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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 5.25 x 0.7 inches; 3.2 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Seijun Suzuki
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 40 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ December 18, 2018
Actors ‏ : ‎ Yasuo Yamada
Studio ‏ : ‎ Discotek Media
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07JHSKSX2
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Sky Jones

Bad Film, Amazing Package

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2019

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Discotek never disappoints with their releases. Usually when they get a license they include whatever they can grab, from any dubs to promotional material to commentaries with historians etc but this time they went out of their way to make something special. Legend of the Gold of Babylon is a bad film; bad animation, nonsense plot (even for Lupin), boring villains (even for Lupin) and a bit too much liberty with their Saturday morning inspired take. What Discotek did however is bring on the Pioneer/Geneon cast to provide an all new English dub using actors most fans started off with and are familiar with, all who give great performances all these years later. This alone makes it worth it but also being available on BR and DVD for the first time in the US is great, since it was always available on an obscure VHS release.

Like I said the movies bad but for fans of the series this is absolutely a must buy. It's the best way to watch the film for US viewers and it's great to see the Part II cast back in their respective roles. Hope Discotek continues dubbing future films that never got the treatment, especially for Lupin.

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Joshua Leitzel

Underappreciated Gem in the Lupin Film Legacy

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2019

Poor Babylon gets so much heat just because it isn't what more casual fans expected. i.e. just another Cagliostro. The reality is that the Lupin series is endlessly diverse in terms of its individual offerings' tones and adherence to logic and the cast of characters' ability to work in any of them is a testament to their everlasting appeal. Babylon (as well as the accompanying Part 3 TV series) is on the farthest end of the spectrum from the "gritty/realistic" side, which films like Jigen's Gravestone reside. Cagliostro being firmly planted in the middle. Babylon is all the way on "zany cartoon madness." And it absolutely shines in that respect. The animation is not "bad," it's highly exaggerated, experimental and playful with little reliance on the physical world's limitations (and isn't animation the best avenue to express such movement?). If you want a wild, artistically imaginative and narratively unhinged audio-visual experience starring the iconic and lovable cast of Lupin the Third and ARENT stubbornly clamped onto Miyazaki's interpretation as the end-all-be-all, definitely give The Legend of the Gold of Babylon a shot.

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Mezmer

Better Than Expected

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2018

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Going into this, I had pretty low expectations for this movie. I got it mainly for the dubbing cast and to support licensing for future Lupin titles. What ended up happening was, despite the heat this movie gets from the fandom, I really enjoyed it. I was hooked from the opening song (Manhattan Joke) onwards. I was impressed with the lengthy action scenes and the extreme detail put into the New York atmosphere. It feels like you were transported back to 1985. Zenigata’s interaction with his female police force was amusing and the heist itself is simple. As always, Yuji Ohno’s soundtrack was stellar and I need to go find it somewhere.

Now, for the ending. The alien thing was pretty ridiculous and came out of nowhere. But I do give it this: it worked for the context of the story it was giving us. If aliens didn’t move the Tower of Babel, then what would be next? Giants? A genie in a lamp? And besides it’s Pink Jacket, it’s not supposed to make any sense. Either way, watching the conclusion of Babylon was a walk in the park compared to those heinous crimes other parts of the franchise had (Mamo, Fujiko Mine, Lupin the 3rd Part 5) but that’s just my opinion.

ENGLISH DUB
If you already made up your mind about the movie, the main hype for this was the Part 2/Part 4 cast returning to dub more Lupin.

The Good: Oliver’s Lupin and Michelle Ruff’s Fujiko were perfect (nothing new here). The supporting cast was also impressive. I was blown away every time Rosetta sang her song and the New York mobsters were casted well.

The Bad: Epcar’s Jigen sounded off throughout the movie. Especially those scenes where Kowalski was chasing Jigen with the flamethrower. It sounded like Jigen at times, but then it slipped into Joseph Joestar (like Stardust Crusaders/Diamond is Unbreakable Joseph Joestar), to the point where the character sounded like Kobayashi (Jigen’s 85 year-old Japanese VA) if he just so happened to speak English. It just made Jigen sound way too old.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the newer casting of Zenigata. But it almost sounds like something’s changed since Part 4. It’s like poor Doug had to gargle nails to give his character a growl/raspy voice every time he spoke. It sounds less natural than it has in the past and I really wanted to hand Zenigata a cough drop through the screen.

Another reviewer mentioned that Goemon’s casting was horrible. I don’t know about that; for most Lupin fans here in America, Lex Lang IS Goemon and no one dares to question that. Maybe they mean that the voice doesn’t match Goemon’s appearance (animation) in this particular movie? I sometimes thought the same thing in Part 4 (especially since Goemon was wearing pink), but in all seriousness for Babylon the voice was just fine. Lang did a great job.

EXTRAS

Art Gallery
Amazing. Character designs and sizing charts, machinery, costumes, movie posters and more. And yes, even sketches of the winged lion statue! There were so many, I thought they were about to pull out the storyboards or something.

Trailers
Various Japanese trailers at the time of the movie’s release in 1985. They also have the English trailers made by Discotek.

Liner Notes
Extra notes about the movie. Chances are you already know what this is about.

As an aside, I like the reference towards episode 8 of Part 2 in the scene selection menu (Disorient Express (Again)). While watching the movie, I was reminded of that episode when the gang barged in on that couple on the train. It’s nice to see that Discotek and I are along the same train of thought.

FOUR STARS
If you don’t hold the movie to much logic, it’s an extremely fun watch for the more familiar Lupin fan. Voice acting could’ve been better, but the important thing is is that the family is back together again and it helps their case to dub more Lupin if you buy this. Overall, this is a refreshing new take on Babylon, a bizarre but truly unique experience.

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j997548

One of the most underrated Lupin III films

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018

Simply a must watch for any serious Lupin fan.

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Ryan

Quite the Step Down

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2019

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If you were expecting something as good as 'Castle of Cagliostro' prepared to be disappointed. The animation quality takes a huge hit and the story is nonsense. It still has some enjoyable antics and over the top action for Lupin fans, though.

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Nathalie Hannappel

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Reviewed in Germany on August 24, 2023

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It‘s in Japanese with english subtitles

ハミダシ焼き納豆

画質はまあまあだけど、お買い得！

Reviewed in Japan on March 17, 2021

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北米盤BDのレビューです。

リマスターらしいのですが、それにしては鮮明さに欠ける画質な気がします。

もちろん、DVDなどに比べれば高精細で見通しは良く色のヌケも良いですが、元が35mmフィルムの割には何となく解像感が低く、締まりも無く、うわ！高画質！というほどでは無かったです。
個人的にはアプコンに近い画質に感じました。

ただ、日本国内では本作品のBDはまだ未発売ということと、特典映像のためだけにでも買って良かったと思っています。

その買って良かった理由の特典映像ですが、キャラや小物、乗り物などのキャラ設定表を次々映していく映像が付いています。

青木悠三さんの絵が好きなので、個人的にはこのキャラ設定表がとても貴重でこれだけの為にでも購入して良かったと感じました。
キャラはルパン、不二子などのお馴染みメインキャラから敵キャラや一部サブキャラの設定図も含まれています。
乗り物はジープやオリエント急行など。

ちなみに、国コード無しでパナソニック製BDレコーダーで普通に再生出来、字幕も消せました。

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