Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger (ルパン三世 ルパン暗殺指令)

Now you've done it!

Shut up!

Lupin.

What's he up to?

Some kinda trap, you think?

I'm alone. Open up.

OK...

Hey!

Huh?

It's booze.

Lupin! Why don't you drink with me?

Oh, that's pretty high-class alcohol for someone like you, Pops.

I received this this morning.

"To Inspector Zenigata..."

"As of July 23, you are officially transferred from the Lupin the 3rd case..."

Transferred?!

Which means that as of noon today I've been kicked off your case!

I can't blame them...

I've been chasing you all these years and still haven't been able to arrest you...

That's humiliating enough as it is,

but you getting arrested by my successor will be even worse!

I'll drink with you, Pops! Let's have a congratulatory toast!

Idiot! What's there to toast about?! I'm drinking out of despair here!

I guess so, huh.

By the way, who did they put in your place to go after us?

Keith!

Keith?! Keith Hayden?!

Who's that?

That was perfect, Keith.

When you were fired from the ICPO I was sad to see you go.

You're indeed a splendid mercenary.

With you on the case you'll surely be able to arrest Lupin.

I've been trained to kill.

I'm not all that fond of keeping people alive to arrest them.

"Arrest" is just a word of formality.

Dead or alive, it doesn't matter.

That is the reason why I got rid of Zenigata and chose you.

So how many people am I killing?

There's Lupin, Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa, and Fujiko Mine.

If you need us to provide you with anything, just let me know.

Coffins and tombstones.

So who's this guy you were talking about?

A highly trained professional.

So they replaced Pops with a young guy, huh?

Be careful, Lupin.

We ain't as young as we used to be either, you know.

Huh? What do you mean by "we"?

Now that you mention it, you're starting to look old.

Likewise.

Right, Pops?

That his transfer notice?

There's more to it.

Oh? What's it say?

"Your new assignment is to destroy the weapons smuggling group known as Shot Shell."

Shot Shell?

It's one of the largest weapon smuggling groups out there.

That's what I thought...

Weapons bring in lots of cash, you know...

Which they've got stored somewhere...

Hey now, what're you thinking about?

Eh? Oh, nothing... Just about when I retire...

You sure?

You weren't thinking of stealing Shot Shell's money, were you?

Do you know of anything we've never tried going after before?

You got a point there!

OK! Let's go take a side trip!

This place has all sorts of weapons for your militaristic needs.

A bunch of it's you've never seen before... A lot of it handmade even.

Chew this and 10 seconds later it explodes.

Let me see.

A sleeping spray.

Oh yeah?

Hey, it works.

I give up!

You bought nothing but junk!

Come on, I'm fond of weird items like that.

You buy anything?

Nope. I only put faith in my pistol.

I was really hoping we could find clues about Shot Shell there...

Nah, you wouldn't in a place like that. Shot Shell deals in expensive goods.

That market was at most a guerilla band.

What do you say we get everyone together and look for it?

Goemon and Fujiko?

Pops'll be absolutely ecstatic if we destroy Shot Shell while we're taking its money!

Why is it you always have to go the extra step?

Being a hard-boiled guy means you always gotta do the classy thing.

Lupin! I'm so happy that you have this much friendship for me!

Ow!

Moscow University

Nuclear Physics Research Laboratory

I suggest you keep quiet, Professor Karen Korosky.

All I have to do is scream and the security guards will be here before you know it.

How do you think I got in?

A little pushy, don't you think?

It's best to not waste time, even if it means being pushy.

Consider the conditions and timing as being perfect.

You are Russia's top nuclear physicist.

Which country sent you?

No country. We're an international organization.

Karen! Come with me! I won't hurt you!

Damn you!

How annoying!

Hurry!

That would be great!

If you'll help eliminate Shot Shell for me they'll have to put me back on your guys' case!

But there's no way I'm helping you guys out.

Come on, sneaking around and stealing things isn't that bad.

Listen. Shot Shell is a heavily armed organization.

We can't just walk in the front door, you know!

I know that.

So don't you see? We need to bring them a present instead.

A present?

Yeah, a present huge enough that they'll insist on contacting us.

Don't tell me this is a...!

That's right! A nuclear submarine the Ivanov.

Lupin- you're insane.

If Russia gets mad and causes an international incident...

Come on, Pops.

Shot Shell would probably do anything to get the Ivanov.

They'll definitely contact us to ask us to sell it to them.

And this is the only way to find out who Shot Shell is, huh?

I thought you wanted to get back on our case right away, Pops?

Well, you've got a point there.

But are you sure you're not after something else?

Of course not. All I want to do is help you, Pops.

Oh? You don't trust me?

Come on, Pops, it's called "friendship".

All clear.

Is friendship really the only reason?

I've only ever lied once in my entire life, you know.

Is that so?

Hey, Lupin. Do you know how to pilot this thing?

I've got it taken care of.

Where are you going?

We're an American TV crew.

Here are our permission papers.

Hey. Check it out with HQ.

Arrest them!

Go.

We're going to jump straight onto it!

Hi. Been expecting you.

Get out.

Over here, Fujiko!

Right!

Jigen!

Right!

We want you to drive this thing, Professor Karen Korosky.

She's a professor? But she's so young and beautiful...

She's also Russia's top nuclear physicist.

And she was involved in the Ivanov's design too.

Wow, that's really something!

What do you plan to do by stealing the Ivanov?

We're not going to use it for anything bad.

I can't believe that.

Please, get this thing moving.

I'll explain everything once we're somewhere safe.

Please, Professor.

Engine output at full power.

Engine output?

At full power?

Engine output at full power!

Water vents open!

Belt open?

Vents open!

Full nose down trim!

Now submerging!

Distance to the sea floor?

Distance at 30 meters.

Get assistance from the CIA and locate the Ivanov!

Get assistance from the CIA and locate the Ivanov!

The Ivanov is a state-of-the-art nuclear attack submarine equipped with 30 SRBM missiles!

Find the Ivanov at all costs!

No matter how poor the state of our military is,

...we must not allow the world to know of our military's shame!

Relax, Karen.

As if you were at home.

This isn't my home.

I guess it isn't.

Explain why you kidnapped me.

We want your help. Once we're done, we'll take you back home.

In a Cadillac limousine.

The Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia...

I've received similar invitations from all kinds of countries.

"We'll pay you 10 times what Russia is paying you now."

"So come and help out our country's nuclear development."

Nuclear physicists from the former Soviet Union are in real demand.

I have one condition.

A condition? Sure, name it.

The Ivanov is loaded with nuclear missiles.

You'll let me disarm those nuclear warheads.

We don't need any nukes.

Our goal is to crush a weapon smuggling organization known as Shot Shell.

Of course it's no problem once we get what we're after.

After all we're pretty sure Shot Shell would like to get its hands on some nukes.

That's why they tried to kidnap you, a nuclear physicist.

But all we want from you is to show us how to pilot the Ivanov!

What... eh?

Sure. I'll just take a break while you disarm them!

There aren't any polar bears out here...

Lupin. Any fish?