Lupin III: The First is the perfect holiday adventure
Image: GKIDS Films It is shockingly hard to find a new movie that's interested in an old-fashioned adventure. You know what I mean: the globe-trotting Indiana Jones kind, with riddles to solve and death traps to avoid, featuring a hint of romance and a strange treasure at stake. Thankfully, Lupin III: The First is exactly that. Written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki and streaming on-demand, the film is a gorgeously animated romp around the world starring an iconic manga character. Also, some Nazis get their asses handed to them.
Depending on how familiar you are with the manga, The First is either a triumphant return or modern introduction to Arsene Lupin III, one of manga and anime's most storied characters. Created by artist and writer Monkey Punch...