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“Goemon Ishikawa becomes yakuza bodyguard, seeks vengeance after boss is murdered by assassin.”
Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
LUPIN THE IIIRD 血煙の石川五ェ門
7.87
965 rank · 45,822 viewers · 160 favorites
Action
Adventure
Drama
Adult Cast
Seinen
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Synopsis
Goemon Ishikawa becomes yakuza bodyguard, seeks vengeance after boss is murdered by assassin.
Lupin's friend, the samurai Goemon Ishikawa, takes a job as bodyguard for a yakuza boss. But a brutal assassin kills the yakuza and Goemon is honor-bound to track him down. (Source: IMDB)
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Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 15 viewers settled on.
92%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.05
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.05 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.1 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.73
Running avg · Mar 2017 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Goemon gets a quick nod for being cool, but that’s the only faint praise. Everything else feels off: Lupin’s sudden drunken crime spree clashes hard with the Miyazaki version, Jigen’s hat looks...”
- 8 “Beautiful, almost perfect art and an epic, unpredictable final fight anchor this Goemon-centered Lupin tale. While the revenge plot feels familiar, the graver tone, captivating OST, and standout...”
- 8 “Goemon's solo adventure delivers exactly what fans of the samurai have been craving, with satisfying training sequences that showcase his struggle to reclaim honor after defeat. The film's extreme...”
Verbosity
Short · 27%
Medium · 40%
Long · 33%
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- Format 1 × 53′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 53m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2017 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-11834 catalog
Produced by
- TMS Entertainment Producer
- TMS Music Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor