Episode
Lupin the 3rd: The Emerald's Secret
Overview
Lupin and Fujiko are both after the legendary Eye of the Nile emerald. It is going to be a wedding gift presented at a wedding being held on a yacht. Lupin and Fujiko learn that Catherine Burgess, Queen of Hollywood, has lured them there to liven up her otherwise dull wedding party.
Details
- Series
- Lupin the 3rd
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1972-01-23
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Emerald's Secret is Episode 14 in Part I of Lupin the 3rd. It aired on 1972-01-23. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 13: Beware the Time Machine!
Mamo Kyosuke claims that Lupin will disappear from the world in four days. He claims that he is a time traveller from 2874 seeking revenge. Apparently, Lupin XIII destroyed the Mamo clan on March, 2874. Kyosuke has travelled back in time to destroy Lupin III and prevent his clan's future destruction. Kyosuke backs his claims up by travelling into the past and killing the builder of a castle causing it to disappear in front of Lupin's eyes.
Episode 15: Let's Catch Lupin and Go to Europe
Zenigata has been invited to an international police convention in Europe; his chief wants him to go, but Zenigata does not want to since Lupin has declared that he will steal a gold bust within the next three days. Zenigata vows to catch Lupin before going to the convention. Lupin learns of this and begins to hatch a scheme that involves him being captured by Zenigata intentionally.
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Episode 20: Catch the Phony Lupin!
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