Rupan sansei: Nusumareta rupan

Lupin is coerced by a mafia crime boss to steal an ancient jewel known as "The Bull's Eye" a jewel that is believed to be cursed. Every previous thief that has stolen the Bull's Eye has been killed. Meanwhile, there is a new up and coming thief named Becky.

This movie has good animation, music and some good action, particularly towards the end where Goemon and Jigen take on their rivals. But there are a few things that add up to detract from this otherwise fine adventure.

Number 1, Lupin lies to Goemon and Jigen for no good reason. All it does is make them angry with him for 5 minutes of the movie.

Number 2, this movie treads a lot of old ground. There are the same old double crosses and reveals that you can set your watch to. Enough so that they are no longer twists, they are just checklist items.

Number 3, the villain is nothing special. He is very dull and forgettable. I think his name was Bill.

Number 4, the characters make some dumb out of character decisions.

There are a lot of little things that hold this one back. But I should highlight the positive, it is still a fun Lupin adventure with an exciting finale and good humor throughout.

Now, if we can just get ourselves a solid Lupin Collection.