Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone Film's September Screening Teases Announcement

The official website of the Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone anime film announced on Tuesday that the film will get a special screening event at Tokyo's Shinjuku Wald 9 theater on September 9. DirectorTakeshi Koike, composer James Shimoji, scriptwriter Yuuya Takahashi, and producer Yu Kiyozono will be present at the screening, which will feature an announcement.

Originally released in June 2014, Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone is a spinoff of the 2012 television anime Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, and features much of the television anime's creative staff, including director, character designer, and art director Takeshi Koike. The film tells the story of how Lupin and Jigen became partners. The two undertake a heist in a fortified country, and Jigen's life is threatened by a skilled sniper.

Discotek Media released the movie on Blu-ray Disc and DVD with an English dub and English subtitles on April 5.​