Lupin the third: Half II 37
Lupin III Half 2 37
ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 37
Lupin Sansei Shin Collection
Lupin III New Collection
SPOILER Abstract/Synopsis
Lupin and Jigen fly to Mongolia to discover a gold statue that may cause them to Genghis Khan’s hidden gold. Goemon stays behind to pay respects to his ancestors in Hiraizumi. Fujiko arrives on the airport. Whereas she’s not comfortable at Lupin leaving her behind, she decides to 1 up him by discovering Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s hidden gold in Hiraizumi.
On the citadel of the present day Gheghis Khan in Mongolia, Zenigata assures Khan that Lupin’s menace to steal his statue is actual. Khan opens his protected to double examine, solely to be snatched and changed by Lupin. Zenigata anticipated this and traps Lupin in a police truck. As such, Jigen helps Lupin escape. They steal a Cessna airplane and uncover the gold statue factors to Hiraizumi.
At evening in Hiraizumi, Fujiko has no luck discovering the gold within the Ryujin Pond. She and Goemon see the determine of Shizuka-gozen, Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s mistress. They chase her to a gojū-no-tō (five-roof pagoda) the place they’re met by the shrine’s chief priest. He tells the story of how Minamoto no Yoshitsune fled to China to change into Genghis Khan. He promised to return for Shizuka-gozen, however by no means did. Thus she nonetheless waits for him.
In the meantime, Lupin and Jigen get shot down by the trendy Genghis Khan. They steal a passenger jet and land on a bridge exterior Hiraizumi. After encountering Goemon and Fujiko, they notice the gold is one and the identical. Goemon discovers Shizuka-gozen is the priest in disguise. They discover a entice door within the gojū-no-tō which leads them by way of a tunnel to a vault with the gold.
After loading up the gold, they open a door on the opposite aspect of the vault. It seems to be a financial institution. The alarm sounds and Zenigata is immediately there. Lupin’s gang elude Zenigata and steal his police automobile with the loot. Zenigata offers chase by tagging together with the enraged chief priest on his moped.
Ideas/Assessment
If you’re eager to be taught precise historical past, Lupin the third: Half II 37 isn’t the place to get it regardless of its historic parts. Nonetheless, the episode did immediate me to do a little analysis by myself, which is why it took some time to publish this evaluate.
Historic Inaccuracies
Clearly, of us learn about Genghis Khan, who’s one of many featured topics in Lupin the third: Half II 37. Fewer individuals exterior Japan know who Minamoto no Yoshitsune is. In Japanese historical past, Minamoto no Yoshitsune is essentially the most well-known samurai. Formally, Minamoto no Yoshitsune was compelled to commit seppuku after a navy defeat.
Nevertheless, rumors and legends sprang up about Minamoto no Yoshitsune by some means fleeing to Hokkaido in north Japan. Within the nineteenth century, SYEMATSU Kenchō popularized the notion that Minamoto no Yoshitsune fled to China and have become Genghis Khan. That’s the place this episode said this China folklore as reality. I’d by no means heard of it earlier than, however it was an fascinating factor to be taught.
As to Shizuka-gozen, she too was a a historic determine. The honorific “-gozen” was used in the course of the twelfth century for girls of her standing. Shizuka-gozen was Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s official mistress/concubine. In historical past, she ended up getting left behind as Minamoto no Yoshitsune fled north. What occurred to her and her unborn baby wasn’t precisely clear to me aside from they had been captured by Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s enemies.
Whereas Minamoto no Yoshitsune does have a reference to Hiraizumi, Japan, there’s no ojū-no-tō (the 5 roofed pagoda) there. In order that’s made up on the a part of the writers. Likewise the weather in Mongolia. In 1978, Mongolia was a communist, satellite tv for pc state of the Soviet Union (Russia). So there was no ruler named Genghis Khan at the moment, nor was there a citadel for him or another imperial remnant to offend the communists.
The Story
As to the precise story of Lupin the third: Half II 37, as you see, it did get me to do a little analysis. So there’s that as a optimistic. Past that, there’s not lots to say. I did assume that the story would have Lupin fail discovering gold whereas Fujiko succeeded. In my thoughts, she’d get to brag over Lupin. Nevertheless, in hindsight, I ought to have anticipated Lupin’s quest would merge with Fujiko’s quest.
Usually, I’m not eager on a whole lot of others disguising themselves aside from Lupin and his gang. Nevertheless, the chief priest disguising himself as Shizuka-gozen sorta works as they’re each the identical physique kind. And the Shizuka-gozen masks is clearly based mostly off of previous Japanese drawings relatively than a “actual” individual.
Zenigata fooling Lupin into strolling into a jail van/truck labored for me.
I do name BS on the chief priest apparently making an unsupported tunnel to the financial institution vault to cover the gold. Lupin mentioned they walked 5 hours. Contemplating the poor lighting circumstances and such, they in all probability traveled 5 miles or so underground. That apart, even when the priest made the tunnel, he’d need to pile that a lot gold in a financial institution vault. How would they not learn about a sudden pile of gold within the vault?
And don’t get me began on Lupin touchdown the jet on the bridge. The wings had been CLEARLY too broad to not hit the sunshine poles for a 2-lane bridge. Laughably, when the jet lands, instantly the highway turns into as broad as a runway. 🙄
Ultimate Ideas and Conclusion
Ultimately, Lupin the third: Half II 37 is simply a mean journey story. The extra fascinating parts come up from it prompting me to be taught extra about Japanese historical past and folklore. And at the very least Lupin’s gang bought away with the loot on the finish.
