What will be the fate of Lupin and his men who are trying to steal a state-of-the-art submarine? The fifth TV special "Lupin III: Lupin Assassination Directive" will air on Sunday, April 24 at 7:00 pm!

Lupin III: Lupin Assassination Directive" will be broadcast on BS12 Twelvi, a nationwide free-to-air broadcasting station, on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.

BS12 Twelvi is currently airing "Sunday Anime Gekijo," which specializes in feature-length and feature-length anime, on Sunday nights from 7 p.m. Starting on April 24, 2022 (Sun.), the fifth TV special "Lupin III: Lupin Assassination Directive" will be broadcast.

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Lupin the Third: Lupin Assassination Directive" is the fifth in the series of "Lupin the Third" TV specials that have been aired since 1971 and have been widely supported.

One of the highlights of this film is the unusual drama in which Lupin and Captain Zenigata, who are usually adversaries, fight together.
The character designs have been completely redesigned to depict the hard-boiled world of Lupin.

Masaaki Osumi, who directed "Lupin the Third Part 1," is directing this film for the first time in 22 years, and we hope you will take this opportunity to check it out.

<Broadcast date and time
Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Film Information
Lupin the Third: Lupin Assassination Directive

<Story> "Lupin III: Assassination Order
Inspector Zenigata, who has been dismissed from the Lupin investigation, decides to drink himself to death with Lupin and the others. In order to steal funds under the guise of an undercover investigation of the arms trafficking organization Shotshell, Lupin and his men capture the Russian nuclear submarine Ivanov, which is targeted by Shotshell. They ask Karen, a nuclear physicist targeted by Shotshell, to pilot the submarine. However, to Karen, Dimension is her father's avenger. In the midst of the conflict, Keith, a highly skilled ex-mercenary who has replaced Zenigata, begins a fierce pursuit.

<Starring
Lupin III: Yasuo Yamada
Inspector Zenigata: Goro Natani
Daisuke Dimension: Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Ishikawa Gomon: Inoue Makio
Fujiko Mine: Eeiko Masuyama
Close: Nachi Nozawa
Karen: Atsuko Tanaka
Keith: Unsho Ishizuka
Brad: Banjo Ginga
Malone: Nobuo Tobita
and others

<Staff
Producer : Hidehiko Takei, Hibiki Ito, Rito Matsumoto, Mikihiro Iwata
Screenplay : Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director：Hisashi Eguchi
Animation Supervisor：Tetsuya Kumagai, En Hirayama, Hiroyuki Horiuchi, Shigeo Akabori, Tamotsu Tanaka
Storyboarding/Direction：Masaharu Okuwaki
Director：Masaaki Osumi

Original story by Monkey Punch (C)TMS