Home Media Releases/Movies

Lupin VS the Clone[]

Japan

Betamax, VHS (TA0069, Toho)
Laserdisc (TLL2005, Toho)
Laserdisc (TLL2277, Toho)
Laserdisc The Mystery of Mamo (TLL2474, Toho) [English Streamline dub]
VHS (Toho)
DVD October 24, 2003 (TDV2736D, Toho)
DVD from HD (VAP)
Blu-ray December, 2008 (VAP)
4K Ultra HD March 20, 2019 Lupin the Third: Lupin VS Clone (VAP)

USA

VHS April 1995 (Orion Home Video) [Streamline dub]
DVD April 21, 1998 (Image Entertainment) [Streamline dub]
DVD July 29, 2003 (Geneon)
DVD February 26, 2013 (Discotek Media)
Blu-ray March 29, 2022 (Discotek Media)

Italy

VHS 1993 (YV-13L, Yamato Video) [LOGICA 2000 dub]
VHS 1993 (Eden Video) [Cover is from either Hemingway Papers or Napoleon's Dictionary and Albatross Wings of Death, unknown dub]
VHS 1993 Cartoons Collection N. 1 (A&S) [Cover is custom with Green Jacket Lupin swinging by the pyramids of Egypt]
DVD 2005 Lupin the 3rd Special DVD Collection (2LUP02, DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
DVD February 1, 2006 (Yamato Video)
DVD 2009 Lupin the 3rd Movie DVD Collection (1LM19, DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
DVD January 19, 2010 (Yamato Video) [includes theatrical and LOGICA 2000 dubs]
DVD December 23, 2011 Lupin III Film Collection (N.9, Yamato Video/La Gazzetta dello Sport)
DVD November 6, 2012 Lupin the Third: Red Box (Yamato Video) [contains Mystery of Mamo, Castle of Cagliostro and Sweet Lost Night]
Blu-ray February 21, 2013 (Yamato Video) [Theatrical dub]
DVD March 19, 2025 (Yamato Video / Eagle Pictures)
Blu-ray + DVD March 19, 2025 (Yamato Video / Eagle Pictures)
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray March 19, 2025 (Yamato Video / Eagle Pictures) [contains all 4 Italian dubs + Japanese original]

United Kingdom

VHS 8th July 1996 Secret of Mamo (MANV-1148, Manga)
DVD 4th August 2008 (MANG5075, Manga) [Geneon dub]
DVD The Manga Force Collection (Manga) [Geneon dub]
VOD 25th October - 25th November 2020 Lupin the Third: The Secret of Mamo (TMS Paris, Japanese with English subtitles) BBFC rating

France

This is notable for being one of the first VHS and home release of the Lupin series to be ever released.

VHS 1985 Lupin III (Super Video)
VHS 1987 Lupin III (Super Video, Blue VHS)
DVD January 1, 2005 Edgar de la Cambriole: Le Secret de Mamo (IDP)
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray April 30, 2023 Lupin III: Le secret de Mamo Limited Edition (naBan) [Contains both dubs]

Australia

VHS 1996 (0438423, PolyGram) [Manga UK dub]
DVD 16th August 2006 (MMA3693, Madman) [Geneon dub]

Sweden

VHS Lupin III – den otrolige (Walthers Video) [Toho English dub, Swedish subtitles]

Netherlands

VHS Lupin III, De gentleman inbreker (Video Media) [Toho English dub, Dutch subtitles]

Mexico

DVD Lupin III: El Secreto de Mamo (Zima, Japanese with Spanish subtitles)

Canada

VHS Les Aventures de Lupin (Sold in Quebec with the 1981 French dub, Need confirmation)

Other

Outside of home video releases and on demand releases, Futabasha under the Action Comics line had publish adaptations and mooks in Japan. These are either screenshots of the film with dialogue inserted to read like a comic or a magazine dedicated to the film.

Film Comic Confrontation with Mamo Part 1
Film Comic Confrontation with Mamo Part 2
MOOK Anime Collection Lupin III: Lupin VS Duplicate Human/Lupin vs Clone

There was also a double language pack of the film as part of Linguaphone Video Comic Theater, it comes with a booklet that has the script written in English on one side and Japanese on the other used for learning English via anime. The two video tapes split into 50 minutes each contain the English Streamline dub of the film and this is notable as it was one of the two times that "The Mystery of Mamo" name was used in Japan along with the English dub only laserdisc using the same dub.

The Castle of Cagliostro[]

Japan

Betamax, VHS (TA0070, Toho) (90 minutes version)
Betamax, VHS (TA0100, Toho)
VHD November 21, 1985 (Toho)
Laserdisc November 21, 1985 (TLL2023, Toho)
Laserdisc May 1, 1995 (TLL2268, Toho)
Laserdisc May 7, 1997 (TLL2473, Toho) [English Streamline dub]
VHS (TA4631S, Toho)
DVD from HD (VAP)
DVD April 26, 2001 (TMS)
DVD Reprint (TMS)
DVD August 06, 2014 (Studio Ghibli)
Blu-ray December 03, 2008 (VAP)
Blu-ray August 12, 2014 (Studio Ghibli)
4K Ultra HD July 29, 2019 Lupin the Third: Chateau de Cagliostro (VAP)

The Laserdisc release from 1995 had a total of 11,756 sales as of March 3, 1999 and was one of the longest selling anime titles on the format.^[1]

Toho Video Betamax and first VHS Cover

USA

VHS
VHS (Best Film and Video)
VHS April 25, 2000 (Manga)
DVD April 25, 2000 (Manga)
DVD August 29, 2006 Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro [2 DVDs] (Manga)
DVD January 06, 2015 (Discotek Media)
Blu-ray June 23, 2015 (Discotek Media)
Blu-ray November 17, 2015 The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki (Disney)
4K Ultra HD January 26, 2021 Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro - 40th Anniversary Edition (Discotek)

Italy

VHS 1992 (YV-7L, Yamato Video)
VHS 1993 (Eden Video) [Cover is from either Hemingway Papers or Napoleon's Dictionary, unknown dub]
VHS Cartoons Collection N. 2 (Gruppo Logica 2000)
VHS Manga Mania
DVD January 1, 2003 (DVD Vision)
DVD December 16, 2003 2 DVD Box Collection (DVD Vision)
DVD 2005 Lupin the 3rd Special DVD Collection (2LUP01, DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
DVD November 27, 2007 (Yamato Video)
DVD November 29, 2007 Collector's Edition (Yamato Video)
DVD 2011 Lupin III Film Collection (Uscita 4, Yamato Video)
DVD June 17, 2021 Limited Edition (Yamato Video / Anime Factory)
Blu-ray March 20, 2012 (Yamato Video)
Blu-ray June 17, 2021 Limited Edition (Yamato Video / Anime Factory)
Blu-ray + DVD September 11, 2024 (Yamato Video / Eagle Pictures) [Contains 44 page booklet and all 3 dubs]
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray June 17, 2021 Limited Edition (Yamato Video / Anime Factory)
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray September 11, 2024 (Yamato Video / Eagle Pictures) [Contains 44 page booklet and all 3 dubs]

United Kingdom

VHS 10th June 1996 (Manga)
DVD 18th February 2002 (Manga)
DVD 17th October 2005 (Optimum)
Blu-ray + DVD 12th November 2012 (OPTBD0306, StudioCanal)

Spain

DVD 2014 Edicion Restaurada 35 Anniversario (Selecta Vision)
Blu-ray/DVD 2014 Edicion Restaurada 35 Anniversario (Selecta Vision)
Blu-ray/DVD 2016 Collection Deluxe [with artbook] (Selecta Vision)

France

DVD March 12 or May 10 2001 [Unconfirmed release date, possible delay] Le Château de Cagliostro (Pathe)
DVD January 02 or December 07, 2006 [Unconfirmed release date, possible delay] [2 DVDs] (LOGA DISTRIBUTION)
DVD September 25, 2007 (LOGA DISTRIBUTION)
DVD June 22, 2011 (KAZE)
Blu-ray June 22, 2011 (KAZE)
Blu-ray/DVD June 22, 2011 Edition Collector [1 Blu-ray, 2 DVDs and artbook] (KAZE)

Germany

VHS Hardyman räumt auf (VCL)
DVD April 03, 2006 (Anime Video)
DVD April 03, 2006 Deluxe Edition [2 DVDs] (AV0171 Anime Video)
DVD April 30, 2007 Collectors Box [2 DVDs] (Anime Video)
Blu-ray July 24, 2011 (KAZE)

Australia/New Zealand

DVD March 14, 2007 Special Edition (Madman)
Blu-ray December 11, 2014 [Uses Manga Dub] (Madman)

Sweden/Norway

DVD August 17, 2011, Lupin the 3rd - Slottet I Cagliostro [Japanese with Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish subtitles] (5053, PAN Vision)

Finland

DVD Lupin III - Cagliostron linna [Japanese with Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish subtitles]

Mexico/Latin America

DVD (DVDA-0725, Zima)

Poland

The movie went unreleased in Poland for 33 years until Febuary 19th, 2012 when AXN SPiN^[2] aired the movie with a lector over the Japanese audio track. The movie later released on Netflix, however it only had Polish subtitles.^[3]

The Legend of the Gold of Babylon[]

Japan

Betamax, VHS (TA1416, Toho)
Laserdisc (TLL2031, Toho)
Laserdisc (TLL2269, Toho)
VHD (TVD2031, Toho)
VHS (TA4432, Toho)
DVD October 24, 2003 (TDV2737D, Toho)
DVD (TDV2963A, Toho) [Rental]

USA

VHS 1994 Rupan III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (AnimEgo) [Japanese with English subtitles]
Laserdisc 1994 Rupan III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (AnimEgo) [Japanese with English subtitles]
DVD December 18, 2018 (Discotek Media)
Blu-ray November 27, 2018 (Discotek Media) [OOP]

Italy

VHS (Yamato Video)
VHS 1999 (Yamato Video, New Wave Animation) [Second edition]
VHS 1999 (Yamato Video) [Rental version]
VHS 2000 Japan Animation - Lupin III: La leggenda dell'oro di Babilonia (5, DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
DVD 2004 Lupin the 3rd: La leggenda dell'oro di Babilonia (Yamato Video) [Lupin the 3rd handwriting logo]
DVD 2004 Lupin the 3rd: La leggenda dell'oro di Babilonia (Yamato Video) [Lupin the 3rd Gold Bar logo]
DVD 2004 Lupin the 3rd Special DVD Collection L'Oro di Babilonia (1LUP04, DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
DVD Lupin the 3rd Movie DVD Collection La Leggenda dell'Oro di Babilonia (DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
DVD 2011 Lupin III Film Collection (Uscita 6, Yamato Video)
Blu-ray + DVD October 20, 2022 (Yamato Video)

United Kingdom

VHS 24th March 1995 Lupin III: The Gold of Babylon (WEST 032, Western Connection) [Japanese with English subtitles]

France

DVD Edgar de la Cambriole: L'or de Babylone (IDP)
DVD Edgar de la Cambriole: Le Complot du Clan Fuma / L'or de Babylone (IDP)

Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Finland

DVD The Gold of Babylon - Japanese with Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish subtitles

Spain

VHS 1988 Arsenio Lupin en El Oro de Babilonia (Fariza Films)
VHS XXXX Arsenio Lupin en El Oro de Babilonia - 1ª parte (RPG)
VHS XXXX Arsenio Lupin en El Oro de Babilonia - 2ª parte (RPG)
VHS XXXX Arsenio Lupin en El Secreto de la Pirámide (RPG)
VHS XXXX El Oro Perdido (RPG)
VHS XXXX El Tesoro de los Dioses (RPG)
DVD 2007 edición para alquiler Lupin III: El Oro de Babilonia (Divisa Red, Divimagic)
DVD 2007 Lupin III: El Oro de Babilonia (Divisa Red, Divimagic)

Farewell to Nostradamus[]

Japan

Laserdisc (VPLV-70572, VAP)
VHS (VPVV-63698, VAP)
DVD March 23, 2000 Lupin III Kutabare! Nostradamus: The Movie CD Packaging (VPBV-11053, VAP)
DVD DVD Packaging (VPBV-17774, VAP)
Blu-ray September 15, 2010 (VAP)

Italy

VHS (Medusa) [Uses custom artwork by Simona Diodovich]
DVD 2003 (Shin Vision)
DVD 2004 Lupin the 3rd Special DVD Collection (1LUP11, DeAGOSTINI/Shin Vision)
DVD January 18, 2007 (Shin Vision €9,99)
DVD July 02, 2010 (Yamato Video) [Needs full confirmation]
DVD 2012 Lupin III Film Collection (N.28, Yamato Video/La Gazzetta dello Sport)
DivX/PC 2004 (Shin Vision)
Blu-ray + DVD March 22, 2023 (Yamato Video / Eagle Pictures)

USA

DVD June 28, 2005 (Funimation)
Blu-ray December 27, 2022 (Discotek Media)

Germany

DVD October 27, 2006 (SPV)

Dead or Alive[]

Japan

VHS July 1998 (VAP)
VHS (VPVV-63816, VAP reprint)
Laserdisc (VPLV-????, VAP)
DVD March 2000 CD Packaging (VPBY-11054, VAP)
DVD DVD Packaging (VPBY-1777?, VAP)
Blu-ray September 15, 2010 (VPXV-71094, VAP)

Italy

VHS Trappola mortale (Univideo/Medusa Film)
DVD 2004 (Dynit)
DVD 2005 Lupin the 3rd Special DVD Collection - Dead or Alive Trappola Mortale (1LUP??, DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
DVD 2009 Lupin the 3rd Movie DVD Collection - Dead or Alive Trappola Mortale (DeAGOSTINI/Yamato Video)
DVD December 1, 2009 Lupin the 3rd - Dead or Alive Trappola Mortale Ultimate Edition (Yamato Video/Dolmen)
DVD December 16, 2011 Lupin III Film Collection (Uscita 8, Yamato Video/La Gazzetta dello Sport)
Blu-ray + DVD June 21, 2023 (Yamato Video / Eagle Pictures) [Contains booklet]

USA

DVD February 22, 2005 (Funimation)
DVD Lupin the 3rd: Movie Pack - First Haul (Funimation)
Blu-ray October 25, 2022 (Discotek Media)

The First[]

Japan

DVD June 3, 2020 (VPBT-14018, VAP)
Blu-ray June 3, 2020 (VPXT-71810, VAP) [Limited Edition with Bresson's Diary]
Blu-ray June 3, 2020 (VPXT-71811, VAP)

Brazil

VOD June 3, 2020 Lupin III: O Primeiro

Italy

Amazon Prime September 15, 2020 (Anime Factory / Yamato Video)
DVD October 29, 2020 (Anime Factory)
Blu-ray October 29, 2020 (Anime Factory)

USA

DVD January 12, 2021 (Shout Factory / GKIDS)
DVD/Blu-ray January 12, 2021 (Shout Factory / GKIDS)

Australia

Blu-ray June 3, 2021 Lupin The Third: The First - It's Showtime! (Hanabee)

France

DVD August 25, 2021 (AB Vidéo)
Blu-ray August 25, 2021 (AB Vidéo)

United Kingdom

DVD 30th August 2021 (Anime Limited)
Blu-ray 30th August 2021 (Anime Limited)
Blu-ray + DVD Collector's Edition (Anime Limited)

Germany

DVD December 2, 2021 Lupin III. - The First Limited Edition (KAZE / Crunchyroll) [contains 5 Artcards, 20 page Booklet, Bonus-Disc: Making-of, Red Carpet, CG Model Gallery, Interviews with Director and Cast, Interview with Karin Lehmann (ADR Director), Interview with Peter Flechtner (German Voice of Lupin III)]
Blu-ray December 2, 2021 Lupin III. - The First Limited Edition (KAZE / Crunchyroll) [contains 5 Artcards, 20 page Booklet, Bonus-Disc: Making-of, Red Carpet, CG Model Gallery, Interviews with Director and Cast, Interview with Karin Lehmann (ADR Director), Interview with Peter Flechtner (German Voice of Lupin III)]

Poland

The movie was screened in select theaters in Warsaw on the 12th, 13th and 15th of October, during the 2020 Warsaw Film Festival.^[4]

References[]

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20210122010017/https://www.someanithing.com/Other%20Posts%20-%20Imported/historical_vhs_ld.htm

[2] ttps://www.axnspin.pl/programy/lupin-trzeci-zamek-cagliostro

[3] ttps://www.nflix.pl/netflix-polska/filmy/?/film-po-polsku/lupin-trzeci-zamek-cagliostro-edycja-specjalna_lupin-the-3rd-the-castle-of-cagliostro-special-edition-1979/&i=70050576

[4] ttps://wff.pl/en/film/36-lupin-iii-the-first

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