Lupin III: The Columbus Files (special)

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Alternative title:

Lupin III: Da Capo of Love - Fujiko's Unlucky Days

Lupin III: L’uovo di Colombo (Italian)

Rupan Sansei: Ai no da capo - Fujiko's Unlucky Days (Japanese)

ルパン三世『愛のダ・カーポ～Fujiko's Unlucky Days』 (Japanese)

Genres: action, comedy, science fiction

Themes: amnesia, crime, mischief, technology, thief

Objectionable content: Significant

Plot Summary: When Fujiko aquires and memorizes papers called the Columbus Files, she is attacked and loses her memory. Lupin, a treasure hunter named Rosaria, and the cackling villian Nazaroff all pursue Fujiko, as she is the only key to the location of Columbus' Egg, a treasure connected to the mysterious Orgone Energy.

User Ratings: 97 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)

Excellent: 4 votes (dub:2, sub:1, others:1

1 Russian subtitled

)

Very good: 21 votes (dub:10, sub:9, others:2

2 Italian dubbed

)

Good: 33 votes (sub:19, dub:14)

Decent: 22 votes (sub:13, dub:8, ?:1)

So-so: 6 votes (sub:3, dub:3)

Not really good: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)

Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)

Bad: 3 votes (sub:3)

Awful: -

Worst ever: 1 vote (dub:1)

Seen in part or in whole by 226 users, rank: #2936 (of 7368)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.608 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.6656, rank: #3985 (of 7390)
Weighted mean: 6.632 (Good−), rank: #3837 (of 7390) (seen all: 6.68 / seen some: 2.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.736 (Good−), rank: #3280 (of 5572)

Running time: 92 minutes

Vintage:

1999-07-30

2003-03-08 (Italy)

Ending Theme:

"Da Capo of Love" by Sonia Rosa

Official website:

Lupin the 3rd Network (Japanese)

Trivia: We have 2

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DVD (Region 1)

Lupin III: - DVD Movie Collection 2 (DVD) 2006-12-19

Lupin the 3rd Movie 9 - Columbus Files (DVD) 2005-11-29

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Shinichi Watanabe

Screenplay: Shinzō Fujita

Unit Director: Setsuo Takase

Music: Yuji Ohno

Original Concept: Maurice Leblanc

Original creator: Monkey Punch

Art Director: Seiko Akashi

Animation Director:
Ichiro Ogawa
Satoshi Hirayama
Toshimitsu Kobayashi

Director of Photography: Hajime Hasegawa

Producer:
Hiroshi Yamashita
Yasumichi Ozaki

Assistant Director: Hideki Tonokatsu

Assistant producer: Hiromichi Ohishi

Background Art:
Ayumi Takasaki
Goichi Katanosaka
Hidenori Nakahara
Katsuhiro Hashi
Kazuya Takatō
Maki Morio
Naoto Yokoo
Natsuyo Kato
Norie Suzuki
Reiko Ikeda
Tomoko Shimomoto
Toru Koga

Casting Coordination: Kazuhiro Terasawa

Color Key: Takae Iijima

Digital Animation:
Aiko Yamagami
Rieko Akamatsu
Satoshi Ohtsubo
Toshihiro Kawada
Yoko Tomizawa
Yūko Yoda

Editing: Masatoshi Tsurubuchi

In-Between Animation:
Inosuke Naitou
Sumiko Asaga
Tadahiro Uetsuji
Takahiro Miura
Takashi Ito
Tomoaki Tanaka
Toru Matsuoka

In-Between Check: Yuzumi Enosawa

Music Director: Seiji Suzuki

Music producer:
Hiroya Kokubun (VAP)
Shinya Yamada (NTV Music)

Negative Editing: Kazuko Tsurubuchi

Photography:
Akemi Sasaki
Akinori Nakakohara
Atsuko Ito
Chô Nemoto
Fumi Yoshida
Hiroshi Kanai
Hitoshi Shirao
Jin Nishiyama
Kenichi Kobayashi
Manabu Kobayashi
Saburou Yamamoto
Shin'ichi Komeya
Takahisa Ogawa
Takashi Nomura
Tatsuo Noguchi
Yasuharu Sawami
Yūji Ōki

Production Advancement:
Hiroshi Sasaki
Masashi Otokawa
Toshikatsu Nakamura
Yasuhiro Fudeta

Production Desk: Kyōko Shimada

Production manager: Yu Kiyozono

Publicity Manager: Yasuko Anjyo

Recording Director: Satoshi Katō

Sound Effects: Yukiyoshi Itokawa

Sound Production Manager:
Muneyuki Kanbe
Shinsaku Tanaka

Sound Recording:
Katsuki Muro

Katsumi Muro

Special Effects: Yoshimi Hayashi

Theme Song Lyrics: Natsumi Watanabe

Eiko Masuyama as Fujiko Mine

Gorō Naya as Inspector Zenigata

Kanichi Kurita as Arsene Lupin III

Keiko Toda as Rosalia

Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Jigen Daisuke

Makio Inoue as Goemon Ishikawa XIII

Shigeru Chiba as Nazaroff

Shuuichirou Moriyama as Burton

Syuichiro Moriyama as Barton

Taiten Kusunoki as Rosalia's Father

Hiroyuki Yokoo as Staff 1

Naoki Bandou as Doctor A

Shin Aomori as Antique art quotient

Shouto Kashii as Engineer

Tomohiro Tsuboi as Doctor B

Yasuhiro Kase as Staff 2

Yasuo Iwata as The President

Yasuyuki Kase as Staff 2

Japanese companies

Animation Production: Tokyo Movie

Backgrounds: Studio Uni

Broadcaster:
Bandai Channel
Nippon Television Network

Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory

Finish Animation Assistance:
Mizo Planning
Studio Elle
Studio Mugihoshi
Studio μ
Tatsunoko Color Center

In-Between Animation Assistance:
Digimation
IMAGIN
Mizo Planning
Studio Musashi
Studio μ
TNK

Music Production: VAP

Photography: TMS Photo

Photography Assistance:
Ace Creation
Azuhata Production
Big Bang
Studio Cosmos
Studio Sakito
Trans Arts Co.

Plan:
Lupin 3 Producing Comittee
Nippon Television Network

Production:
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
VAP

Recording Studio: Aoi Studio

Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

Titles: Maki Production

English staff

English cast

ADR Director: Sonny Strait

Script: Eric Vale

Translation: Clyde Mandelin

Executive producer:
Cindy Brennan Fukunaga
Gen Fukunaga

Producer:
Barry Watson
Carly Hunter
Daniel Cocanougher

ADR Engineer:
Andrew Tipps
Justin Pate

Assistant producer: Jayme Westman

Assistant Talent Coordinator: Scott Garner

DVD Menu Design: Kris Pierce

Editing: Jeremy Jimenez

Editing Assistant: Jessie Mancilla

Line Producer: Justin Cook

Mix Engineer: Adrian Cook

Production Assistant:
Alese Watson
Chas Naylor
Chase Lenderman
Clarine Harp
Diana Fonner
Duane Deering
Jayme Westman
Jeffrey Miller
Scott Porter
Shane Ray

Production Coordination: Neil Weathersbee

Script Supervision: Jeremy Carlile

Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams

Video Editing:
Daniel Mancilla
Jeremy Jimenez

Christopher R. Sabat as Daisuke Jigen

Colleen Clinkenbeard as Rosaria

Meredith McCoy as Fujiko Mine

Mike McFarland as Goemon Ishikawa

Phillip Wilburn as Inspector Koichi Zenigata

Sonny Strait as Arsene Lupin III

R Bruce Elliott as Burton

Robert McCollum as Nazalloff

English companies

Licensed by:
FUNimation Entertainment (Expired)

Italian staff

Italian companies

Dubbing Director:
Roberto Del Giudice
Serena Verdirosi (non-voiced scenes on TV)

Dubbing Assistant:
Corrado Russo (non-voiced scenes on TV)
Daniela Inserra

Broadcaster:
Hiro
Italia 1
Italia 2

Distributor:
Shin Vision
Yamato Video

Dubbing Company:
EDIT
SEFIT CDC (non-voiced scenes on TV)

Internet Streaming: Mediaset Infinity

Italian cast

Alessandra Korompay as Fujiko Mine

Antonio Palumbo as Goemon Ishikawa XIII

Roberto Del Giudice as Arsenio Lupin III

Rodolfo Bianchi as Koichi Zenigata

Sandro Pellegrini as Daisuke Jigen

Luca Dal Fabbro as Nazaroff

Michele Kalamera as Barton

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