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Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
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Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray

Lupin the IIIrd: Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon · 2017

Goemon faces a man who out-kills him.

#Action #Adult Cast #Adventure #Drama #Seinen
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StatusFinished Airing SeasonWinter 2017 StudioTelecom Animation Film SourceManga
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Ishikawa Goemon fails to protect a client and, bound by his own code, sets out after the killer responsible, a hulking bodyguard whose approach to violence is considerably more efficient than Goemon's ritualized swordsmanship. Lupin and Jigen appear peripherally, but the film belongs entirely to Goemon, stripping away the franchise's usual heist comedy for something closer to a samurai revenge film, rendered with an amount of blood the property had never previously approached in any of its earlier incarnations. Every exchange is brief, brutal, and staged with genuine physical consequence.

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Directed by Takeshi Koike as part of the Lupin the IIIrd series of adult-oriented films, Goemon's Blood Spray applies the same angular, high-contrast style Koike used on Redline to the Lupin franchise. These films deliberately abandon the property's family-friendly television register for graphic violence and a considerably darker tone. The series earned strong reception among viewers who appreciated seeing supporting characters given serious dramatic treatment, and Koike's distinctive visual approach has been widely praised throughout. Its willingness to center a supporting character was welcomed by longtime franchise followers.
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