[4] In the film, the grandson of the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin has no interest in reviving his family's crime organization, and lives as a vagabond.

Marksman Daisuke Jigen, the sole survivor of this massacre, has since searched for any surviving members of the Lupin family who could revive the crime empire.

Lupin is able to defeat the assassins – a cowboy, a sniper duo, and a sextet of dancers disguised as nuns – but decides to surrender himself to Zenigata for protection.

Assuming that the captive Lupin will soon be executed, the Maccherone boss turns his focus to a new mission: stealing a dogū figurine thought to contain psychokinetic energy, to be auctioned off on the black market.

Jigen, piloting a helicopter, takes advantage of the confusion to steal away the statue; meanwhile, Lupin moves to rescue Fujiko from her nearby confinement.

The police chief prepares an official certificate of thanks for Lupin for his efforts in saving a national treasure, and a frustrated Zenigata is assigned to hand-deliver the award.