Expected more

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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.

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.