# Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past (2019)

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**Original title**: *ルパン三世 プリズン・オブ・ザ・パスト*
**Runtime**: 92 min
**Genres**: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Comedy, TV Movie
**Directed by**: Hatsuki Tsuji
**Written by**: Shatner Nishida
**Starring**: Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa, Koichi Yamadera, Houko Kuwashima

> *Is the past really a prison or is the real prison the one of your own making?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Lupin the Third attempts heist diplomacy—by storming a gilded prison instead of just asking nicely. He and his crew crash a high-stakes gathering of international crooks in Dorrente, where the real target isn’t the inmate but the kingdom’s buried past. turns out even master thieves get tripped up by ancient blueprints and poorly secured vault doors.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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