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Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone (次元大介の墓標 Jigen Daisuke no Bohyō?) is the 5th Lupin the 3rd OVA released on June 21, 2014. It was released as the 2nd anime media from the Lupin the IIIrd Universe after The Woman Called Fujiko Mine.

Synopsis[]

By bringing her voice to West Doroa, the East Doroan singer Queen Malta hoped that she could heal the rift between the two countries. Instead, her murder on stage by an unknown assassin only served to increase the tension between the two countries. Already a country known for its incredibly low crime rate, East Doroa increases security in preparation for war--but security is nothing to the likes of super-genius thief Lupin III!

Still, when he and partner Daisuke Jigen swipe the Little Comet gemstone from an embassy in East Doroa, it's a little convenient that the police seem to know their every move. And worse, before they can even make their getaway, the pair find themselves under the crosshairs of a certain hitman--the same one that killed Queen Malta! Something's fishy, and in order to confirm his suspicions, Jigen visits the cemetery. There, he finds himself staring at his own gravestone. It's a calling card of the sniper, Yael Okuzaki... and no one targeted by him has ever escaped the grave! But why is he only after Jigen, and not Lupin? And things only get more complicated with Fujiko around!

Long Summary[]

The film is divided in two acts

Part 1[]

The film opens with a man seen from behind placing a flower on a grave: Jigen's grave.

Later Lupin and Jigen are seen planning the theft of the priceless "Little Comet", a treasure located in East Doroa. To do this, they replace an ambassador of the Republic of Maranda - famous for selling its weapons to third parties - and his driver , who were on their way to the capital to recover the treasure in order to sell it in exchange for projects to enrich uranium : in fact, East Doroa is on a war footing with the divided part of West Doroa, following the political murder of opera singer Queen Malta in their territory. Malta was originally from East Doroa and moved on touring the West to listen to her songs, which praise peace and unity between the two nations. As Lupin and Jigen discuss it in the car, Jigen mutters something about how he should have protected her. However, as soon as they manage to steal the stone they are joined by the forces of order: East Doroa is in fact famous for having the lowest crime rate in the world, with impeccable security and a police force; as if that weren't enough, while fleeing they are targeted by a mysterious sniper who, although one-eyed, hits them both with pinpoint accuracy from miles away. The two manage to escape the assault, but Lupin is wounded in the leg and Jigen in the arm with which he shoots.

While they are resting in a shelter and treating themselves, Jigen recognizes the bullet that hit him, remembering where he had seen it before: through a flashback it is revealed that the day Queen Malta died Jigen was on the sidelines in the theater listening to the performance, when suddenly someone shot and killed her without Jigen being able to save her. In that while the two are discovered by the police and forced to flee.

The duo heads to the cemetery and there they find a tombstone engraved with Jigen's first name, which leads them to guess the identity of the mysterious sniper: Yael Okuzaki, who is said to prepare the grave for his victims before killing them. Little information is known about him: he acts exclusively on commission, none of his victims have ever survived and he is so proud and self-confident that he always rolls a dice to see how many bullets to use on the victim (Jigen got 4). Jigen, although wounded, intends to avenge the death of Queen Malta and prepares to face him; Lupin tries to stop him, but he stops him by telling him not to interfere since they are not friends but simple accomplices and walks away.

In the meantime it turns out that Fujiko Mine is also in East Doroa to work for a private club, where she sneaked in to steal a strange little book, which however she is unable to take because it was discovered and captured by the owner of the club during the theft. Meanwhile, Lupin traces Yael's refuge and there he finds Jigen, always determined to settle the score; once inside they find a laboratory full of equipment, weapons and even a mechanical exoskeleton. Suddenly they hear Fujiko's voice and following her they find a video device that communicates with a dark room, where Fujiko is a completely naked prisoner. While Lupin tries to calm the girl down and promises that he will come to save her, Yael enters and blocks the connection and engages a Mexican standoff with Yael coming out victorious, disarming him but without killing him: in fact he wants to kill him with a fourth bullet to respect the die. Lupin can't believe that his infallible friend lost a firefight and Yael explains that Jigen's pistol, a 357 Magnum, is too heavy to be drawn quickly, while his pistol is a 22 caliber, it is much lighter and easier to handle (to penalize Jigen there is also the fact that he used his left arm due to the wound). Lupin and Jigen flee, and after a fierce car chase they reach a port area, but while trying to escape Jigen is shot in the head by Yael. The sniper mocks Lupin for failing to save his partner, Lupin counters by telling him that he is now just a weapon, useless without someone telling him who to kill, but the sniper reiterates that that is precisely the reason why Lupin himself he will come out alive.

At the end we see Fujiko who is exposed in a display case to the eyes of the guests of the club, while trying to survive a humanoid machine equipped with a deadly drill. The owner of the club reveals that the "toy" was designed by Yael Okuzaki, who is not only an excellent killer, but also a brilliant technician and inventor.

Part 2[]

Jigen is dead and Fujiko is in great danger and Lupin still doesn't understand why his friend was targeted and how the sniper always tracks them. Lupin storms the club during the show and after tampering with the electrical system blocking the car that was attacking Fujiko, he engages in a firefight with the venue guards. Fujiko manages to free herself and recover the booklet, just before fleeing on a motorcycle, taking Lupin with her.

Lupine asks the girl what is important about that book that you risk your life to get it and she replies that it is the Calamity File, a dossier containing all spies and political enemies slain or forthcoming targets of East Doroa; if the truth were known, the state would attract the enmity of world powers and a huge conflict would break out. After reading the document, Lupin understands everything and takes Fujiko to Jigen's grave, telling her the full story in turn: Jigen was hired by Queen Malta as a bodyguard during her concert in West Doroa, coming to sympathize with her, much that Malta let slip the sibylline phrase: "My enemy is not only this nation". During the concert, however, he was liquidated by the singer's manager, not at all in agreement with his hiring, who gave him the payment and kicked him out. But Jigen felt compelled to offer the service for which he had been paid, then returned to the theater just in time to see Queen Malta die before his eyes. Lupin decides to avenge his partner, provoking the owner of the club by sending him a message in which he claims to be in possession of the Calamity File. The owner thus hires Yael Okuzaki to kill Lupin and Fujiko, giving priority to the former.

Okuzaki sets out to kill Lupin and rolls his fateful die, from which a 1 comes out. He then prepares to finish off the thief with a single well-placed shot, but misses the target and is in turn hit by a second sniper: it's Jigen, who is alive and wounds him in the shoulder and then again in the leg. Lupin contacts Okuzaki via radio and reveals that he has discovered his secret: Yael is not blind in one eye, the eyepatch is only used to hide a device that the sniper uses to connect to the city's top secret security system, widespread in all the statues and the gargoyles of the capital, which is how the cops always managed to track down Lupin and Jigen and why the small nation is so safe. Lupin, during the shooting at the port in which Jigen had apparently been killed, altered the signal of a camera in order to delay it and make Yael shoot "out of time": Jigen had only pretended to have been shot. Taking advantage of a device identical to that of Okuzaki, found in his refuge, Lupin was then able to understand where the sniper was stationed.

The gentleman thief also found out who really hired the killer and why: the owner of the club was a go-between for the government of East Doroa, who commissioned the killing of Queen Malta in order to start war with West Doroa, unload on her blame her for the murder and appear as the hero of the situation; subsequently Jigen was also to be taken out of the way to avoid any leaks. Jigen, tired of all this by now, wants to close the accounts with Okuzaki, forcing him to have one last duel with pistols. The two prepare and extract together, but while only Jigen's cheek is grazed, Okuzaki's arm is almost amputated, making it permanently impossible for him to use weapons.

Eventually Fujiko leaves with the "Little Comet" she stole from Lupin, while Lupin and Jigen burn the Calamity File, but not before sending the world evidence that Queen Malta was killed by her own country. All of this is observed by Mamo (the antagonist in Lupin VS the Clone), who understands that he will meet Lupin and tell him again in the future. The final scene shows Inspector Zenigata in front of the supposed graves of Lupin, Jigen and Fujiiko, realizing that they are still alive.

Cast[]

Japanese
Characters Voice Actors
Daisuke Jigen Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Lupin III Kanichi Kurita
Fujiko Mine Miyuki Sawashiro
Inspector Koichi Zenigata Kōichi Yamadera
Yael Okuzaki Akio Hirose
Embassy Staff Hiroshi Yanaka
Malanda Ambassador Binbin Takaoka
Rondo Owner Toshitsugu Takashina
Queen Malta Marika Minase
Pierre Machiavelli Naoki Oikawa
Mamo Kanji Obana

Additional voices:[1]

  • Kazumasa Takemoto as Staff
  • Kenichi Hoshino as Rookie Police Officer
  • Aki Nagao as Concert Hall Female Visitor
  • Atsuo Hasegawa as Café Waiter
  • Daigo Fujimaki as Piano Man
English ("Jigen's Gravestone")
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Characters Voice Actors
Daisuke Jigen Dan Woren
Lupin III Keith Silverstein
Fujiko Mine Cristina Vee
Inspector Koichi Zenigata Richard Epcar
Yael Okuzaki Jamieson Price
Embassy Staff Unknown
Malanda Ambassador Unknown
Rondo Owner Unknown
Queen Malta Erica Lindbeck
Pierre Machiavelli Unknown
Mamo Kirk Thornton
Italian ("La lapide di Jigen Daisuke")[2]
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Characters Voice Actors
Daisuke Jigen Alessandro D'Errico
Lupin III Stefano Onofri
Fujiko Mine Alessandra Korompay‏‎
Inspector Koichi Zenigata Rodolfo Bianchi
Yael Okuzaki Mario Zucca
Embassy Staff Unknown
Malanda Ambassador Matteo Brusamonti
Rondo Owner Claudio Moneta
Queen Malta Jolanda Granato
Pierre Machiavelli Luca Ghignone
(as Manager di Queen Malta)
Mamo Luigi Rosa
(as Mamoo)
French ("Le Tombeau de Daisuke Jigen")[3]
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Characters Voice Actors
Daisuke Jigen Laurent Pasquier
Lupin III Fabien Albanèse
Fujiko Mine Sarah Cornibert
Inspector Koichi Zenigata Laurent Pasquier
Yael Okuzaki Unknown
Embassy Staff Unknown
Malanda Ambassador Unknown
Rondo Owner Unknown
Queen Malta Unknown
Pierre Machiavelli Unknown
Mamo Unknown
German ("Lupin III. - Daisuke Jigens Grabstein")[4]
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Characters Voice Actors
Daisuke Jigen Tilo Schmitz
Lupin III Peter Flechtner
Fujiko Mine Sarah Riedel
Inspector Koichi Zenigata Stefan Staudinger
Yael Okuzaki Matthias Klages
Embassy Staff Heiko Akrap
Malanda Ambassador Wolfgang Müller
Rondo Owner Joachim Kaps
Queen Malta Ulrike Stürzbecher
Pierre Machiavelli Gunnar Helm
Mamo Gerald Schaale

Staff[]

  • Original work: Monkey Punch
  • Planning: Shūhei Katō, Ryōta Katō
  • Production: Yutaka Fujioka
  • Supervision: Takeshi Koike
  • Director: Takeshi Koike
  • Screenplay: Yūya Takahashi
  • Creative Advisor: Katsuhito Ishii
  • Music: James Shimoji
  • Character Designer: Takeshi Koike
  • Mechanic Designer: Takeshi Koike
  • Art Direction: Seiki Tamura
  • Visual Coordinator: Yūko Saitō
  • Color Design: Takahiro Mogi
  • Prop Designer and Character Design Support: Yo Moriyama, Yutaka Minowa, Daisuke Niitsuma
  • Title Designer: Nobuo Sekiguchi
  • Design Works: Toshiyuki Yamashita
  • Sound Director: Yōji Shimizu
  • Sound Effects: Yoshiaki Tokunaga
  • Audio Adjustement: Tsuneo Marui
  • Cinematographer: Jirō Tazawa
  • Editing: Yoshihiro Kasahara
  • Producer: Yū Kiyozono
  • Animation Work: Telecom Animation Film
  • Production, Writing and Distribution: TMS Entertainment

Music[]

Further Information: List of Lupin III Albums#Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone

The official soundtrack of the movie was originally released on November 26, 2014 in "LUPIN THE IIIRD Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou Original Soundtrack"[5].

The opening theme is "Träumerei" (German for reverie) and the ending theme is "Revolver Fires", a song written by Takumi Iwasaki, composed by James Shimoji and performed by Gary Stockdale.

Release[]

Further Information: Home Media Releases/OVA#Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone

In March 2014, it was announced that The Woman Called Fujiko Mine's animation director and character designer, Takeshi Koike, was directing an animated film that serves as a "continuation spin-off" to the TV series. Yu Kiyozono also returned to produce the film. Koike's fellow Redline creators Katsuhito Ishii and James Shimoji served as advisor and music composer respectively. The film was split into two parts and had a limited screening at the Shinjuku Wald 9 theater from June 21–27, 2014.[6] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 28, 2014, with an art book included in the limited edition.[7] The 30-track soundtrack to the movie was released on December 10, 2014.[8] On December 21, 2014, Discotek Media announced their acquisition of the North American distribution rights to the film, which will be retitled Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone for the American market. Their upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of the film will include the company's first original English dub, which is being produced in cooperation with Bang Zoom! Entertainment.[9]

Mistakes[]

  • The gravestones of Lupin and Fujiko say "5st" and "6st" instead of 5th and 6th due to that the animators copied and pasted Jigen's gravestone and changed the numbers.
  • On Fujiko's gravestone, it says "FAMME FATALF" rather than Femme fatale.
  • In the film Okuzaki's name is written "Yael", while the text during the ending song writes "Jael".

Notes[]

  • In Japan, this is classed as a 2 part OVA rather than a movie.
  • The Lupin the IIIrd title was used in the Japanese original, the English dub and the home video release of the Italian dub. For the French, German and the original Italian dub release used Lupin III (Lupin III. for the German dub).
  • The English dub does not dub the preview at the beginning of Part 2.
  • This was the first release rated for a BBFC certificate in the UK by TMS themselves instead of Western Connection, Manga, StudioCanal or Anime Limited. It also uses the International name rather than Discotek's Jigen's Gravestone[10].
  • The countries of West and East Doroa are based on West and East Germany. Since this takes place in the 1970s, it was before the unification of the two countries.
  • Goemon appears as a cameo in the Calamity File that Lupin gave Fujiko, it is his only appearance in the film.
  • The scene of Queen Marta's assassination bares strong similarities to the opera scene from "The Fifth Element" (1997) & Scooter's "Ti Sento." (2009).

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Characters
Regular Characters
Daisuke JigenLupin IIIFujiko MineKoichi Zenigata
Side Characters
Yael OkuzakiEmbassy StaffMalanda AmbassadorRondo OwnerQueen MaltaPierre MachiavelliMamo
Music
Opening(s)
Träumerei
Ending(s)
Revolver Fires
Insert Song(s)
Forever And A Day
International Theme(s)
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Lupin the 3rd Anime Media
Series
Part 1Part 2Part IIITWCFMPart 4Part 5Part 6Lupin Zero
Movies
1.Lupin VS the Clone • 2.The Castle of Cagliostro • 3.The Legend of the Gold of Babylon • 4.Farewell to Nostradamus • 5.Dead or Alive • 6.The First • 7.Lupin the IIIrd The Movie
OVAs
Pilot FilmLupin VIII • 1.The Plot of the Fuma Clan • 2.Return of the Magician • 3.Green vs. RedLupin Family Line-upLupin III 3DCGLupin ShansheiIs Lupin Still Burning?Daisuke Jigen's GravestoneThe Blood Spray of Goemon IshikawaFujiko Mine's Lie
TV Specials
1.Bye-Bye Liberty - Close Call! • 2.Mystery of the Hemingway Papers • 3.Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! • 4.From Russia With Love • 5.Orders to Assassinate Lupin • 6.Burn, Zantetsuken! • 7.Pursue Harimao's Treasure!! • 8.The Secret of Twilight Gemini • 9.Walther P38 • 10.Tokyo Crisis • 11.Fujiko's Unlucky Days • 12.$1 Money Wars • 13.Alcatraz Connection • 14.Episode 0: First Contact • 15.Operation Return the Treasure • 16.Stolen Lupin • 17.Angel Tactics • 18.Seven Days Rhapsody • 19.Elusiveness of the Fog • 20.Sweet Lost Night • 21.The Last Job • 22.Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid • 23.Another Page • 24.Princess of the Breeze • 25.Italian Game • 26.Goodbye Partner • 27.Prison of the Past
Crossovers
Lupin III vs. Detective ConanLupin III vs. Detective Conan: The MovieLupin the 3rd VS Cat's Eye


References[]

  1. LUPIN THE IIIRD 次元大介の墓標. mau2.com (in Japanese)
  2. lupin3-lalapidedijigendaisuke. AntonioGenna.net (in Italiano)
  3. Lupin III : Le Tombeau de Daisuke Jigen. Planete Jeunesse (in Francais)
  4. Lupin the 3rd - Daisuke Jigens Grabstein. synchronkartei.de (in Deutsche)
  5. LUPIN THE IIIRD Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou Original Soundtrack. vgmdb.net
  6. "Lupin the IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone Anime Film's 1st Screenshots Revealed". Anime News Network. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  7. Beveridge, Chris (September 21, 2014). "Kadokawa Adds New ‘Lupin the 3rd: Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone’ Anime DVD/BD Release Spot". The Fandom Post. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  8. "LUPIN THE IIIRD 次元大介の墓標 オリジナルサウンドトラック Soundtrack". Nippon Columbia. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  9. "Discotek Adds Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone, Yowapeda, Go Nagai World, Toei's Little Mermaid, Iria". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  10. LUPIN THE IIIRD JIGEN'S GRAVE MARKER (2014). bbfc.co.uk (Archived from the original on September 2020)
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