The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa (血煙の石川五ェ門 Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon?) is the 6th Lupin the 3rd OVA released on February 4, 2017. It was released as the 3rd anime media from the Lupin the IIIrd Universe as a sequel of Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone.
Synopsis[]
A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa XIII, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways however when a terrifyingly powerful man— the so called “Ghost of Bermuda”— shows up to put world-famous thief Lupin in the ground... right when Lupin’s trying to rob the very same ship! With his employer dead in the ensuing chaos, Goemon’s honor is at stake, and the only way to preserve it is with blood.
But this opponent is like no other, and to make things right, Goemon may need to sharpen not only his sword, but himself as well! With a little help from Lupin and Jigen, of course.
Long Summary[]
A man is chopping wood near a luxurious villa when he is joined by a little girl who shows him three photos. Then the man arms himself with axes and, riding his motorbike, leaves to carry out his assignment. The scene shifts to a giant ship-gambling house owned by the yakuza , where Goemon has been hired as a bodyguard by the boss Makio Inaniwa, who places extreme trust in the samurai unlike his subordinates. At the same time, Lupin and Jigen carry out a coup to steal the proceeds from the gambling ship, but in the safe they meet Fujiko who had the same intention.
Lupin and Fujiko decide to divide the loot, but suddenly the ship begins to list due to some explosions and catches fire. Goemon heads to the engine room where he meets Hawk, the man who appeared at the beginning of the film, better known as the "Phantom of Bermuda", a mercenary with the task of eliminating Lupin, Jigen and Fujiko. While Goemon fights against Hawk, Inaniwa dies in the flames, abandoned by his men who will then blame Goemon by accusing him of not defending him. Inaniwa Jr., son of Makio, orders Goemon to kill Hawk, giving him three days.
Meanwhile Lupin, Fujiko and Jigen are hiding with the loot in a villa and here the woman tells her accomplices the story of Hawk: he is a former American soldier famous for having killed more than 2000 men alone during a battle, but following of a bombing during a mission in the Bermuda Islands he was given up for dead there; however years later he reappeared and from that episode he earned the nickname "Ghost of Bermuda". While the trio is enjoying the proceeds of the robbery Hawk, who is pursued by Zenigata determined to stop him before he can reach Lupine, he finds them and raids their lair. When Lupine asks him about his intentions Hawk replies that he intends to "turn them into compost".
Lupin, Jigen and Fujiko soon realize that they can't compete with Hawk, so they are forced to flee with the mercenary who relentlessly follows them using Fujiko's motorcycle, as he used his to blow up the villa. Hawk manages to trap the fleeing trio, but at this point Goemon appears, determined to take his revenge, despite the mercenary's attempts to dissuade him. Goemon attacks first, but Hawk defeats him without the slightest effort and his sword breaks on the side of the scabbard and the handle (which Goemon will replace with wooden parts, thus reconstructing his classic Katana). Just when it seems like it's over for Lupine and his companions, Zenigata arriveswho arrests Hawk, who inexplicably allows himself to be taken to prison without offering resistance, thus giving Lupin, Jigen and Fujiko time to escape with the wounded Goemon.
Humiliated by the defeat and frustrated in his plan for revenge, the samurai undertakes grueling training, undergoing very tough tests to punish himself and understand why he lost, under the gaze of Lupine and Jigen, without however achieving the perfection he was looking for. Tired of seeing their partner tormenting themselves, Lupine and Jigen leave Goemon alone and decide, to save themselves from Hawk, to let themselves be arrested by Zenigata, who informs them that the mercenary has escaped from prison and is looking for them. Meanwhile Goemon returns to Inaniwa Jr. to receive his punishment, but while his henchmen beat him something is activated in him: in fact, after all the training he managed to unlock his "sixth sense" which allows him to predict the opponent's moves. Thus begins a carnage during which the samurai kills or seriously injures all of Inaniwa's henchmen, who is forced to swear to forget him forever.
Meanwhile, Hawk has found Lupine and Jigen and, after having knocked out Zenigata, he chases them on the mountains up to the inside of a temple in the middle of the forest. At this point Goemon, who intervened just in time to save Lupine and Jigen, faces the mercenary again and finally defeats him in a bloody battle, revealing that his ordeal was to train all his senses to the maximum in order to activate his sixth sense : Thanks to it, he predicts Hawk's moves and cuts off his arm. Furthermore Goemon visualizes that Hawk would take an ax with his remaining arm and in a fit of rage attack him. Subsequently Goemon, after parrying a series of blows, would have decapitated him. However Hawk, frightened and realizing that he could not defeat the samurai in his condition, nervously lights a cigar and declares defeat. After which Lupin and Jigen escape, while Goemon, to thank them for assisting him without interfering with his training, keeps Inspector Zenigata busy.
Cast[]
- Japanese
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Lupin III | Kanichi Kurita |
| Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
| Fujiko Mine | Miyuki Sawashiro |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Kōichi Yamadera |
| Hawk | Takaya Haji |
| Salifa | Miyuki Kobori |
| Makio Inaniwa | Takayuki Sugo |
| Inaniwa Jr. | Atsushi Miyauchi |
| Saigo (Older Brother) | Hisao Egawa |
| Saigo (Younger Brother) | Masuo Amada |
| Inoue | Atsuyoshi Miyazaki |
| Iwasaki | Toshifumi Nakabayashi |
Additional voices:[1]
- Kenji Kitamura as Tetsuryū Association Sakota
- Shōta Sameshima as Tetsuryū Association Sakai
- Kōsuke Sakaki as Tetsuryū Association Member
- Takaaki Seki as Tetsuryū Association Yoshinaga
- Junji Iki as Tetsuryū Association Kariya
- Atsuki Tani as Bureau Director
- Misao Kobayashi as Coast Guard Official Ishino
- Naoto Tsuchiya as Coast Guard Ishikari
- Kengo Tsujii as Jailer
- Kenji Yoshida as Policeman
- Atsuo Hasegawa as American Bar Manager
- Yū Seki as Tachikawa
- Kentarō Sakurai as Takao
- Yukari Watanabe as Gaming Customer Model
- English ("Goemon's Blood Spray")
- Click on "Show" to view the cast
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Lex Lang |
| Lupin III | Keith Silverstein |
| Daisuke Jigen | Dan Woren |
| Fujiko Mine | Cristina Vee |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Richard Epcar |
| Hawk | Kirk Thornton |
| Salifa | Cristina Vee |
| Saigo (Older Brother) | Todd Haberkorn |
In its original reveal of the English voice cast, Dan Woren was uncredited and his picture was pixelated however he is credited on streaming services[2]. The voice actors for Makio Inaniwa, Inaniwa Jr., Iwasaki, Inoue, and the younger Saigo brother are unknown.
- Italian ("Uno schizzo di sangue per Goemon Ishikawa")[3]
- Click on "Show" to view the cast
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Antonio Palumbo |
| Lupin III | Stefano Onofri |
| Daisuke Jigen | Alessandro D'Errico |
| Fujiko Mine | Alessandra Korompay |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Rodolfo Bianchi |
| Hawk | Stefano Alessandroni |
| Salifa | Veronica Cuscusa |
| Makio Inaniwa | Edoardo Siravo |
| Saigo (Older Brother) | Loris Loddi |
| Saigo (Younger Brother) | Daniele Valenti |
The voice actors for Inaniwa Jr., Iwasaki and Inoue are unknown.
- French ("La Brume de Sang de Goemon Ishikawa")
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, Tamiko Kanamori, Natsue Muramoto
- Visual Coordinator: Yūko Saitō
- Color Design: Takahiro Mogi
- Title Designer: Nobuo Sekiguchi
- Design Works: Toshiyuki Yamashita
- Sound Director: Yōji Shimizu
- Cinematographer: Jirō Tazawa
- Editing: Yoshihiro Kasahara
- Producer: Yū Kiyozono
- Associate Producer: Yūko Shiba, Tadashi Suzuki
- Animation Work: Telecom Animation Film
- Production, Writing: TMS Entertainment
- Distribution: Showgate Inc.
Music[]
- Further Information: List of Lupin III Albums#The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa
The official soundtrack of the movie was originally released on February 04, 2017 in "LUPIN THE IIIRD Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon Original Soundtrack"[4].
The opening theme is "Träumerei" (German for reverie) and the ending theme is "Satori", a song composed by James Shimoji and performed by Rob Laufer.
Releases[]
- Further Information: Home Media Releases/OVA#The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa
Notes[]
- In Japan, this is officially classed as a 2 part OVA rather than a movie.
- While most of the time Lupin wears a black shirt, in one brief scene as he runs from the hideout he picks up his blue jacket.
- According to an interview, there was going to be a scene where the gang return to the hideout after the battle between Goemon and Hawk however it was cut due to future spoilers[5].
Video[]
External Links[]
- Official Site. lupin-3rd.net (in Japanese)
- Official English TMS Page. tmsanime.com
- Official TMS Page. tms-e.co.jp (in Japanese)
- Official TMS Global Page. tms-e.co.jp (in Japanese)
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| The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa
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Characters
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| Goemon Ishikawa XIII • Lupin III • Daisuke Jigen • Fujiko Mine • Koichi Zenigata | |
| Hawk • Salifa • Makio Inaniwa • Inaniwa Jr. • Saigo (Older Brother) • Saigo (Younger Brother) • Iwasaki • Inoue | |
Music
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| Träumerei | |
| Satori | |
References[]
- ↑ LUPIN THE IIIRD 血煙の石川五ェ門. mau2.com (in Japanese)
- ↑ @discotekmedia 11:50 PM · Jul 28, 2019. twitter.com
- ↑ Lupin III. tapatalk.com (in Italian)
- ↑ LUPIN THE IIIRD Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon Original Soundtrack. vgmdb.net
- ↑ 「ルパン三世」最新作『血煙の石川五ェ門』、物語を生み出した一枚のメモと幻のラストカット - 小池健監督を直撃. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese)