Lupin the 3rd · SEASON 1
Rescue the Tomboy!
Episode 21 · 1972-03-12

- Animation
- Action & Adventure
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
Rie is being held captive though she does not realize it. She believes the man holding her is a friend of her father, Ken Makita. Lupin shows up to rescue her. Rie does not want to be rescued by Lupin and does not understand why he is trying to. Lupin's father was a friend of Rie's father. The "friend" is Jooji Takigawa; he is holding Rie hostage in an attempt to get her father out of retirement to do his bidding.
25 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Is Lupin Burning...?!1971-10-24
2. The Man They Called a Magician1971-10-31
3. Farewell My Beloved Witch1971-11-07
4. One Chance for a Prison Break1971-11-14
5. The Coming of Goemon the Thirteenth1971-11-21
6. Rainy Afternoons are Bad1971-11-28
7. A Wolf Calls a Wolf1971-12-05
8. The All-Together Playing-Card Operation1971-12-12
9. Killer Sings the Blues1971-12-19
10. Hunt Down the Counterfeiter!1971-12-26
11. When the Seventh Bridge Falls1972-01-02
12. Who Had the Last Laugh?1972-01-09
13. Beware the Time Machine!1972-01-16
14. The Emerald's Secret1972-01-23
15. Let's Catch Lupin and Go to Europe1972-01-30
16. Operation Jewel Snatch1972-02-06
17. Lupin Caught in a Trap1972-02-13
18. Keep an Eye on the Beauty Contest1972-02-20
19. Which of the Third Generation Will Win!1972-02-27
20. Catch the Phony Lupin!1972-03-05
21. Rescue the Tomboy!1972-03-12
22. The First Move Wins Computer Operation!1972-03-19
23. The Great Gold Showdown!1972-03-26