Excluding the opening that consists of images of the five main characters. This is the first Lupin III movie to not feature Inspector Zenigata.
This film is dedicated to Lupin III's creator Monkey Punch who passed away one month prior to this film's release.
Excluding the opening that consists of images of the five main characters. This is the third Lupin III movie to not feature Goemon. It is also the second animated Lupin III movie to not feature Goemon.
This is the first Lupin III anime film to have Tony Oliver serve as the ADR Director. It is also the first Lupin III related anime where he did not supply his voice as the English dub voice of Lupin III.