Rupan sansei: Kiri no eryuushivu

Elusiveness of the Fog is a passable Lupin special, but not very impressive.

Mamo Kyosuke, the classic time traveling villain from a 1972 Lupin episode is back! He sends the Lupin gang, sans Fujiko, as well as Zenigata back in time 500 years.

A large portion of the run time is consumed by a plot about two warring factions in feudal Japan. This is pretty generic stuff, and it doesn't really suit the Lupin gang. Mamo messing around with the Lupin gang is the interesting part.

Mamo is a very entertaining villain in this, quite theatrical, popping up in his time travel device and laughing at our heroes. It's enjoyable watching him get flustered by Lupin's antics, although for the most part Mamo is not used to full potential.

Fujiko wasn't sucked back in time, so instead we have one of her ancestors, the cute thief Ofumi. She's pretty fun, and it does make for some interesting "Back to the Future" style family time shenanigans. If she dies, Fujiko never exists.

Lupin and Jigen have a great dynamic with snappy dialogue like usual, and Goemon gets a bit more screen time than he often does. Zenigata has a few funny moments, but he is mostly a non factor here.

This movie doesn't have enough thrills or laughs to be a really engaging one. But while it's a pretty generic story, it does include some fun with the classic Lupin characters.

Pretty much, if you're a Lupin fan you'll want to check this out, but it's not one of the better outings.

I'm just going to say it, a time machine does not fit in the Lupin III universe. I know that the logic of this world has been very loose up to this point, but this was one jump too far. Then again, it might not be the fact that they have a time machine, but how they use it.

First off, the time travel logic does not add up. Ancestors are removed from history and that would cause people to disappear in the present. Fair enough, but what doesn't make sense is that they poof away in purple smoke, but the car they were driving remains on the road.

Second, the main villain's plan with the time machine. The man's name is Mamo, not to be confused with Mamo from "Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo" (1978) this guy is completely different. Mamo is just a common name in this world. He is angry because Lupin the 33rd stole his girl. So, his plan for revenge is to build a time machine and kill one of Lupin the 33rd's ancestors, namely Lupin III. To do this, he sends them back 500 years to the past and just hopes they'll stumble their way into death. What a stupid use of a time machine!

Third, Mamo also needs Lupin to find the fuel source for his time travel. He keeps popping up every now and then in the past to laugh and taunt our heroes, like he's a boss in a beat 'em up video game.

Zenigata has nothing to do in the story. They trade Fujiko for an ancestor of hers. There is some talk about how getting revenge is bad, which seems very hypocritical coming from the Lupin gang.

Wow, I hated this film more than I thought. Were there some things I liked about it? The animation is...fine. There are some good jokes. The unique setting and plot help this stand out from the other films. And the villain's pathetic nature does make him more entertaining than some Lupin antagonist.

If I had a time machine, I would go back and tell myself not to waste my time on this film...also the winning lottery numbers.

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It's an alright film, the travel in time is cool I guess. Funny moments with Jigen and Lupin, and more moments for Goemon, but less Zenigata. The film isn't bad but isn't great either. Honestly I would just watch it for the sake of just being a fan, but there are far better.

Now I need to exceed characters for review: It's an alright film, the travel in time is cool I guess. Funny moments with Jigen and Lupin, and more moments for Goemon, but less zenigata. The film isn't bad but isn't great either. Honestly I would just watch it for the sake of just being a fan, but there are far better.