Special Screenings

LUPIN THE 3RD TVSP#01 GOOD-BY LADY LIBERTY

Original Title: ルパン三世TVSP #01 バイバイ・リバティ―・危機一発!

Director: Osamu Dezaki  
Country: Japan  
1989

Synopsis

Technology might be a boon for mankind, but it’s absolutely lousy for a thief! When the police develop a program that can predict his every move, Lupin’s plans to steal a giant diamond from the Statue of Liberty meet a digital dilemma. Have computers forced our career crook out of the game for good?

No English subtitles.

Director

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Born on November 18, 1943, in Tokyo.
He started working as a manga artist for rental books while still in high school, and in 1963, he joined Mushi Production.
After working on the animation for 'Astro Boy,' he took on directing roles. At the same company, he became the chief director for 'Ashita no Joe.' From 1972, he was active at Madhouse, and in 1980, he co-founded 'Annbul' with his longtime friend Akio Sugino. From the 1990s, he has been mainly active with Tezuka Productions.
His distinctive style—frequent use of still frames called 'harmony,' use of incident and transmitted light, incredibly dark shadows like in live-action shooting, and repeatedly overlaying the same footage three or four times in editing—is well known among fans as 'Dezaki direction.'

Staff
  • Director: Osamu Dezaki
Runtime
97 min