Jigen, Daisuke
次元 大介
He can perform a 0.3-second quick-draw and shoots with amazing accuracy. He prefers to conceal his eyes using his hat, as it gives him a more enigmatic appearance. His hat is also an important element to his dead shot accuracy because he uses it for aiming and target acquisition. He is also proficient in the use of many different firearms, such as machine guns, sniper rifles, and even a PTRS anti-tank rifle. Daisuke is also a skilled driver and pilot.
In the original manga series, Jigen is not always at Lupin's side but lurks in the background until needed. The anime series, however, shows Jigen as extremely loyal to Lupin and willing to partner up anytime for a given heist.
Jigen is noted for his quick temper; enemy and friend alike have been victim to his need to repay violence for insult. Both Lupin and Goemon have been on the receiving end of his blows in his response to their frank or comical criticism.
Despite Jigen's gruff facade, he has an ironic sense of humor and genuinely enjoys participating in each caper with his partners. He is, by far, the more pragmatic of the group, with a cynical streak founded in failed romances (his luck with women runs from bad to worse, with love interests often betraying him or dying). He is always distrustful of Fujiko Mine and becomes irritated when Lupin goes along with one of her plans. Among Lupin's group, Jigen is the least apprehensive at taking human life. While he considers killing women and children taboo, he is willing to put down any age or gender who offers a life threat, such as Linda in Part 2 Episode 26.
Where Lupin and Goemon Ishikawa XIII both have unique sartorial tastes, Jigen is pure basics. His typical wardrobe is a dark grey, dark green or black business suit, along with a white or light blue colored dress shirt, a black tie, and his ever-present dark grey or black broad-brimmed fedora; the hat ranks as his most prized possession outside of his weaponry. During the third anime series, Jigen's outfit is more light colored and his hatband has a cross-hatched or grid pattern design (similar to the original manga interpretation of the character); however the black look is most applied for OVA productions and TV specials. Jigen's thick hair is typically collar-length and unevenly cut. His chin curtain beard varies from an inch to three inches long and is also unruly. A few episodes of the anime use an occasional gimmick where the character has his hat pulled forward so that only the lower half of his face is visible or, if he's without his hat, his hair will be covering his upper face and eyes. However such episodes are rare; and Jigen's face is plainly shown with or without his hat in most animated depictions.
Jigen is the "big brother" of the group, and often serves as the voice of reason to Lupin's impulsiveness, as he must because of his friendship with Lupin as well as out of sheer professionalism. However, he has long since resigned himself to having to go along with the craziest of schemes. Jigen, like the rest of the Lupin gang, is adept with disguises and can pilot virtually any motorized vehicle, including planes and tanks. He has even controlled a NASA Space Shuttle. He is also a tough hand-to-hand opponent, capable of knocking out an attacker with one blow.
While his racial origins may be in question, Jigen was at one time a famed bodyguard and assassin for many American criminal mobs. Of several stories regarding his past, the most popular has him an American mobster who moved to Japan on the lam; there he adopted a Japanese identity and name ("Jigen" is the conventional Japanese word for "dimension", not a name). According to Lupin, Jigen's hobbies are limited due to his stay-at-home preference. When he does go out, he usually attends target practice, visits a favorite bar, plays poker, enjoys a boxing match or eats at a chop house-style restaurant. He also has a weakness for Spaghetti Westerns, lounging, classical music (except in Episodes 79 and 89 of Part 2), and hearty American food.
Jigen's most obvious pastime is smoking; there is hardly a time when he is not seen with a cigarette, usually one bent in a number of directions. His preferred brands have been Pall Mall Filter Longs or Marlboro Red. He is also seen occasionally smoking a briar pipe. As well, Jigen enjoys drinking scotch, bourbon, vodka, beer and occasionally fine wines; he has a "heavyweight's" resistance to intoxication.
The Tokyo Pop releases of the original Lupin manga note in their preface that Jigen's appearance and temperament are based on the actor James Coburn, especially Coburn's role, Britt, in The Magnificent Seven. This has been confirmed by Monkey Punch during a 2003 Dallas, Texas anime convention interview. In a television documentary celebrating the manga's history, Monkey Punch stated he based the Jigen/Lupin relationship on Alain Delon and Charles Bronson's teaming in the 1968 film Adieu l'ami.
Details:
- First name:
Daisuke - Last name:
Jigen - Age:
Late 20s - early 30s - Birthday:
29 November (The Castle of Cagliostro) - Height:
178 cm - Weight:
70 kg
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(18)Productions featuring this character
(64)
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Movie
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Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku
Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline
ONA
Main
Lupin the IIIrd: Zenigata to Futari no Lupin
Lupin the IIIrd: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
ONA
Main
Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye
Lupin the 3rd vs Cat's Eye
ONA
Main
Lupin Zero
Lupin ZERO
CM
TV
Main
Lupin III: Part 6
Lupin the Third Part 6
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Part 6 - Jidai
Lupin the Third Part 6: The Times
Movie
Main
Lupin III: The First
Lupin III: The First
TV Special
Movie
Main
Lupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso
Lupin the Third: Fujiko Mine's Lie
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Goodbye Partner
Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner
OVA
Main
Lupin III: Lupin wa Ima mo Moete Iru ka?
Lupin the Third: Is Lupin Still Burning?
TV
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Lupin III: Part 5
Lupin the Third Part 5
TV Special
Main
Lupin III (2015): Italian Game
Lupin the 3rd - Italian Game
TV
Main
Lupin III (2015)
Lupin the Third Part 4
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Lupin III (2015) Specials
Lupin the Third Part 4 Specials
Movie
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Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
Movie
Main
Lupin III vs. Meitantei Conan: The Movie
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze - Kakusareta Kuuchuu Toshi
Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Touhou Kenbunroku - Another Page
Lupin III: The Secret Page of Marco Polo
TV
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Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
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Main
Special
TV Special
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Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid
Lupin III: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid
TV Special
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Lupin III: The Last Job
Lupin the 3rd: The Last Job
Music
TV Special
Main
Lupin III vs. Meitantei Conan
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night - Mahou no Lamp wa Akumu no Yokan
Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night
OVA
Main
Lupin III: Green vs. Red
Lupin the 3rd: Green vs Red
Special
Main
Lupin III: Kiri no Elusive
Lupin III: Elusiveness of the Fog
Special
Main
Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody
Lupin the 3rd: Seven Days Rhapsody
TV Special
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Lupin III: Tenshi no Tactics - Yume no Kakera wa Koroshi no Kaori
Lupin III: Angel Tactics
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Nusumareta Lupin - Copycat wa Manatsu no Chou
Lupin III: Swallowtail Tattoo
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!!
Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Episode 0 "First Contact"
Lupin III Episode 0: The First Contact
OVA
Main
Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi
Lupin III: Return of Pycal
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection
Lupin the 3rd: Alcatraz Connection
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: $1 Money Wars
Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Ai no Da Capo - Fujiko's Unlucky Days
Lupin III: The Columbus Files
TV Special
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Lupin III: Honoo no Kioku - Tokyo Crisis
Lupin III: Tokyo Crisis
TV Special
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Lupin III: Walther P38
Lupin III: Island of Assassins
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Twilight Gemini no Himitsu
Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
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Main
Lupin III: Dead or Alive
Lupin III: Dead or Alive
TV Special
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Lupin III: Harimao no Zaihou wo Oe!!
Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
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Main
Lupin III: Kutabare! Nostradamus
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
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Lupin III: Moeyo Zantetsuken!
Lupin III: Dragon of Doom
TV Special
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Lupin III: Lupin Ansatsu Shirei
Lupin III: Voyage to Danger
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Russia yori Ai wo Komete
Lupin III: From Siberia With Love
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Napoleon no Jisho wo Ubae
Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Hemingway Paper no Nazo
Lupin III: The Hemingway Papers
TV Special
Main
Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty - Kiki Ippatsu!
Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty
Movie
Main
Lupin III: Fuuma Ichizoku no Inbou
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
Movie
Main
Lupin III: Babylon no Ougon Densetsu
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
TV
Main
Lupin III: Part III
Lupin the Third Part 3
Movie
Main
Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
Movie
Movie
Main
Lupin III: Lupin vs. Fukusei-ningen
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo
TV
Main
Lupin III: Part II
Lupin the 3rd Part 2
TV
Main
Lupin III
Lupin the 3rd
Movie
Supporting
Lupin the IIIrd: Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon
Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
OVA
Supporting
Lupin Shanshei
LUPIN THE THIIIRRRD
Special
Supporting
Special
Voice actors for this character
(37)
Kiyoshi KobayashiVoices: Japanese
Akio OotsukaVoices: Japanese
Alessandro D'ErricoVoices: Italian
Dan WorenVoices: English
Michel HinderyckxVoices: French
Adrien AntoineVoices: French
César MarchettiVoices: Portuguese (BR)
Richard EpcarVoices: English
José PosadaVoices: Spanish
Sagastume, RenéVoices: Spanish
Shunsuke TakeuchiVoices: Japanese
Alessandro FattoriVoices: Italian
Carles TeruelVoices: Spanish
Alfonso ObregónVoices: Spanish
José Manuel OlivaVoices: Spanish
Laurent PasquierVoices: French
Josep Manel CasanyVoices: Spanish
Christopher SabatVoices: English
Sandro PellegriniVoices: Italian
Philippe PeythieuVoices: French
Juan Alfonso CarraleroVoices: Spanish
Tilo SchmitzVoices: German
Hervé CaradecVoices: French
Blin, MichelVoices: French
Banjou GingaVoices: Japanese
John SnyderVoices: English
Steve BulenVoices: English
Gérard HernandezVoices: French
Christian VisineVoices: French
Marco BalzarottiVoices: Italian
Gabriel ChávezVoices: Spanish
Raffaele UzziVoices: Italian
Bernard JourdainVoices: French
Francis LaxVoices: French
Marcelo GarciaVoices: Portuguese (BR)
José MarÃa RegaladoVoices: Spanish
Germano LongoVoices: Italian
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