"The First Move Wins Computer Operation!" is the 22nd episode of Lupin the 3rd Part 1.
Synopsis[]
Gordon, an FBI computer specialist, is in Japan to operate a computer capable of predicting crimes and determining how to stop them. The Metropolitan Police Department hopes that this will finally help them capture Lupin. Koichi Zenigata is unimpressed and warns that the machine will not be able to stop Lupin. For once, Zenigata and Lupin III see eye to eye. Lupin sets out to prove that the computer is no match for his intellect.
Long Summary[]
The Chief of Police invites Mr. Gordon of the FBI to operate a supercomputer, said to predict crimes with 99.9% accuracy, for the specific purpose of capturing Lupin III. Reading about it in the newspaper. Lupin is unfazed and continues with the train robbery as planned. Meanwhile, Gordon is demonstrating the computer. The computer predicts that Lupin will bring the train to a halt at a certain location at 6 o'clock, switch places with the engineer, and detach the passenger car containing the police. Gordon organizes a strategy: the police should wait in the first car and surprise Lupin's crew once they board the train. Koichi Zenigata is completely unimpressed by all this and secretly orders his men to lie in wait and ready for an ambush.
Sure enough, Lupin acts according to the computer's predictions. However, at the crucial moment before Lupin boards the train, Zenigata loses his chill and orders his men to arrest Lupin. The three get away in a petrol truck and a wild car chase ensues in thickening fog, resulting in a pile-up. Miraculously, Zenigata is unhurt, Goemon Ishikawa XIII and Daisuke Jigen are arrested, and Lupin evades capture by the skin of his teeth.
Zenigata is given a talking to for disobeying orders and interfering with the plan predicted by the computer. He gruffly promises not to repeat his mistake when Lupin returns to rescue his compatriots. The computer next predicts that Lupin will come disguised as Gordon. It also warns that Jigen and Goemon will be moved from their cell in the basement to an upstairs room. Gordon deduces that they will jump down from the window onto Lupin's getaway trampoline truck, in which he is waiting and ready to drive away.
As Jigen paces nervously and contemplates execution in his cell, Lupin is speedreading his way through every book ever published on computers. In the end, he decides to rely on his own brain and just wing it.
Lupin meets Gordon in the police station elevator and puts him to sleep. He proceeds to the computer room in disguise, where Zenigata and the Chief of Police have been warned of his arrival. Pretending not to know who he really is, they look on anxiously as he operates the computer and reads the previous prediction. Zenigata is dying to slam handcuffs on him and the impossible feat of self-restraint has him on the verge of tears. Lupin gleefully orders that Jigen and Goemon be moved to the upstairs room, and that they all stand guard in the basement to fool Lupin when he arrives.
Everyone is crowded nervously in the basement. Suddenly, "Gordon" announces he needs to use the toilet, and quickly dashes out of the hallway. Zenigata roars with anger and sends his men after him. Lupin, who has merely hidden behind the door, dashes back in and takes the elevator upstairs, where Jigen and Goemon are unguarded. Outside, there is a moment of triumph: Jigen and Goemon are captured in a net, and Zenigata's men pile onto a Gordon in the truck. But the moment is brief. It's the real Gordon, cursing with a black eye, and the "Jigen" and "Goemon" are really booby-trapped puppets. Amidst the confusion, the three soar out of the upstairs window on a pedal-operated hang glider. Lupin boasts that his brain is cleverer than the computer and pedals off into the night, laughing.
Cast[]
- Japanese
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Yasuo Yamada |
| Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Chikao Ōtsuka |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Gorō Naya |
| Gordon | Shingo Kanemoto |
Additional voices:[1]
- Kazuo Arai
- Junkichi Yarita
- Kozo Watanabe
- Italian ("Lupin contro il computer" / "La macchina infernale")
| Characters | Voice Actors | |
|---|---|---|
| Tecnosound (1979 dubbing) |
MITO Film (1987 dubbing) | |
| Lupin III | Roberto Del Giudice | Roberto Del Giudice |
| Daisuke Jigen | Germano Longo | Sandro Pellegrini |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Enzo Consoli | Vittorio Guerrieri |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Enzo Consoli | Enzo Consoli |
| Gordon | Germano Longo | Angelo Nicotra[2] |
- Spanish ("La máquina infernal"/ "¡Operación Computadora, Victoria Negra!")
| Characters | Voice Actors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecinco (1991 dubbing) |
Animax (2008 dubbing) | ||
| Lupin III | Txema Moscoso | Anselmo Herrero | |
| Daisuke Jigen | Juan Pascual (as Óscar) |
José María Regalado | |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Paul Muniain (as Francis) |
Alberto Escobal García | |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Mario Hernández (as Basilio) |
Víctor Prieto | |
| Gordon | Unknown | Unknown | |
- Latin America ("Un Enemigo Muy Tecnificado")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Victor Mares Jr. (as Aramis Lupán) |
| Daisuke Jigen | Leonardo Araujo (as Julian) |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Juan Zadala (as Ramón) |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Guillermo Diaz (as Inspector Zuñiga) |
| Gordon | Unknown |
- Brazilian Portuguese ("Operação Computador - O Primeiro Movimento Ganha!")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Peterson Adriano (as Aramis Lupán) |
| Daisuke Jigen | Marcelo Garcia (as Julián) |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Luiz Laffey |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Francisco José (as Inspector Zuñiga) |
| Gordon | Unknown |
- French ("Un coup d'avance ! Opération « computer »")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Philippe Ogouz (as Edgar de la Cambriole) |
| Daisuke Jigen | Philippe Peythieu |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Jean Barney |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Patrick Messe (as Inspecteur Gaston Lacogne) |
| Gordon | Jean Barney |
- English
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Tony Oliver |
| Daisuke Jigen | Richard Epcar |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Lex Lang |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Doug Erholtz |
| Gordon | Tony Oliver |
Additional voices:
- Neil Kaplan as Commissioner
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Fujiko is absent in the episode.
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| Lupin the 3rd Part 1 |
| Anime Episode | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
References[]
- ↑ 第22話 先手必勝コンピューター作戦！. www.mau2.com (in Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/lupinlincorreggibilelupin.htm AntonioGenna.net (in Italian)