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4 unusual facts about Lupin III: Dead or Alive


Lupin III: Dead or Alive

The island's super-intelligent defense mechanism, however, proves to be too much for Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon to handle by themselves.

Meanwhile Fujiko, pretending to be a secretary, is ordered to protect the general's daughter who turn out to be the daughter of a scientist that is held prisoner by Headhunter.

Lupin has set his sights on the national treasure of the country of Zufu, placed for safe-keeping on a mysterious floating island by the country's late king.

When Inspector Zenagata shows up and put the handcuffs on Lupin but he escape with a fake hand.


Animation Runner Kuromi

The plot revolves around a girl called Mikiko "Kuromi" Oguro who grows up watching the fictional anime Luis Monde III.

Charles, Dead or Alive

Charles, Dead or Alive (French: Charles mort ou vif) is a 1970 Swiss drama film directed by Alain Tanner.

Clancy Cooper

He also guest starred on numerous TV series, such as The Rifleman, Lawman, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Maverick, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, he also appeared on Sanford and Son as Kelly, an elderly friend of Fred Sanford in the episode "The Copper Caper", the fourth episode in the first season of the series.

Derek Boyer

Boyer has portrayed Bayman in DOA: Dead or Alive and promoted the steel products company Orcon, as Orcon's "Man of Steel", featuring Orcon's trackside promotional efforts at V8 Supercars events where Orcon has been a sponsor of race teams, Larkham Motor Sport, WPS Racing and Ford Performance Racing.

Fred Krone

He worked in the early days of Steve McQueen’s career and doubled for McQueen in 1960/61 on the TV series Wanted: Dead or Alive, among others.

Hitler – Dead or Alive

The three join the Royal Canadian Air Force to enter Germany and pose as musicians to gain access to Hitler, played by Robert Watson.

Kasey Rogers

She guest starred on various series such as Stage 7, The Restless Gun, the Lone Ranger, Maverick, Perry Mason, as Francie Keene in the Wanted: Dead or Alive episode "Railroaded", and many other programs.

Lupin III: Densetsu no Hihō o Oe!

Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon are at their Manhattan hideout plotting their next caper, when suddenly a large masked man bursts in.

Martin Crewes

Crewes' television and movie roles include "Luis Amor Rodriguez" in Dream Team, DOA: Dead or Alive as Guy on Boat, and a major role as "Chad Kaplan" in the 2002 film Resident Evil.

Mighty Jill Off

He also cited as inspiration specific Japanese cartoonists who he felt had successfully portrayed sex in animation such as Monkey Punch, the creator of Lupin III.

Never So Few

McQueen was mainly noted at the time for the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive and the horror movie The Blob.

Osamu Tezuka's Star System

He stars as the title character in his own manga as a thief (à la Lupin III), and even star as the English cyborg private detective Sherlock Homespun (sometimes written Sherlock Holmespan) in the 1980 Astro Boy Anime and in the Game Boy Advance game Astro Boy: Omega Factor.

Robin Shou

Shou also appears in a minor role in another fighting video game adaptation, DOA: Dead or Alive, based on Tecmo's video game series of the same name, produced by Mortal Kombat director Paul W. S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt.

Silvio Simac

Simac also played the character Leon in the film DOA: Dead or Alive which is based on the very popular console game.

Tina Armstrong

In the film DOA: Dead or Alive, Tina (portrayed by Jaime Pressly) is trying to escape her wrestling background and prove to be a real fighter.

Yasuo Ōtsuka

During his tenure as a Drug G-man, Ōtsuka would see the release of two types of firearms that later would show up in his animations: the Beretta M1951 and the Colt Government – both appearing in the Lupin III series (the former used by Fujiko Mine and the latter by Inspector Zenigata).


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