The official X account of Gkids has revealed that they will screen Lupin the IIIRD: The Movie – The Immortal Bloodline in US Cinemas from January 4, 2026, to January 6, 2026.
Gkids also released the English-subbed trailer and US version Key Visual for this upcoming film:
This film opened in Japan on June 27, 2025. This movie had 2 new cast members: Ainosuke Kataoka voiced Muom and Aoi Morikawa voiced Sarifa.
Takeshi Koike, who also directed the previous soft reboot series of Lupin franchise, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen’s Gravestone, Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon’s Blood Spray, Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko Mine’s Lie, has directed this film at Telecom Animation Film. Rock Band Bz has performed the theme song for this movie, The IIIRD Eye.
This film is the first new 2D Anime movie in the franchise after 30 Years since Lupin III: Dead or Alive in 1996. Since then, other anime have screened in theatres such as Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen’s Gravestone, Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon’s Blood Spray, and Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko Mine’s Lie, but those were not feature-length films. The 2019 film Lupin III THE FIRST was CG, and the 2013 film Lupin III vs. Detective Conan The Movie and the 2023 film Lupin III vs. Cat’s Eye were both crossover films.
GKids explains the plot of this movie as:
“After fending off a series of skilled assassins, gentleman thief Lupin III and his band of allies follow a strange invitation to an uncharted island. When their plane is shot down, the gang is stranded and soon hunted by the island’s inhabitants, past enemies, and a monstrous immortal being known as Muom, who threatens to destroy Lupin’s legacy. As a deadly toxic fog settles over them, Lupin must confront his greatest enemy in his most daring escapade yet
Legendary director Takeshi Koike returns to the Lupin the IIIRD franchise after six years with his latest devilish spin on Monkey Punch’s original manga. Lupin the IIIRD: The Movie – The Immortal Bloodline infuses Koike’s signature stylish action with the classic pulpy tones of Monkey Punch’s work for an exhilarating sci-fi tour de force.“
Source: GKids
