Two years after the birth of the manga a pilot film was released. It was a brief film of only 13 minutes that had the purpose of assay the response to a possible future anime realization of Lupin III. The pilot opens with a challenge call from Lupin to Zenigata from a public phone.
Synonyms: ルパン三世 Pilot Film
Status: Finished Airing
Country: Japanese
Released: 1969
Season: Movie