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 Third 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 Haydon?!

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 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.

Lupin the Third

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"?

Actually, you are 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.

Really? 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 stuff you've never seen before. Handmade stuff, 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 guerrilla band.

Want to get everyone together and look for it?

Goemon and Fujiko?

Pops'll be 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!

Orders to Assassinate Lupin

Executive Producer: Hidehiko Takei

Based on the Comic Books Created by Monkey Punch (Published by Chuokoron-Shinsha)

Script: Hiroshi Kashiwabara

Lupin the Third: Yasuo Yamada

Inspector Zenigata: Goroh Naya

Daisuke Jigen: Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Goemon Ishikawa: Makio Inoue

Fujiko Mine: Eiko Masuyama

Music by Yuji Ohno

Recording Director: Satoshi Kato Music Editor: Seiji Suzuki Director of Photography: Hajime Hasegawa

Animation Director: Hisashi Eguchi Art Director: Tsutomu Ishigaki

Script Supervisor: Junichi “aka Editing: Masatoshi Tsurubuchi

Storyboard, Supervision: Masaharu Okuwaki

Producers: Hibiki Ito, Masato Matsumoto, Mikihiro Iwata

Director: Masaaki Ohsumi

Moscow University

Nuclear Physics Research Laboratory

I suggest you keep quiet, Professor Karen Korosky.

If I scream, you know the guards will come running.

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 help eliminate Shot Shell they'll 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 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.

Hurry, arrest them!

Go.

We're going to jump straight onto it!

Hi. Been expecting you.

Get out.

Over here, Fujiko!

Hurry!

- 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.

Department of Defense 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!

KGB Headquarters 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.