca. La produzione viene svolta dalla "A PRODUCTIONS", tra gli altri Yasuo Otsuka e Tsutomu Shibayama, la quale però lavorandoci soltanto nei ritagli di tempo ci impiega oltre un anno. Realizzato con un tratto sporco molto vicino al fumetto, il contenuto punta molto sull'erotismo e la commedia slapstick. Per problemi di budget la Toho si tira indietro e il film compresso nel formato televisivo (e così raddoppiato) trova terreno fertile nell'emittente di Osaka YTV (Yomiuri Television), la quale insieme alla Tokyo Movie era reduce dal successo di "Kyojin no Hoshi" (La stella dei Giants). Avuta carta bianca Osumi sceglie, in controccorenza, come sceneggiatore Atsushi Yamatoya which coming from the "real cinema" is his first experience in the animation world. Yamatoya write the screenplay for the second episode (originally intended for the Toho film ever) will be considered his masterpiece. A Yasuo Otsuka was assigned as director of animation TV series. Otsuka-conformist by nature take the opportunity to pounce. Otsuka and Osumi agree that in Lupin III objects and cars will have to be realistic reproductions of reality. Fond of weapons and equipment, Otsuka draws so with meticulous precision all the details. The Walther P38
of Lupin, but Mauser, Beretta, Luger, Stenmark, MP and what else. The cars are no different;
The Mercedes Benz SSK (model 1928), the car strongly desired by Osumi to Lupin, the Alpine Renault A110 driven by Fujiko in the First Episode, the funny triruote Messerschmidt of Paikal (Whisky in Italy ) in the second episode
"The invisible barrier" , Triumph, Jaguar, Alfa Romeo
, Citroen, Austin ... He had never seen anything like it!
The First TV
19:30 am on 24 October 1971 in full golden time, transmitted the first episode of "Lupin Moet iru ka ...?" or "Lupin burning ...?" This title is the famous quote attributed to Hitler as the Allies were about to enter the French capital, he asked furious if his order to destroy it was executed: "Paris is burning ...?". (In Italy the title is transferred
"quatrro trap on wheels" ). The ratings mark 6.5% (today would be in the media) but then averaged 20% ... Osumi and Otsuka had already worked together and the agreement was good but when the series is hit by the crisis of the plays, the director leaves. The veteran Otsuka then asked to help two of his old acquaintances:
Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Osumi and his screenwriters had set the standard until the 12th episode, and some episodes had already entered the design phase. When Miyazaki and Takahata are called to change the series, are costretti a eliminarecompletamente circa 5 episodi, provocando una diaspora tra i sceneggiatori. I due risistemano gli Story-Board a partire dal 6° episodio, ma è dal 14° che Lupin III acquista definitivamente lo stile di Miyazaki. (Nei titoli di coda i "due" appariranno soltanto dal 17° episodio). Il cambiamento più evidente è in Fujiko che perde i suoi lunghi capelli, in parte la sua carica erotica e anche la sua amata Harley-Davidson. Nel episodio 16 si intravede una Citroen 2CV e la Mercedes Benz "di Osumi" viene sostituita dalla famosa Fiat 500. Queste scelte non sono casuali: Otsuka è un orgoglioso possessore della mitica utilitaria italiana, e Miyazaki guida la rustica 2CV, ma soprattutto il "socialista" Miyazaki non tollerava the job of thief Lupin, dandy on board a luxury car stealing checombatte boredom. With the Fiat 500 Lupin wants to reconnect to the masses, but in general all the stories that are more linear and strongly point on the action and gags. Despite all the ratings are delll'8, 8% and YTV decides to discontinue the series episode 23 in advance. In 1976, the fifth replica of the series shows a mean index of 27% with peaks of 32% ... ... The Tokyo Movie receives 10,000 letters from fans asking for a new series ... And the rest ... 'HISTORY! Maasaki Osumi, now recognized as a scorer Lupin III and unique, will be called by TMS in 1993 to direct the television special ... ... "Lupin Ansatsu Shiree "(or" The order to kill Lupin ").
Lupin the 3rd in Italy
In 1979, the Lupin's first edition was aired in Italy in various local area networks (Rete 4, RTV38). It has a adjustment is not always perfect, but at least did not suffer any "censorship." The opening theme faithfully reproduces the images of the last initials of the first Japanese series, consisting of various scenes from episodes 8 ° 11 ° and 15 °, while the song
"Planet O" was replaced in Italy in "Lupin '71." In 1987, a second edition was edited by former Fininvest when he bought all three series. It was adapted and changed some voice actors, and if this did improve un po' la qualità globale, certamente bene non hanno fatto gli adattamenti assurdi ed i tagli alle scene che sono state ritenute "d'imbarazzo" per i bambini... togliendo i dialoghi "sconci" e le inquadrature delle lettere giapponesi; mischiarono le puntate con quelle della 2a serie. Questa operazione di "taglia e cuci" è particolarmente odiosa, ad esempio si vedono dei fermi immagine di Jigen appena dopo aver sparato e si sente il nemico che urla "aaahhh..". Venne anche tolta la sigla "Planet O" e sostituita con "Lupin, l'incorreggibile Lupin", che ha come immagini un collage preso da alcuni episodi della terza serie.
I Film e i TV Special A partire dalla fine degli anni settanta Lupin si è confrontato even over long distances, and since then there have been several feature films and not, and TV specials dedicated to him. The first movie comes out December 16, 1978 in one of the largest cinema in Tokyo, and is titled simply Rupan Sansei. Following are assigned to various subtitles including Mamo No Ichien (The first copy of Mamo) and Vs Fukusei Ningen (Against Man Immortal), while in Italy it is known as The Adventures of Lupin III, who like Lupin III - The Stone of Wisdom. TMS produces, under the direction of Sooji Yashikawa, author, coupled with Atsushi Yamatoya, also wrote the script. The character design is the layout of Yuzo Aoki and Tsutomu Shibayama. Mamo Lupin is struggling with a being attempting to flee, aided by Fujiko, the stone that our hero has stolen from a pyramid. The stone keeps the secret of immortality, and Mamo want to use it (needless to say) to subjugate humanity. Lupin and Fujiko discover that Mamo is nothing but a giant brain, and the deformed man who is a clone, created in secret laboratories of his island. Mamo tries to escape with a missile that blew up thanks to the explosive charge that Lupin has placed within us. Before the film's viewers watch the film of the 1969 pilot, the opportunity to re-photographed in cinemascope and redouble. On 15 December 1979 is the time of Rupan Sansei - Kariosutoro No Shiro (Lupin III - The Castle of Cagliostro, in idem Italy), who arrives in Japanese cinema after the success and a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Production and Studio Telecom, Yutaka Fujioka, director and screenplay (with this Haruyo Yamazaki) is the largest of all: Hayao Miyazaki, who in an unofficial capacity also oversaw the animation and character designs along with Yasuo Otsuka, which plays the role of supervisor and head of animazioni.Questa the plot: After a stroke in a casino, the outcome unsatisfactory, Lupin and Jigen traveling to the small Principality of Cagliostro, on the trail of the forger (and especially of his plate) responsible for the counterfeit money (and unnecessary) stolen from them soon. Here they encounter and help a girl running away from shady characters. But she runs away before they can talk to her. But Lupin has already met a decade earlier. Then he was a thief still inexperienced and she only a child. The bride grew up and finds himself, against his will, the evil Count Cagliostro. The aims of the count are for the ring of Clarice, who has already stuck in what prove to be a priceless treasure. Lupin saves Clarice, but not only pursued by Zenigata, makes sure that the inspector and the whole world will find out what nefarious underground power, through the targeted movement of counterfeit currency, the Principality has exercised over the centuries: even the defeat of Napoleon and the Crisis of '29 can be attributed to Cagliostro! Finally Lupin scopre la natura del tesoro: una città romana sepolta nelle acque trattenute dalla diga dietro il Principato. Fujiko, dal canto suo, mette le mani sui preziosi clichè. Finale con Lupin che saluta una malinconica Clarice.Considerato quasi unanimemente il miglior Lupin di sempre, Il Castello Di Cagliostro merita pienamente questo giudizio. Miyazaki ha da vita ad un Lupin dai tratti più giovanili, più misurato ma innegabilmente fedele a se stesso, che si muove in una vicenda a dir poco mozzafiato. Grandissima trama con profusione di inseguimenti spericolati, arrampicate vertiginose, salti nel vuoto e così via. E con una componente poetica che arricchisce la già sfaccettata dimensione lupinesca. Il tutto animato in maniera sublime: il tratto morbido Miyazaki and Otsuka is perfect for fast and smooth animations of their director, here from the bottom of all his skill. An example: the initial pursuit, with the 500, cars in Miyazaki and Otsuka have long been admirers, and which do not give up even on this occasion. Even the beautiful colors, sharp and bright, and the seabed, richly detailed, another strength Miyazaki. Needless to say? ATTRACTIONS. For the history and Miyazaki Haruyo Yamazaki inspired by two novels by Leblanc, The Countess Of Cagliostro (1923) and Miss Green Eyes (1926). In the first meet Clarice, in the second Arsène Lupin discovers an ancient sunken city. Another reference is an animated film French director Paul Grimault, La Bergère et le Ramoneur 1952, then turned over in 1979 with the title Le Roi Et L'Oiseau. On July 13, 1985 saw the release of Rupan Sansei - No Babiron Oogon Denzetsu (Lupin III - Legend of the Gold of Babylon), produced by Yutaka Fujioka and TMS. Directed by Seijun Suzuki and Shigetsugu Yoshida, Yoshio's script 'Gizo' Urasawa and even Atsuya Yamatoya, and character designs by Yuzo Aoki, Tatsuo Yanagino and Hidetoshi Owashi. This time Lupin is looking for the legendary gold of Babylon, apparently hidden in the basement of New York. His antagonist, the mob boss Marciano. In the end our hero takes away the treasure even a beautiful alien, who throughout the film was hidden under the guise of the old Rosetta. The next film debuted Dec. 26, 1987, and despite being a feature film, it's a OVA: Rupan Sansei - Smokes Ichizoku No Inbo (Lupin III - The Affair of the Family Smoking in Italy Lupin III - The Fuma Conspiracy) produced by TMS and Kooji Takeuchi, directed by Masayuki Oseki, the script and the character design Naitou Makoto Otsuka again (which also does not give up 500). The story begins where the manga had stopped, believing the dead with Zenigata Lupin and the gang. They found instead, and in better shape than ever, looking for a golden temple and fired to save Murasaki, the bride of Goemon. After Cagliostro, in my opinion, the best movie of Lupin, with excellent design and backdrops from the beautiful pastel shades. The last three movies are more recent. Rupan Sansei - Kiutabare! Nostradamusu (Lupin III - Go to hell Nostradamus, Italian title: Lupin III - The Prophecies of Nostradamus) released March 31, 1995 and is produced by Studio Telecom of TMS, the same as the Castle of Cagliostro. For this reason it can boast a really cool design, making it one of the best films of the series. Directed by Shumya Ito, the film of the same Ito joined by Hiroshi Kashiwabara. In this adventure Lupin has to deal with a billionaire named Douglas, owner of the Book of Nostradamus, and a sect named after the seer himself, who kidnaps the daughter Julia, with the intention to take possession of the book. But Lupin is tempting to life, and many of her misadventures trying to get to that safe houses, mail the 200th floor of the building in Douglas, the Earth Building. Last but not least his stay in a terrible prison of the sect. The final battle is inevitably locked in the safe, which Julia is a kind of key. The gigantic building collapses, the leaders of the sect and Lupin die saves Julia. Only to discover that the book of Nostradamus was messed up by having a child. At the end of the film is a dedication to the voice actor Yasuo Yamada Journal of Lupin, who died in Japan, cerebral hemorrhage, 19 March 1995: "A Yasuo Yamada, eternal Lupin III: grazie".Rupan Sansei - Dead Or Alive (Lupin III - Vivo O Morto, per noi Lupin III - Trappola Mortale), esce il 20 aprile 1996 ed è l'ennesima produzione TMS. La regia è dello stesso Monkey Punch, la sceneggiatura ancora di Hiroshi Kashiwabara. Stavolta Lupin si trova nella repubblica di Zufu, alla ricerca di un tesoro nascosto in un'isola artificiale, sorta attorno al relitto di una vecchia portaerei. Dovrà affrontare il despota colonnello Kubikai ed i suoi uomini, ma anche il temibile meccanismo a protezione dell'isola, la Nanomachine. In un vorticare di colpi di scena e travestimenti (Lupin sin quasi alla fine assume le sembianze del figlio del vecchio re deposto, da tutti creduto morto ed effettivamente morto davvero) la banda arriva comunque to win. Fujiko is able to transform the various gold nanomachine, Lupin and never puts on the same colonel who was also turned into gold and cut in two by the sword of the last film Goemon.Per not many details: it is an OAV dated 2002, from Title Rupan Sansei - Ikiteita Majutsushi - Return of Pycal (Lupin III - The Wizard is still alive - Return of Pycal). As for the special film that is television, Lupin is so popular that after 89, every year has seen the creation of a special, the first two assigned to a size Osamu Dezaki. So here is simply list the various titles (the second of the Italian refers to the television version, aired on Italy 1). In all of Lupin's jacket è quella rossa.Da ricordare, per concludere, un film dal vivo del 1974 della Toei, che rappresenta quindi il primo lungometraggio di Lupin: Nenriki Chin Sakusen (Strana Strategia Psico-cinetica). Il soggetto è di Monkey Punch e Lupin indossa per l'unica volta una giacca bianca.
