"Can the 10-Year Vault Be Broken?" is the 19th episode of Lupin the 3rd Part 2. The English title could be a reference to the term " A safe bet" and the fact that they're trying to break a safe
Synopsis[]
Having returned to Japan after an extended absence, Lupin challenges the Marukin line of safes, renowned for being absolutely unbreakable, and cracks them at every turn. Having completely lost confidence in himself, Marukin experiences the grief of bankruptcy. As far as Lupin is concerned, it's his natural ability at work, but Marukin's son, Tetsutaroo, challenges him in his father's place. Giving Lupin poison, he forces him to accept the challenge of opening the safe he built himself, which contains the antidote for the poison, but the safe does not have a lock, door, or combination.
Plot[]
At a lavish business party for a group of clients, a hostess shows off an elaborate ring, which is actually a custom safe by renowned safe maker Marukin made to keep the ring's valuable jewel safe inside. The party winds down, and the host and hostess are annoyed to find one guest, a rather large woman, still drunk and partying. They decide she's fine to stay and head off to more private areas of the house; after they leave the room the woman sobers up and gets a gleam in her eye. As the hostess prepares for bed, the large woman suddenly smashes through the window with a mischievous grin. Shortly thereafter, Marukin himself is summoned to the house, where the ranting host notes that every single safe Marukin hid in the house has been opened and emptied, including the one on his wife's finger. As the lady swoons, a cocky Lupin rips off his elaborate disguise and flies off into the distance.
Jigen later reads in the paper that Marukin and his safe company are suffering because of Lupin continuing to defeat the safes' elaborate mechanisms. Lupin declares he is merely forcing the company to innovate. As Jigen continues to read the article, Fujiko, upon hearing that Lupin "comforted" his target's wife, storms out.
Meanwhile, Marukin, surrounded by his returned and unsold stock, vows revenge on Lupin. He remembers his "ten-year safe" at the Mitsuboshi Bank, which only can open once every ten years, no matter what is done to the door. He decides to challenge Lupin to open it before the deadline, in hopes Lupin will humiliate himself and restore Marukin's good name. Lupin sees the challenge, and in spite of Jigen and Goemon's advice, decides to blindly accept to show that his earlier attempts were not just dumb luck.
Zenigata finds out about the challenge and meets with the bank manager, who is not thrilled with Marukin's stunt. When Marukin joins the meeting, the bank manager has stated that Marukin's contract is canceled, but Marukin is so sure of success that he laughs the manager's news off. Therefore, he is distraught when the manager tells him that the bank safe has already been opened and emptied, even showing it to Marukin, in its hidden spot behind the wall. Marukin leaves in furious madness. After Zenigata heads out, the manager pulls off a mask, revealing himself to be Lupin and the "opened" safe an elaborate painting over the real safe door. All he and Jigen need do is wait for the safe to open on its own to empty it.
Elsewhere, Fujiko takes a stroll through a peaceful temple and forest, followed by a young, bald man in a kimono. When confronted, the man greets Fujiko and shows a photo of her and the rest of the gang hanging out. He introduces himself as Jotaro, Marukin's son, and asks Fujiko to introduce him to Lupin, seemingly glad that the thief outwitted his father. Since he's just a boy, Fujiko indulges Jotaro and takes him to the gang's hideout to meet Lupin. In the sauna, Lupin has a chat with Jotaro, confessing there was no real reason for targeting Marukin's safes over any others. Upon hearing this, Jotaro holds the sauna shut and turns up the heat on Lupin, literally. After an overheating Lupin confesses that he targeted Marukin simply to demonstrate his own skills, Jotaro tells Lupin about the shame the thief's pride caused his family. He even accuses Lupin of "cheating" on the last safe, since he didn't actually open it via his safecracking skills. As he rants, he brings Lupin closer and closer to scalding levels of heat in the sauna. Jotaro then challenges Lupin to open one last safe, a special one of his own creation. Lupin refuses, and so Jotaro leaves him to roast.
Back in the living room, the rest of Lupin's gang tries to talk Jotaro out of his attempt at revenge. The boy pulls out another special design: a safe-like set of handcuffs. When Fujiko attempts to retrieve some darts on the wall, he slaps them on her wrists. Jotaro then informs the gang that the key to the cuffs is in the special safe. Goemon threatens Jotaro, but Lupin, exhausted and overheated, arrives just in time to stop him. After retrieving a drink from the fridge, he attempts to pick the lock on the handcuff safes. While the gang is focused on watching Lupin, Jotaro drops some powder in the thief's drink. After the dehydrated Lupin empties the glass, Jotaro informs him that the drink was poisoned, and the only antidote is in the same safe as the handcuff key!
Jotaro takes the gang to his specially designed safe, lying out in the middle of a field. It is egg-shaped and completely smooth, with no visible doors or cracks; the boy informs Lupin that opening the safe is as simple as the safe's design. Jigen first fires bullets at the egg, which ricochet off. Goemon's attempt to open it via sword is likewise thwarted when the blade breaks. Lupin then uses all of the tricks and tools at his disposal, from stethoscopes to drills, but the safe isn't even scratched. Lupin is fading fast, but he refuses to give up. Desperate, Lupin wonders aloud if the safe isn't just some kind of trick, and when Jotaro gloats over Lupin's imminent death, Lupin weakly but sarcastically wonders if it isn't some dumb gag like "Open sesame."
It is.
The safe splits open. Goemon quickly administers the antidote to Lupin while Jigen unlocks Fujiko's cuffs. Jotaro finally admits defeat, and decides to continue to improve himself until he is worthy to challenge Lupin again. Fujiko kindly tells him he has already made himself worthy of his father's name. After the boy leaves, Lupin decides to use "open sesame" again, this time on Fujiko's legs. Fujiko administers swift slapping justice, but Lupin admits it was worth a try.
Cast[]
- Japanese
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Yasuo Yamada |
| Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Makio Inoue |
| Fujiko Mine | Eiko Masuyama |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Gorō Naya |
| Marukin | Hiroo Oikawa |
| Jotaro | Ryūsei Nakao (credited as Tomoharu Takeo) |
Additional voices:[1]
- Gara Takashima
- Hiroko Maruyama
- Michihiro Ikemizu
- Italian ("La Cassetta di Sicurezza")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Roberto Del Giudice |
| Daisuke Jigen | Sandro Pellegrini |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Massimo Rossi |
| Fujiko Mine | Piera Vidale (as Margot Mine) |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Marcello Prando |
| Marukin | Valerio Ruggeri |
| Jotaro | Unknown (as Il figlio di Marukin) |
Additional Voices:
- Piera Vidale
- Roberto Del Giudice
- Spanish ("El caso de la caja de seguridad" / "¿Podras abrir la caja fuerte?")
| Characters | Voice Actors | |
|---|---|---|
| Telecinco (1991 dubbing) |
Animax (2008 dubbing) | |
| Lupin III | Txema Moscoso | Juan Navarro Torello |
| Daisuke Jigen | Juan Pascual (as Óscar) |
Iker Muñoz |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Paul Muniain (as Francis) |
José María Carrero |
| Fujiko Mine | Luz Emparanza (as Patricia) |
Raquel Martín |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Mario Hernández (as Basilio) |
Ángel Rodríguez |
| Marukin | Unknown | Unknown |
| Jotaro | Unknown | Unknown |
- English ("A Safe Bet")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Tony Oliver |
| Daisuke Jigen | Richard Epcar |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Lex Lang |
| Fujiko Mine | Michelle Ruff |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Dan Lorge |
| Marukin | Daran Norris (as Marukin Sr.) |
| Jotaro | Kirk Thorton |
Additional Voices:
- Tony Oliver
- Ellyn Stern
- Derek Stephen Prince
- French ("Opération détournement de missiles")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Philippe Ogouz (as Edgar de la Cambriole) |
| Daisuke Jigen | Francis Lax (nameless) |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Jacques Ferrière (as Yokitori Goémon) |
| Fujiko Mine | Catherine Lafond (as Magali Mine) |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Jacques Ferrière (as Inspecteur Gaston Lacogne) |
| Marukin | Francis Lax |
| Jotaro | François Leccia (as le fils de Marukin) |
Additional Voices:
- François Leccia
Gallery[]
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Translation Notes[]
In the Italian and French dubs, Mitsuboshi Bank had become Mitsubishi Bank. The Japanese original had renamed the bank due to copyright concerns as branded names/companies are often renamed, the English dub uses the same name. Despite the rename, the animation had named it "Bank of Mitsubishi" in English.
Notes[]
- The episode is rated 42nd according to the staff at TMS. [1]
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| Lupin the 3rd Part 2 |
| Anime Episodes | ||||||||||
| Season 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |||||
| Season 2 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | |
| 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | ||||||
| Season 3 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 |
| 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | |
| 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | |
| 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | |
| 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | |
| 102 | 103 | |||||||||
| Season 4 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 |
| 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | |
| 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | |
| 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | |
| 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | |
| 154 | 155 | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ 第19話 十年金庫は破れるか. www.mau2.com (in Japanese)