"Break the Big Trap" is the 2nd episode of Lupin the 3rd Part III.
Synopsis[]
Inspector Zenigata concocts an extravagant plan to finally capture Lupin by luring him in with a fake meteor made from 6 tons of pure gold. Low and behold, his plan backfires and Lupin and his gang make off with the meteor.
Long Summary[]
Inspector Zenigata was practicing throwing his handcuffs at Lupin III when Alan Bonaparte shows him a safe containing all the gold bars from Interpol. They come up with a plan to capture Lupin with a meteor made of gold, Lupin meanwhile was experimenting on a bubble that can cause a person to freeze for a few seconds as he plays a trick on Daisuke Jigen by swapping his magnum with an ice cream cone.
They transport the meteor via a truck as Zenigata was handcuffed to the meteor with Jigen being on a motorbike blowing bubbles. Lupin steals the golden meteor while Pops was in a trance. When the meteor arrived at the destination, Zenigata was happy that the meteor was still there however it turned out that Lupin replaced it with a balloon that resembled the meteor. It turned out that the meteor was fake after Goemon Ishikawa XIII sliced it with the Zantetsuken and Lupin realized that it was hollow.
Failing to stop Lupin, Zenigata was with Alan who recommended that he should go back to Japan and Pops agreed as he hands over his book and handcuffs as he was upset. Behind Zenigata's back, Alan laughed. This caused Zenigata to be depressed as he goes around Paris. A mugger approached Zenigata who turns out to be Lupin in disguise as he gives some information while he escaped on a balloon. Zenigata reported it to Alan and went around Paris eating to build his strength.
Turns out that Alan was working for Fujiko as he stole the ICPO branded gold bars, Zenigata saw this and took photos as evidence. He went towards the new director showing that Alan was corrupt and working with Fujiko Mine. They went to Alan's house and made Zenigata into a fool as he was unable to find the stolen gold bars in the swimming pool and the director as well as other Interpol staff sided with Alan causing Zenigata to be more depressed.
Alan and Fujiko escaped on a boat however Lupin, Jigen and Goemon managed to find the boat just as it was about to leave the dock. Goemon used his Zantetsuken to slice the boat in half revealing the stolen gold, Jigen fired his magnum at Alan who was ready to shoot him with his gun. Lupin contacted Zenigata at the airport who was ready to go back to Japan as he dashed off to arrest Alan who was at the top of the mast as the boat was sinking.
Zenigata dressed up as Lupin (for some reason) was finishing paperwork and the director gave him his job back with his assignment being looking after a crown that two wealthy people wanted. Zenigata back to himself was guarding it but when he was in the car, it turned out the people were Lupin and Fujiko in disguise as they eject Zenigata's seat from the car.
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 |
| Alan Bonaparte | Tadashi Nakamura |
Additional Voices:[1]
- Daisuke Gori
- Aruno Tahara
- Takurō Kitagawa
- Masayuki Furuta
- Yuri Nashiwa (Airport Check-in Officer)
- Italian ("Un tiro mancino" / "La mega trappola!")
| Characters | Voice Actors | |
|---|---|---|
| MITO Film (1987 dubbing) |
CDR (2021 dubbing) | |
| Lupin III | Roberto Del Giudice | Stefano Onofri |
| Daisuke Jigen | Sandro Pellegrini | Alessandro D'Errico |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Vittorio Guerrieri | Vittorio Guerrieri |
| Fujiko Mine | Alessandra Korompay | Alessandra Korompay |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Enzo Consoli | Enzo Consoli (archived from original dub) |
| Alan Bonaparte | Mario Erpichini | Antonio Sanna (as Aran Bonaparte) |
Additional voices:[2]
- Giorgio Lopez (Director)
- Nino Scardina (TV Reporter)
- Domenico Crescentini (Jeweler)
Gallery[]
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Notes[]
- The English subtitles call Alan Bonaparte, "Aran". There is also a missing piece of dialogue not officially translated when the two officers at Point B stood by the mountains looking for Lupin. According to the other subtitles, it says "This is Point B, nothing happening here."
- The suitcase that Zenigata had while he was traveling through Paris had "Animation 501" as a label, the animation studio who animated the episode. The license plate on Alan's car also says 501.
- On the Italian DVDs, the episode was uncensored with no changes in dialogue outside of script changes. The TV airings is unknown whether anything got censored.
- The disguise that Fujiko wears calls herself Princess Catherine (translated as Queen Katherine in the English subtitles). This is a possible reference to Part 1 Episode 14 where Eiko Masuyama who voices Fujiko voiced Catherine Martin.
References[]
- ↑ 第2話 大いなる罠を暴け. www.mau2.com (in Japanese)
- ↑ "Lupin, l'incorreggibile Lupin" / "Lupin the 3rd - La terza serie" AntonioGenna - il Mondo dei Doppiatori (in Italiano)