Mystery of Mamo
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| Lupin the Third: The Movie | |
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| Directed by | Soji Yoshikawa |
| Produced by | Yutaka Fujioka |
| Written by | Soji Yoshikawa |
| Starring | Yasuo Yamada (Japanese original), Bob Bergen (Streamline dub), Rafael Antonio (Geneon dub) |
| Music by | Yuji Ohno |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Corporation (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 1995 (USA), 1996 (UK), 2003 (USA re-release) |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
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Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo (Japanese title: Rupan sansei, Rupan tai Kuroon, & Rupan sansei: Mamo karano chousen) was a 1978 movie directed by Soji Yoshikawa and written by Atsushi Yamatoya and Soji Yoshikawa. It was the first animated movie based on the Lupin III character created by Monkey Punch.
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[edit] Full cast
[edit] Japanese version
- Yasuo Yamada as Arsène Lupin III
- Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Daisuke Jigen
- Makio Inoue as Goemon Ishikawa XIII
- Eiko Masuyama as Fujiko Mine
- Goro Naya as Inspector Koichi Zenigata
- Ko Nishimura as Howard Lockewood, a.k.a. Mameaux
- Toru Ohira as Stuckey
- Hidekatsu Shibata as Special Agent Gordon
- Kosei Tomita as the police commissioner
- Shozo Iizuka as Flinch
- Tetsuro Sagawa as Boris
- Fujio Akatsuka as President Jimmy Carter
[edit] English version
[edit] HK dub
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[edit] Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo (Streamline Dub)
- Bob Bergen as Arsène Lupin III
- Steve Bulen as Daisuke Jigen
- Kirk Thornton as Goemon Ishikawa XIII
- Edie Mirman as Fujiko Mine
- David Povall as Inspector Koichi Zenigata
- Robert Axelrod as Hayward Lockewood, a.k.a. Mamo
- Michael Forest as Special Agent Gordon
- Jeff Winkless as the police commissioner and Boris
- Steve Kramer as Jimmy Carter, the Egyptian officer, and Henrig Gissinger
[edit] The Secret of Mamo (Manga UK Dub)
- William Dufries as Lupin III/The Wolf (credited as "Bill Dufries")
- Eric Meyers as Daisuke Jigen
- Garrick Hagon as Goemon Ishikawa XIII
- Toni Barry as Fujiko Mine
- Sean Barret as Inspector Koichi Zenigata
[edit] Lupin The 3rd: The Movie - The Secret of Mamo (Pioneer dub)
- Tony Oliver as Arsène Lupin III (credited as "Rafael Antonio")
- Richard Epcar as Daisuke Jigen (credited as "Richard George")
- Lex Lang as Ishikawa Goemon XIII
- Michelle Ruff as Fujiko Mine
- Jake Martin as Inspector Koichi Zenigata
- Paul St. Peter as Howard Lockewood, a.k.a. Mamo (credited as "George C. Cole")
- Bob Papenbrook as Flinch
- Michael McConnohie as Special Agent Gordon
- Osgood W. Glick as Henrig Gissinger, a.k.a. Stuckey
- Richard Cansino as the police commissioner, the thug guard, the scientist, Boris, and The President of the United States (credited as "Edward Villa")
[edit] Spanish version
- Ricardo Tejedo as Aramis Lupin III
- Gabriel Chavez as Julian
- Benjamín Rivera as Ramón
- Belinda Martinez as Vanessa
- Alan Miró as Inspector Zuñiga
- Enzo Fortuny as Howard Lockewood, a.k.a. Mamo
- Guillermo Sauceda as Flinch
- Mario Sauret as Special Agent Gordon
- Gerardo Vazquez as Henrig Gissinger, a.k.a. Stuckey
- Daniel Abundis as the police commissioner
- Salvador Delgado as Boris
- Jesse Conde as the President of the United States
[edit] Trivia
Some aspects of Mamo's character, notably his appearance, were reported to be based on actor Paul Williams who had starred as a similarly charismatic villain in the 1974 film Phantom of the Paradise.
Some Japanese promotional material subtitled the film "Lupin vs. the Clone(s)" (Rupan tai Kuroon) although this is not technically part of the film's title. The name "Lupin vs. the Clone(s)" is sometimes used to differentiate it from the other Lupin films, but it reveals a plot point revealed much later in the film, causing some Lupin fans to be uncomfortable with using it freely. This was at least part of the reason why an American fan created its English nickname, "The Mystery of Mamo," back in the 1980s. Streamline Pictures adopted the name due to its lack of spoilers and TMS eventually agreed to rename the film for the English market.
The renaming to "Secret of Mamo" was likely to help differentiate the Manga Video (UK, 1996) and Pioneer Entertainment (USA, 2003) releases that followed Streamline Pictures' release of "The Mystery of Mamo" (1995 VHS, 1998 DVD).
An 2004 column in Newtype USA mentioned that Mamo was actually meant to be spelled "Mameaux" in foreign releases; however, American Lupin fans had already begun referring to the spelling as Mamo by the time Streamline acquired the rights to the film; Streamline then changed the spelling to accommodate them.
According to the insert included with the Pioneer DVD release, the original Japanese voice actor for Mamo performed the role so that audiences would be somewhat surprised when he finally appeared in person. For the first half of the movie, Mamo was heard but unseen and his deep masculine voice is ironically incongruous with his gnomish appearance which was revealed later. This effect was duplicated in the English language Pioneer release.
[edit] External links
- Rupan sansei: Mamo karano chousen at the Internet Movie Database
- Lupin the 3rd (English & Italian)
- LEP Lupin European Page
- Lupin III Encyclopedia
- Lupin the Third.Net
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