Episode
Lupin the 3rd: Vault Assault
Overview
Even though he announces that he will take the till from the Kentucky Derby, Lupin's first strike, on the transport car, fails. A despondent Lupin jumps straight into the Hudson River... but it's all part of his scenario. The main act is a supposedly perfect, supposedly foolproof cracking of the Metropolitan Bank's vault. How will Lupin penetrate an alarm system that sounds loud bells at the weight of even a handkerchief?
Details
- Series
- Lupin the 3rd
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 48
- Air date
- 1978-09-04
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Vault Assault is Episode 48 in Part II of Lupin the 3rd. It aired on 1978-09-04. The runtime is 25 min.
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