Live-Action Lupin III Movie Shooting Locations Included The Philippines, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong And Singapore! First Look At The Main Characters Revealed!

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The Live-Action Lupin III movie shooting locations has been revealed and the list proves that the movie is going to one globe-trotting blockbuster!

The Anime News Network reports that the story of the live-action Lupin III movie will follow Lupin and his partners in crime before they became a gang. They will infiltrate the high security of the Ark of Navarone, a gigantic fortress-like safe, to lay claim to the Crimson Heart of Cleopatra within. It is said that whoever possesses this treasure shall "unite the world."

The movie stars Tadanobu Asano as Detective Kōichi Zenigata, Gou Ayano as Goemon Ishikawa, Shun Oguri as Lupin, Tetsuji Tamayama as Daisuke Jigen, and Meisa Kuroki as Fujiko Mine. An original character, Lupin's nemesis Michael Lee, will be played by Jerry Yan of "Meteor Garden" and F4. Other cast members include South Korean actor Kim Joon (South Korean Hana Yori Dango) and Thai actor Thanayong Wongtrakul (The Man from Nowhere).

Anime News Network also noted that Oguri underwent 10 months of training with sticks and lost about 18 pounds for the role. He wields Lupin III's favorite Walter P38, while Tamayama bears the familiar Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum as Jigen. Kuroki performed her own wire action stunts as Fujiko.

The first live-action adaptation of Lupin III in four decades will open on August 30. The movie began filming on October 3 and finished principal photography on December 26. The production shot in Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines.

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