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3	''Lupin III: Dragon of Doom''[[note]] Original title: 燃えよ斬鉄剣 (''Moe yo Zantetsuken''; Burn, Zantetsuken!)[[/note]], the sixth entry in the Anime/LupinIIIYearlySpecials, first aired on Japanese television on July 29th, 1994. It was directed by Masaharu Okuwaki, who worked as a storyboard director on [[Anime/LupinIIIPartIII the Pink Jacket series]] and went on to storyboard other specials in the franchise. It was dubbed into English and released on DVD in the USA by Creator/{{Funimation}} in 2002 and was re-released as part of the "First Haul" boxset in 2006.
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5	Lupin has his mind set on a small golden dragon statue located in the remains of the sunken ''Titanic'', a treasure that the Chinese crime lord Chin Chin Chow is also after. Once they have their hands on it, though, Goemon, putting honor before his allies, is determined to retrieve the statue from them, with help from his childhood friend Kikyo, to keep his family's honor intact, even if it means killing them both.
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7	This special is noteworthy for being the last one where Creator/YasuoYamada played the role of the titular character before his death in 1995, after which he would [[TheOtherDarrin be replaced]] by Creator/KanichiKurita from the [[Anime/FarewellToNostradamus next chronological entry]] onwards.[[note]] Yamada's ''final''-final turn as Lupin actually came in a Japanese commercial for Esso (a.k.a. Exxon), just a couple of months before he died.[[/note]]
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9	Preceded by ''Anime/LupinIIIVoyageToDanger'' and followed by ''Anime/LupinIIIThePursuitOfHarimaosTreasure''.
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11	'''Complete spoilers below''' — don't read further if you don't want to know how this caper turns out!
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13	!!This TV Movie features examples of:
14	* AbsurdlySharpBlade: It's about Zantetsuken, and the alloy it's made of. Expect lots of things to be cut into tiny bits. [[spoiler:In the climax, it manages to cleave Chin Chin Chow's stealth bomber, covered in the same alloy Zantetsuken's made of, in half.]]
15	* AlasPoorVillain: From Goemon's point of view, [[spoiler: Kikyo. She was revealed to be an unsympathetic and unrepentant jerkass after TheReveal, but for someone who had known her in the days of their youth before it all went horribly wrong, it had to sting hard.]]
16	%%* BigBad: Chin Chin Chow.
17	* BloodlessCarnage: Many ninjas get sliced in half, but no blood is spilt.
18	* ChildhoodFriends: Goemon and Kikyo, though he is a few years older at least. [[spoiler:Sadly, she turns out to be EvilAllAlong.]]
19	* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Kikyo falls into the sea following her grandfather into the afterlife.]]
20	%%* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: The US release title.
21	%%* TheDragon: Genzai. [[spoiler:Also Kikyo.]]
22	* FamousAncestor: Goemon (the thirteenth) goes to see an anniversary performance of ''Kinmon Gosan no Kiri'', the famous Kabuki play about Goemon the First's life and death. He is moved and openly weeps ManlyTears.
23	* {{Fanservice}}: Fujiko in the ShowerScene with NippleAndDimed allowed.
24	* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Lupin, while searching for the dragon on the ''Titanic'', finds the remains of a Japanese sword in a room. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that Kikyo's ancestor was on the ship with the dragon.]]
25	* FortuneTeller: Genzai disguises himself as one in an attempt to kill Goemon. He fails.
26	* HatePlague: [[spoiler: Chin Chin Chow attempts to make Lupin, Jigen, Fujiko, and Goemon kill each other by exposing them to a gas that makes them berserk and attack anything on sight. While the other three all succumb to it, Lupin holds his breath long enough to keep himself from being affected until they can get out.]]
27	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In the climax, [[spoiler: Chin Chin has a heat-seeking missile fired to shoot down Lupin and crew’s plane. Lupin managed to avoid getting hit by it with evasive maneuvers while Goemon attacks the stealth bomber. After Goemon successfully sliced the stealth bomber in half, the heat-seeker from before flew between the halves and detonated, destroying the bomber and everyone in it.]]
28	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:For betraying Goemon and her grandfather's memory in exchange for a chance to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer the world]], Kikyo is killed in the explosion of the so-called invincible stealth bomber, the fruit of her betrayal. Kikyo's body and the wrecked bomber end up at the bottom of the sea, [[{{Irony}} the same place her grandfather died]].]]
29	* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:Jigen, Fujiko, and Goemon after they're exposed to the HatePlague.]]
30	* MacGuffin: The titular (in the English dub at least) Dragon statue, which, along with a secret scroll, can be used to replicate the alloy used to forge Zantetsuken. Oh, and the dragon statue lies somewhere in the sunken ''Titanic''.
31	* MasqueradeBall: Chin Chin Chow hosts one of some sort on his luxury cruise. Lupin and Jigen (dressed up as a vampire and a cartoon wolf respectively) managed to attend the ball through forged invitation cards, whilst Fujiko (dressed as a cowgirl) really was invited.
32	* MesACrowd: In the movie is highly implied that Genzai's using a ninja clone technique or body doubles, as he repeatedly "dies" only to reappear again unharmed. Midway through the movie, he states (in the original dub) that "Genzai's not one man."
33	* TheMole: [[spoiler:Kikyo was working for Chin Chin Chow all along.]]
34	* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: There's a croc pool trap in Chin Chin Chow's mansion. Genzai [[spoiler:and apparently Kikyo]] falls victim to it.
35	* {{Ninja}}: In abundance, especially at the beginning of the show.
36	* OutOfCharacterMoment: While sneaking into Chin Chin Chow's villa, Kikyo (usually serious) suddenly tries to seduce Goemon and drag him on a bed, and looks very disappointed when he resists. [[spoiler:A sign that she's really aiming at the scroll.]]
37	* PrettyLittleHeadshots: Genzai's a recurring victim in this movie.
38	* ShadowPin: Genzai [[spoiler:and Kikyo]] use a technique like this to trap Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon when they come to rescue Fujiko.
39	* ShowerScene: A scene has Fujiko taking a shower when Genzai sneaks in and knocks her out.
40	* VideoArcade: Lupin and Jigen are at one in their first scene. Lupin tries to win a (suspiciously similar looking) plushie from a claw crane whilst Jigen is solving a CrosswordPuzzle.
41	* UnexplainedRecovery: Genzai gets killed off three times, yet he reappears alive and well after both times before he's KilledOffForReal in Lupin's final showdown against him. Possibly {{hand wave}}d by the fact that he's a {{Ninja}}, the dub mentions there isn't just one Genzai, and Lupin figures out which one was the "last" one.

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