Lupin the 3rd Farewell to Nostradamus (ルパン三世 くたばれ!ノストラダムス/ Rupan Sansei: Kutabare! Nosutoradamusu)

"First month of year 1999"

The world is on the verge of being enveloped in darkness.

Yet, only few are aware of this fact.

A great prophet from 500 years past gives us warning.

This prophet's name is Michel de nostradamus!

His book of prophecies is our guide.

Century il, quatrain 3:

"Because of the solar heat on the sea, from negrepont the fishes will be half cooked."

This refers to the nuclear submarine that exploded two weeks ago.

I have more to tell.

The lost book of nostradamus is in my possession!

I believe one quatrain within it shall come to pass shortly.

Century vii, quatrain 62:

"When the great eagle with eleven warriors vanishes,

the time of great devastation shall commence."

Pardon me!

Pops...!

"Lupin the 3rd: Die, nostradamus!"

Good luck on your exhibition match!

We present you with these special good luck bracelets.

Get back here, lupin!

Radios, phones, and other electronics cannot be used for a short while.

Lupin! You're under arrest!

What the...?

- Sirl please turn that off! - Sure thing!

You heard the lady, pops!

How's it going, pops?

Lupin! I'll get you!

Knock it off. You look like a creepy guy.

Hi.

Hi...

You into little girls?

No!

Then I'll take this.

Stop! Thief! Oh, geez...

Hey! Stop!

Is a hundred bucks enough?

What a creepy kid. I'd love to see her parents.

Julia. This isn't a playground. Stay in your seat.

Now be a good little girl and-

fujiko!

This paedophile was following me!

No, I wasn't! I'm not a-

What're you doing here?!

Gimme that doll back.

- Treasure from my last job is in it! - Treasure...?

A diamond worth 1.5 million dollars!

Come, now. That's not that much.

You can't be serious, fujiko!

Knock it off...

Shut yer trap!

Right...!

We've hijacked the plane!

No funny business! This should convince you!

We're heading to Morocco!

There's the jumbo jet!

We've provided your transportation as you demanded!

Release the women and children!

What about the million dollar ransom?!

It will take time to get! Release the women and children first!

Alright, I'll release the Brazilian soccer team too.

I like soccer, you see...

We're the soccer team's director and coach!

Ow...!

Bye.

- What's fujiko doing here? - Probably after some rich guy.

If the Moroccan government doesn't pay the ransom,

you'll all blow up with this plane!

Stay right there!

Um, hey, it looks like the bomb activated...

I don't want it.

Here, you take it!

I know we're busy, but could I get your number-

ouch...

- Guess not. - Lupin!

Darn you...!

Here!

Pops! One minute 'til it explodes!

I'd worry more about running than catching me!

Lupin!

Darn. It's my duty to prevent a disaster before it happens...

The bomb is armed like so, so I do this and this...

Huh? Oh yeah, this one stops it!

Take that! Eh? Oh? Huh?

That didn't work?

Blast you!

It's not stopping...!

That wasn't for the hijack, it was for something else!

Yeah.

Fujiko!

Julia!

My 1.5 million dollar doll...

Forget that! He stole a 50 million dollar child!

As predicted, 11 warriors, namely the Brazilian soccer superstars,

were aboard a great eagle when it was hijacked.

Nostradamus's prophecy came true.

It is imperative that mankind listen to his warnings of destruction.

Religious faith and organized government cannot save mankind.

The nostradamus sect is the only truth!

Behold, this book of prophecies! All truth is within its pages!

Master! Please save me!

Master! Please touch me!

It's so tall it could reach past heaven and Pierce the moon!

That's the Douglas foundation's giant earth tower.

A super high-tech building that's 200 stories and 1000 meters tall.

Hope it doesn't wind up like the tower of babel.

Hard to believe that brat is the daughter of such a big shot.

With any luck, she'll be the first daughter next year.

Huh? First daughter?

Douglas is gonna run in the presidential election.

Read a newspaper, will ya?

I do read horseracing newspapers...

I wonder how she's doing. I don't look forward to seeing her parents.

Never mind that. Talk about this 50 million dollar thing...

She's the key! I have to get her back!

What're they after? Don't tell me it's what you're after...

Of course not.

Anyway, I get 60% and you can share your 40%. Take it or leave it.

A little city of sorts exists between here and the 70th floor.

Between the 70th and 100th floors are enough stadiums

to host the olympic games.

See for yourselves! They could even hold the winter Olympics!

Between the 100th and 150th floors is the hotel area.

The giant pendulum at the heart of the building

is the secret that makes this super skyscraper possible!

When computers detect earth tremors, they move the pendulum

to absorb their effect on the building.

The issue is from the 180th floor and up. The security is very tight.

But it houses the center of the Douglas foundation and private offices.

The living quarters are from the 195th floors and up,

and on the 200th floor is-

the vault!

A special elevator is the only way to the vault,

and it only works with the family's ID cards.

So that's why you got close to the kid?

Being her tutor was the only way. It'd be impossible otherwise.

Nobody's ever made it there, except for one person.

Someone did it?!

- Your uncle Phillip. - My uncle?!

But he got caught soon after. Now he's in a cell on execution island.

If my old uncle got that far, it should be a cinch for pros like us!

No, he's much craftier than us.

How about you tell us about this 50 million dollar treasure already?

Nostradamus's book of prophecies.

His book is divided into 10 "centuries" of 100 quatrains each.

But century vii only goes up to quatrain 42.

Doesn't this new nostradamus sect have the other 587?

I wonder.

But I do know that the lost book is in the Douglas foundation's hands...

In the vault on the 200th floor.

So why's it worth 50 million bucks?

There's a rich man who wants to buy it.

One in Florida.

Wow!

This is the contract.

Fujiko-chan! I'll do my very best!

Lupin. I'm counting on you.

- Say, I'll hold on to that for you... - Thanks. But no thanks.

Yes, ma'am...

The wife is finally back.

I hope you realize I'm the only reason you're allowed in.

Yeah, because you're oh-so-trustworthy...

Well, then...

Lupin! Quit with the bad jokes!

Sorry 'bout that...

Please come this way.

So that's the elevator, huh?

In here, if you would.

Need a hand?

I shouldn't have let Julia go on that trip.

I apologize. I couldn't stop them...

You're Julia's tutor, not her bodyguard.

But the situation is grave.

I will double-check whether or not you and your friends

are involved with her kidnapping.

Until then, consider yourself under confinement.

Did he lock lupin and jigen up?

Let's finish up the rest of the recording.

Alright. Roll film.

As a result of recent economic downfalls in Europe,

a shady group known as the nostradamus sect has reared its head.

Unfortunately, it has also taken hold in our country.

But mere mortals cannot possibly make "prophecies".

What has yet to be cannot be-

how long we gonna go horizontally? The treasure is up.

Yes. I hear the leader of the sect is coming to America.

Therefore, I would like to confront him

and let the world know that the rationality that founded our nation

will also lead us into the 21st century!

I have a trump card!

Listen up, Douglas. Here's live video of your daughter.

Daddy! Mommy! How are you doing?

Julia!

I'm doing just great!

Way to go, daddy! Front page of the New York times!

Julia...!

The president doesn't stand a chance against my handsome daddy!

She talks too much. I can make it so you never hear her again.

Julia!

How much is the ransom?!