How to Watch the Lupin the Third Movies in Order

Want to watch the Lupin the Third movies in order? The franchise spans 37 films released from 1978 to 2023. The simplest approach is release order, which is how the story was meant to unfold for audiences. Here is the complete Lupin the Third watch order, with links to our full guides for each film.

1. Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)

While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.

2. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsi

3. Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)

Lupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.

4. Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987)

Goemon's wedding to Murasaki Suminawa, daughter of a samurai clan's leader, is interrupted when the Fuma ninjas attack, kidnapping the bride-to-be and demanding her family's ancient treasure as ransom

5. Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (1989)

Foiled repeatedly by the predictions of Interpol's supercomputer, Lupin has settled down. His partner Jigen asks him to pull one last heist: recover the Super Egg, a massive diamond hidden somewhere

6. Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers (1990)

A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goem

7. Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary (1991)

The secret of the Lupin family treasure is out: its location is written inside a dictionary once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte himself! When the dictionary turns up as the prize for a historic motor car

8. Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love (1992)

Notorious thief Lupin the Third aims to steal the lost treasure of the Romanov royal family with his criminal associates along for the ride. The treasure is an immense quantity of gold hidden undergro

9. Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger (1993)

After Inspector Zenigata is reassigned from the Lupin case and grows despondent, master thief Lupin the Third decides to help him get his old job back, teaming up with the old man to destroy the inter

10. Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom (1994)

The Lupin gang is once again dragged onto a wild treasure hunt! This time, the objective is a mysterious, small dragon statue that even Goemon's steel-rendering blade Zantetsuken cannot cut. The arti

11. Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)

A simple diamond heist leads Lupin into the machinations of a bizarre cult based around the prophecies of Nostradamus. They kidnap Julia, the daughter of Douglas, a wealthy American who is seeking the

12. Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995)

The infamous bandit Harimao hid a treasure, and to retrieve it, Lupin and the gang must gather three lost statues. When the Nazi-like group Neo-Himmel make a run for the goods, Lupin reluctantly partn

13. Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive (1996)

When Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu to pilfer its treasure, he incurs the wrath of its psychotic ruler General Headhunter, who places a dead-or-alive bounty on his head.

14. Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini (1996)

As Lupin's mentor Don Dolune lies on his deathbed, he hands the master thief a gift, the diamond named Twilight. Though it's only half the treasure — the other half of the Twilight can be found in Mor

15. Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins (1997)

Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island

16. Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis (1998)

Lupin's plans to intercept two old glass photographic plates from being delivered to a mysterious art dealer named Mr. Suzuki misfires, and it doesn't help matters that Goemon and Jigen are suffering

17. Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files (1999)

When Fujiko secures a file that documents the location of the fabled Columbus Egg – a mystical relic that controls the weather – she quickly recruits Lupin and the gang to track down the long-lost tre

18. Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar (2000)

Master thief Lupin the Third and his friends have to compete with a greedy banker and her minions to help solve a mystery leading to a treasure that is said to hold history's most powerful rulers.

19. Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection (2001)

Secretly operating his cruiser as a casino at sea isn’t enough for mafia don Lukino Marcano. He’s also looking for the gold-laden boat wreckage worth the budget of a small country! Lupin sniffs out th

20. Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal (2002)

Lupin steals an extraordinary gem from a Mediterranean party, only to be interrupted by Pycal, the trickster "magician" who had apparently died fighting Lupin early in his career. Pycal, now armed wit

21. Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact (2002)

The stickup that started it all! Lupin III and Fujiko are both after an ancient artifact Jigen is supposed to protect, while Goemon happens to be searching for his clan’s lost treasure nearby. Of cour

22. Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure (2003)

After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even better treasure to

23. Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo (2004)

Fujiko and Lupin are kidnapped by Malkovich, a notorious criminal escaped from Alcatraz who forces Lupin to steal the "Bull's Eye," a precious stone.

24. Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics (2005)

Stolen from the famous "secret" Air Force base, Area 51, Lupin's most recently stolen treasure holds a secret. Four "Bloody Angels," the toughest women Lupin has ever faced, want the treasure for thei

25. Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody (2006)

After a successful heist at the race track, talented thief Lupin has his sights set on a valuable diamond set to be displayed in seven days. His plan is complicated when he saves a young girl named Mi

26. Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog (2007)

Following a lead from Fujiko, Lupin and Jigen excavate the sea floor in Kiritappu to search for a lost underwater treasure that supposedly holds the secrets of time travel. After the Lupin gang escape

27. Lupin the Third: Green vs Red (2008)

When a Lupin impersonator is arrested for shoplifting in Tokyo, dozens of other copycats converge on the city to clear the name of Arsene Lupin III. The real Lupin is in town too, both to watch the sh

28. Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night (2008)

Gifted thief Lupin the Third scores a "magic lamp" and finds it contains a genie. However, after the clock strikes 7 p.m., he can't seem to remember anything… Finding himself in Singapore, Lupin must

29. Lupin the Third: The Last Job (2010)

Lupin begins his heist by stealing a newly-discovered Japanese cultural treasure being transported to Germany. During his attempt to steal the treasure, however, he witnesses the always-ambitious Zeni

30. Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid (2011)

Gemstone, the Mermaid's Scale, appears in a secret, underground auction. The queen of the underworld coerces Lupin into stealing the rock for her. Quickly discovering not only that the stone is a forg

31. Lupin the Third: The Secret Page of Marco Polo (2012)

Researchers unearth a long-lost page of "The Travels of Marco Polo" and discover it's a clue to a lost treasure! Lupin appears to swipe the tablet, but he leaves empty-handed... and as a murder suspec

32. Lupin the Third: Princess of the Breeze (2013)

After a chaotic heist, Lupin and Jigen find themselves becoming caretakers of a baby boy, while a young sky pirate called Yutika is after their loot. Yutika is an inhabitant of the city-state of Shaha

33. Lupin the Third: Italian Game (2016)

Lupin investigates the kidnapping of a former love in Italy, and is drawn into a game with an unknown enemy.

34. Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner (2019)

A warrant’s been issued for an arrest but this time, it’s not for Lupin. Authorities are after Inspector Zenigata as they suspect Pops has been in cahoots with the master thief all along. In an effort

35. Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past (2019)

To rescue a famous criminal from imprisonment, Lupin and his team infiltrate the Kingdom of Dorrente. While the skillful thieves from around the world are gathering, Lupin tries to reveal the secret h

36. Lupin III: The First (2019)

The iconic "gentleman thief" Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bres

37. LUPIN THE 3rd vs. CAT'S EYE (2023)

Lupin III competes with the Kisugi sisters to steal a triptych of paintings that once belonged to their father, and which hold the key to a long-unsolved mystery.

Watch order at a glance

1. Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)
2. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
3. Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)
4. Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987)
5. Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (1989)
6. Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers (1990)
7. Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary (1991)
8. Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love (1992)
9. Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger (1993)
10. Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom (1994)
11. Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
12. Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995)
13. Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive (1996)
14. Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini (1996)
15. Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins (1997)
16. Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis (1998)
17. Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files (1999)
18. Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar (2000)
19. Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection (2001)
20. Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal (2002)
21. Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact (2002)
22. Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure (2003)
23. Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo (2004)
24. Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics (2005)
25. Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody (2006)
26. Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog (2007)
27. Lupin the Third: Green vs Red (2008)
28. Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night (2008)
29. Lupin the Third: The Last Job (2010)
30. Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid (2011)
31. Lupin the Third: The Secret Page of Marco Polo (2012)
32. Lupin the Third: Princess of the Breeze (2013)
33. Lupin the Third: Italian Game (2016)
34. Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner (2019)
35. Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past (2019)
36. Lupin III: The First (2019)
37. LUPIN THE 3rd vs. CAT'S EYE (2023)

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