Lupin the 3rd: The Hemingway Papers

Lupin is in Another Country. The animation is not a Moveable Feast of the eyes. Still frames are panned across to simulate movement. Some scenes feel like they are just missing because the animator didn't want to go through the effort of drawing them. For example, there are two different scenes where enemy troops are converging on Lupin, and they just cut to a scene of him already away. How did he escape? Are you not going to show us the chase scene? There should be a Death in the Afternoon, but In Our Time we have a Farewell to Arms.

The Sun also Rises on Zenigata, who has nothing to do. Goemon is too depressed to do anything. Jigen isn't working with Lupin. Fujiko is just there, and Lupin feels like an observer in his own movie.

Most of the movies takes place in the same bar, as if they're an episode of Cheers and that is there only set.

If Old Man Hemmingway could Sea these Killers, he would rather Have Not. Ask not for Whom the Bell Tolls, it tolls for the viewers.

Lupin and the gang end up on an island where two tyrants are having a conflict, and a sleazy arms dealer is in the middle. That guy wants a treasure, and of course so do Lupin and Fujiko.

Jigen has a pretty interesting role in this, getting hired by one of the tyrants to infiltrate them and get revenge against a crazy mercenary, who he has a problem with from the past. They really play up Jigen's stoic badass nature in this, which is nice.

Goemon hears that a chest can't be cut by his legendary Zantetsuken blade, so it's his mission to cut it. He's funny and cool as always, the straight man to the more wacky things happening around him. Inspector Zenigata is entertaining in his few token scenes as well.

Fujiko has some entertaining dialogue with Lupin here, of course, their chemistry is classic stuff. They do some thievery in this, as you'd imagine.

There's a woman, Maria, who owns a bar on the island and has her own issues with the villains here. She's pretty cool, and is a fine guest star in this story.

Pretty much, the Lupin gang fight people, have some amusing interactions with each other, commit some crimes, and do some heroic stuff as well. This one doesn't stand out, but it gets the job done.

If you enjoy the Lupin brand of entertainment, this should be on your watch list.

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This time everyone on the team has something that needs to be settled on their lives, and get hired by different factions after 1 same objective: the map treasure.

Jigen has unfinished business with a traitor, Goemon hears about something his katana can't cut, Fujiko and Lupin are after the treasure as always: everyone will eventually team up for the same goal. Marie and Zenigata are secondary characters this time.

One thing I liked is their recurrent meeting at Marie's bar, which becomes their base. There's very little time dedicated to Marie but still our thief steals her heart.

I would recommend, not the best best Lupin film but enjoyable.

This is the second TV movie. And it was done by the same people that did the first one "Goodbye Lady Liberty".

this time Lupin is after the documents that lead to Ernest Hemingway's treasure hold. One a less populated island.

On the island there's a civil war going on with 2 sides wanting the same thing, which is Hemingway's treasure. In order to do that you must have directions from Hemingway's Papers. Which is in the hands of a tank merchant/millionaire.

Jigen and Goemon went their separate ways. But they ended up fighting for the opposite armies that want the Hemingway Treasure. And they both have their own reasons. So Lupin will have to help both them out without each side knowing that they're not apart of anyone's war.

With the help of a Bar Tender woman and Fujiko, Lupin will have quite an adventure in finding out the secrets of Hemingway's treasure.

This one's pretty good and has some greater moments than the first one. Course I still say Goodbye Lady liberty is good for it's time. Animation is decent and old. But the story and character kept it interesting to watch. This is also yet to be dubbed in English someday. So for now it's only available in fan subs.