Jigen Daisuke live action film now available!
The brand-new live action spin-off film, Jigen Daisuke 「次元大介」, is now available on streaming service Amazon Prime Video in Japan!
Tetsuji Tamayama, who previously portrayed the character in the 2014 released feature film, has made his return to the franchise in the role of Jigen. He is the second actor to take the role of Jigen in a live action Lupin III film, with Kunie Tanaka being the first in 1974’s Strange Psychokinetic Strategy.
Yoshimasa Akamatsu (BD ~Akechi Tantei Jimusho, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows) has produced the script for the film, and Hajime Hashimoto (The Detective Is in the Bar franchise, AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, Shimauma, Signal) is on directing duties.
In addition, Yōko Maki takes the role of Jigen's archenemy, Adel, and Kotoka Maki features as Oto, a young girl on the run who crosses paths with Jigen during his adventure. Masatoshi Nagase stars as Takeshi Kawashima, an assassin and right-hand man of Adel who possesses impressive mimicry and disguise abilities. Honami Satō plays Ruri, Kawashima's lover, and Mitsuko Kusabue plays Chiharu Yaguchi, the world's best gunsmith whose run-down watch repair shop serves as a front for her services.
Worlds collide as Tetsuji Tamayama (left) met with Akio Ohtsuka (right) to conduct a special interview with Animate Times in celebration of the new live action films release.
The film is around two hours in length, and is due to launch “worldwide” on October 13th, 2023. Keep an eye on Prime Video in your region to check it out once Friday hits! If you’re reading this after October 13th, then… what are you waiting for?! Get on it!
You can check out the trailer for the film here, and watch the full thing via Amazon Japan here. A physical release has yet to be announced. We hope to have a review up for the film on the website in the coming weeks - however, make sure to check it out first if you can, to help avoid spoilers!
