If you loved Pistol Opera, try Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Seijun Suzuki, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Pistol Opera, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon is

Here's a film that wants to be all things to all people, and nearly succeeds. Lupin and his gang pursue some very old gold while dodging rival gangs and the ever-persistent Inspector Zenigata. It's a charmingly absurd lark, if nothing else.

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