Product Details

• Actors: Monkey Punch, Kan'ichi Kurita
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006H326G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,704 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Action Film Overall, but the DVD Lacks!, January 8, 2005

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N. Bashur "NickMB" (Lincoln Park, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lupin The 3rd - Dead Or Alive (DVD)

DVD Features:
Letterbox Widescreen
English 5.1 Dolby Surround
English 2.0 Dolby Digital
Japanese 1.0 Dolby
English Subtitles of Japanese Track (not dubtitles)
English Captions of English Track (dubtitles)
Interview with Monkey Punch

This is the third Lupin theatrical feature to be released in the United States (the others being the Castle of Cagliostro and the Mystery of Mamo) and the first theatrical feature of Lupin to be released by FUNimation.

The grand Monkey Punch himself (who created the awesome series) took the directing chair for this movie, and the results could not be any better. This is one movie that has a lot of action. It doesn't have as much comedy as the other Lupin movies, but there are a few comedic moments. The entire movie is action packed and entertaining.

Dead or Alive was originally made in 1996, but the animation is fluid and visually appealing. Dead or Alive is a must-have for fans of the action genera, not just anime or Lupin fans!

I was disappointed with how FUNimation handled this release! The Japanese track is only in mono, the widescreen is not anamorphic, and the transfer could have been better! The packaging is also questionable.

But what matters is the content, which is good, so don't waste time! Get your hands on this movie now. You won't be disappointed! You'll be pulling this movie off the shelf time after time! DVD extras include a video interview with Monkey Punch himself!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Masterpiece of Lupin III Goodness, January 5, 2011

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Christopher Gerlach (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lupin The 3rd - Dead Or Alive (DVD)

I would respectfully disagree with several of the "reviews" posted here, this is a fantastic movie and another great Lupin III experience. This is one of the most important anime series that has come from the amazing universe of Japanese animation, many in the West do not realize that animation in Japan continues a long long tradition of stylized art from the woodblock tradition and therefore it has deep roots in their culture....and has much more depth than Western animation in many ways. Lupin III series has the added feature of being so well designed and written that it is fun and funny and exciting all at once. This movie is just as good as any of them, and of the more than 20 movie length features and the 14 dubbed this is one of the best. You won't regret buying it and will watch it many times I am sure.

The voicing is by the way superb, and for an english speaker there is just no real reason to claim to prefer the Japanese language version, I read and speak some Japanese but it is not my native tongue and there is no way for us to grasp all the nuances and implications of the Japanese language version without being qualified translators or totally literate in both languages. So sit back and enjoy what is a great dubbing job and enjoy the show.

CSG
ANIME ACADEMY

4.0 out of 5 stars decent, January 18, 2007

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Benjamin Bronson "bennicus" (SF, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lupin The 3rd - Dead Or Alive (DVD)

Was fun to watch. Has a few plot twists that are a little hard to figure out. Plenty of action. If the ending had made more sense it would have been better.