Two years after the birth of the manga a pilot film was realized. It was a brief film of only 15 minutes that had the purpose of assay the response to a possible future anime realization of Lupin III. The pilot opens with a challenge call from Lupin to Zenigata from a public phone.

Note: A remastered version was realised in 1978, re-photographed in cinemascope and re-dubbed for being screened in cinema before of 1st movie [Mamoo's 1st copy]. In 1989, it was included on the Lupin III - Secret File 1 OVA.

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Sequel: Lupin Sansei
Prequel: Lupin Sansei Episode 0: 'First Contact'
Prequel: Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna