Episode 0: First Contact (2024)

Episode 0: First Contact is the fourteenth Lupin the 3rd television special.

Contents

  • 1 Synopsis
  • 2 Cast
  • 3 Releases
    • 3.1 Japan
    • 3.2 Italy
    • 3.3 USA
  • 4 Notes
  • 5 Gallery
  • 6 Navigation
  • 7 References

Synopsis[]

Lupin is after mafia boss Galvez's single most precious treasure: a treasure within a treasure. Jigen is Galvez's hired gun who fails to kill cat-burglar Lupin in his first attempt on the treasure and seeks revenge. Fujiko is the girlfriend of Lupin's rival, Brad. Zenigata travels from Japan to America to find and arrest Fujiko. Goemon seeks the almighty sword that cuts steel, Zantetsuken. This sword is mysteriously connected to the treasure in Galvez's vault.... After a series of twists and turns, these complete strangers become acquainted in their "First Contact," an epic adventure!

Cast[]

Japanese

CharactersVoice Actors
Lupin IIIKanichi Kurita
Daisuke JigenKiyoshi Kobayashi
Goemon Ishikawa XIIIMakio Inoue
Fujiko MineEiko Masuyama
Inspector Koichi ZenigataGorō Naya
GalvezShuuichirou Moriyama
ShadeShunsuke Sakuya
BradJūrōta Kosugi
CrawfordMasaru Ikeda
George McFlyIchirō Nagai
Hans DollarhydeTamio Oki
ElinaRomi Park

Additional voices:

  • Daisuke Egawa
  • Daisuke Ono
  • Hikari Yono
  • Keijin Okuda
  • Masayuki Katou
  • Yuuji Kishi

Italian ("Episode 0: C'era una volta Lupin" / "Episodio 0")

CharactersVoice Actors
Lupin IIIRoberto Del Giudice
Daisuke JigenSandro Pellegrini
Goemon Ishikawa XIIIAntonio Palumbo
Fujiko MineAlessandra Korompay
Inspector Koichi ZenigataRodolfo Bianchi
GalvezSandro Sardone
ShadeChristian Iansante
BradDavide Marzi
CrawfordOliviero Dinelli
George McFlyAmbrogio Colombo
Hans DollarhydeToni Orlandi
ElinaBeatrice Margiotti

French

CharactersVoice Actors
Lupin IIIPhilippe Ogouz
(as Edgar de la Cambriole)
Daisuke JigenPhilippe Peythieu
Goemon Ishikawa XIIIJean Barney
Fujiko MineCatherine Lafond
(as Magali)
Inspector Koichi ZenigataPatrick Messe
(as Inspecteur Lacogne)
GalvezEdgar Givry
(as Garvez)
ShadeFabrice Josso
BradRoland Timsit
CrawfordRoland Timsit
George McFlyJean Barney
Hans DollarhydePhilippe Peythieu
(as Hans Delarhyde)
ElinaAgnès Gribe

Additional Voices:

  • Agnès Gribe

English

CharactersVoice Actors
Lupin IIITony Oliver
Daisuke JigenRichard Epcar
Goemon Ishikawa XIIILex Lang
Fujiko MineMichelle Ruff
Inspector Koichi ZenigataDoug Erholtz
GalvezJamieson Price
BradErik Kimerer
ErinaAmber Lee Connors
ShadeTodd Haberkorn
Detective George McFlyPaul St. Peter
Commissioner CrawfordDerek Stephen Prince
Hans Dolarhyde, Taxi DriverKyle Hebert
Reporter BJose Argumendo
ThugBill Butts
Police DispatcherKai Kennedy

Additional Voices:

  • Ellyn Stern
  • Richard Epcar
  • Kyle Hebert
  • Paul St. Peter
  • Erik Kimerer
  • Michelle Ruff

Releases[]

Japan[]

  • VHS October 23, 2002 (VPVY-68102, VAP)
  • DVD October 23, 2002 (VPBY-11611, VAP)
  • DVD June 2003 (VPBY-17790 reprint, VAP)
  • DVD Alcatraz Connection & Episode 0: First Contact (Futabasha)
  • Blu-ray March 17, 2010 Lupin the Third: Lupin the BOX -TV Special BD Collection- (VPXY-71910, VAP)

Italy[]

  • DVD 2005 Japan DVD Animation Episodio 0 (1JDA02, Yamato Video/DeAGOSTINI)
  • DVD Lupin the 3rd Special DVD Collection - Episode: 0 - C'era una volta Lupin (?LUP??, DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
  • DVD Lupin the 3rd Movie DVD Collection - Episode: 0 - C'era una volta Lupin (DeAGOSTINI)
  • DVDDecember 30, 2011 Lupin III Film Collection Episodio: 0 (N.10, Yamato Video/La Gazzetta dello Sport)

USA[]

  • DVD March 30, 2010 Episode 0: The First Contact (Discotek Media) [Japanese with English subtitles]
  • Blu-Ray April 26, 2022 Episode 0: The First Contact (Discotek Media) [English Dub, Japanese with English subtitles]

Notes[]

  • The fight between Goemon and Lupin was similar to their fight in Part 1 Episode 5 in terms that it happened on a freeway and flammable liquid was used.
  • During the TMS 55th anniversary, this was voted No.1 TV Special by watchers on Youtube. [1]
  • There are references to Lupin the 3rd Part 1 outside of the Goemon duel. When Lupin puts his hand to Goemon in the pond to save him is a reference to Part 1 Episode 7 where he rescues him in a pit to become friends however this does not happen in the special until the ending. When Fujiko says "And I hate liars even more" is a reference to Part 1 Episode 21 where Rie Makita says that to Lupin.
  • At the ending, Fujiko dyes her hair blonde. In terms of the Lupin series outside of illustrations by Monkey Punch, only The Castle of Cagliostro, The Secret of Twilight Gemini, and In Memory of the Walther P38 have her blonde.
  • This takes place before "Jigen's Gravestone," which took place in 1973 according to the death date on the stone, but the office computers Lupin hacks in this movie are mid-to-late 80s computers. Since this was a story told by Lupin, the TV Special may have not happened at all as it contradicts events that happened in other entries including those from later series.
    • It is also likely that the incompatibility between the two backstories given is due to both this special and "Jigen's Gravestone" and its sequels being alternate continuities.
  • This TV special is one of three TV specials that have articles on Wikipedia, the others being Bye-Bye Liberty - Close Call! and Lupin III vs. Detective Conan..

Gallery[]

Discotek Media Cover

Navigation[]

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Lupin the 3rd Anime Media

Series
Part 1Part 2Part IIITWCFMPart 4Part 5Part 6Lupin Zero
Movies
1.Lupin VS the Clone • 2.The Castle of Cagliostro • 3.The Legend of the Gold of Babylon • 4.Farewell to Nostradamus • 5.Dead or AliveDaisuke Jigen's GravestoneThe Blood Spray of Goemon IshikawaFujiko Mine's Lie • 6.The First
OVAs
Pilot FilmLupin VIII • 1.The Plot of the Fuma Clan • 2.Return of the Magician • 3.Green vs. RedLupin Family Line-upLupin III 3DCGLupin ShansheiIs Lupin Still Burning?
TV Specials
1.Bye-Bye Liberty - Close Call! • 2.Mystery of the Hemingway Papers • 3.Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! • 4.From Russia With Love • 5.Orders to Assassinate Lupin • 6.Burn, Zantetsuken! • 7.Pursue Harimao's Treasure!! • 8.The Secret of Twilight Gemini • 9.Walther P38 • 10.Tokyo Crisis • 11.Fujiko's Unlucky Days • 12.$1 Money Wars • 13.Alcatraz Connection • 14.Episode 0: First Contact • 15.Operation Return the Treasure • 16.Stolen Lupin • 17.Angel Tactics • 18.Seven Days Rhapsody • 19.Elusiveness of the Fog • 20.Sweet Lost Night • 21.The Last Job • 22.Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid • 23.Another Page • 24.Princess of the Breeze • 25.Italian Game • 26.Goodbye Partner • 27.Prison of the Past
Crossovers
Lupin III vs. Detective ConanLupin III vs. Detective Conan: The MovieLupin the 3rd VS Cat's Eye

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