The Man They Called a Magician
AnimationActionAdventureComedyCrimeMystery
Fujiko seeks protection from Lupin for having stolen from a man named Pycal... an invulnerable sorcerer.
Director
Masaaki Ôsumi
Writers
Monkey Punch, Atsushi Yamatoya
Stars
Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Yukiko Nikaidô
Release Date
October 31, 1971
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
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🎭 Top Cast
Yasuo Yamada
as Arsène Lupin III
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
as Daisuke Jigen
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Yukiko Nikaidô
as Fujiko Mine
Richard Epcar
as Daisuke Jigen
Eimei Esumi
as Pycal
Tony Oliver
as Arsène Lupin III
Michelle Ruff
as Fujiko Mine
🎬 Technical Specs
Color
Color
Production
TMS Entertainment
🏷️ Keywords
chemical formulaflamethrowerslide projectorhung by wristsmagician
🎯 Categories
JapaneseHand-Drawn AnimationActionAdventureAnimationComedyCrimeMystery
💡 Did You Know?
Lupin comments that Pycal's name sounded like something to get drunk from. He is making a pun: Pycal's name is written as "Paikaru" in Japanese, which is the regional name of Baijiu, a Chinese liquor.
📖 Synopsis
Fujiko seeks protection from Lupin for having stolen from a man named Pycal... an invulnerable sorcerer.