Zenigata, Kouichi
éŠå½¢ 幸一
Zenigata has made it his life's mission to arrest Lupin. While the other members of Lupin's gang are also targeted for apprehension, Zenigata usually ignores them when Lupin himself is present. Lupin and Zenigata appear to be bitter enemies, but in the anime, they are, in a manner of speaking, friends; something Lupin shows openly (often by greeting Zenigata with mock affection), but an idea Zenigata is extremely reluctant to entertain. Similarly, he is often awed by Lupin's genius but refuses to show it. Also, when he believes Lupin to be dead, he drops to his knees crying over the fact that he couldn't arrest him before his death, and often goes into isolation until someone reveals that Lupin is still very much alive. Zenigata has an attachment to Lupin, believing that no one should kill him or, worse, capture him, besides Zenigata himself. Once, when he believed Lupin was dead, he gave up his profession and became a monk (in Fuma Conspiracy). Lupin's opinion of Zenigata is a little less caring but still filled with respect. He often seems amazed that Zenigata can keep up with him. At times, he is overwhelmed by how much thought Zenigata has put into his traps for Lupin. Once, when Lupin thought Zenigata was dead, he sought to take down his supposed murderer.
While he has some interest in capturing Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko, he is really after only Lupin. Jigen seems to have a genuine fear of being caught by Zenigata.
In The Mystery of Mamo (originally titled simply Lupin III), it is mentioned that Zenigata has a daughter named Toshiko, but this isn't developed any further. He is unable to settle down because of his eternal pursuit, and although he sometimes longs for female company, he has no luck with women—in no small part due to his inability to commit himself to anything but chasing Lupin.
The anime version of Zenigata is a quite sensitive person and often cries in emotional situations, particularly when he thinks Lupin has done something out of consideration for him, or when finding out Lupin is OK after worrying about him. On occasions when Lupin appears to be dead, he mourns him more expressively than anyone else; partly from genuine grief, partly because he no longer has a goal in life. In the 1987 OVA The Fuma Conspiracy, Zenigata actually retires from police work when he believes Lupin has died and becomes a monk, believing that if he prays enough, Lupin will be a law-abiding citizen in his next life. Because of this singular ambition, he is never particularly displeased when Lupin manages to escape his custody, since that means the hunt will go on. On one occasion when Zenigata is able to successfully capture Lupin and place him in prison, he becomes frustrated that Lupin hasn't yet escaped after a year has passed and wishes for him to escape or be rescued by Jigen.
Zenigata even goes so far as to cryogenically freeze himself so that he can continue to chase Lupin in the future, though both his and Lupin's cryopods malfunction and they are stuck in the present.
The origin of Zenigata's and Lupin's mutual regard was based early in the series when Lupin had the chance to shoot the Inspector, but instead wished him well and escaped. Since then, an unwritten understanding between the pair has always been that neither will attempt to cause the death of the other. Further, the two are best referred to as unacknowledged friends; several occasions have occurred where Lupin and his gang aided Zenigata out of a life-threatening situation; when a woman the Inspector loved was killed by a criminal gang, Lupin participated in avenging her murder. On another occasion when an old enemy of Lupin's shot Zenigata point blank, Lupin began a wild motorcycle chase to apprehend the killer, partly to conclude affairs with the adversary, and partly to avenge the (supposed) death of the Inspector.
Details:
- First name:
Kouichi - Last name:
Zenigata - Other names:
Inspector Old Man Pops
- Age:
Late 40s - mid-50s - Birthday:
5 April (The Castle of Cagliostro); 25 December 1938 (Bye Bye Lady Liberty) - Height:
181 cm - Weight:
73 kg
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(6)Productions featuring this character
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Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku
Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline
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Lupin the IIIrd: Zenigata to Futari no Lupin
Lupin the IIIrd: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
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Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye
Lupin the 3rd vs Cat's Eye
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Lupin III: Part 6
Lupin the Third Part 6
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Lupin III: Part 6 - Jidai
Lupin the Third Part 6: The Times
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Lupin III: The First
Lupin III: The First
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Lupin III: Goodbye Partner
Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner
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Lupin III: Lupin wa Ima mo Moete Iru ka?
Lupin the Third: Is Lupin Still Burning?
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Lupin III: Part 5
Lupin the Third Part 5
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Lupin III (2015): Italian Game
Lupin the 3rd - Italian Game
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Lupin III (2015)
Lupin the Third Part 4
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Lupin III (2015) Specials
Lupin the Third Part 4 Specials
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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
Lupin III: The Last Job
Lupin the 3rd: The Last Job
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Lupin III: Tenshi no Tactics - Yume no Kakera wa Koroshi no Kaori
Lupin III: Angel Tactics
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Lupin III: Episode 0 "First Contact"
Lupin III Episode 0: The First Contact
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Lupin III: Honoo no Kioku - Tokyo Crisis
Lupin III: Tokyo Crisis
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Lupin III: Lupin Ansatsu Shirei
Lupin III: Voyage to Danger
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Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
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Lupin III: Part II
Lupin the 3rd Part 2
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Lupin III
Lupin the 3rd
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Supporting
Lupin the IIIrd: Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon
Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
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Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
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Lupin III vs. Meitantei Conan: The Movie
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
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Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze - Kakusareta Kuuchuu Toshi
Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze
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Lupin Shanshei
LUPIN THE THIIIRRRD
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Lupin III: Touhou Kenbunroku - Another Page
Lupin III: The Secret Page of Marco Polo
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Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid
Lupin III: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid
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Lupin III vs. Meitantei Conan
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan
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Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night - Mahou no Lamp wa Akumu no Yokan
Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night
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Lupin III: Green vs. Red
Lupin the 3rd: Green vs Red
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Lupin III: Kiri no Elusive
Lupin III: Elusiveness of the Fog
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Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody
Lupin the 3rd: Seven Days Rhapsody
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Lupin III: Nusumareta Lupin - Copycat wa Manatsu no Chou
Lupin III: Swallowtail Tattoo
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Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!!
Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure
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Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi
Lupin III: Return of Pycal
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Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection
Lupin the 3rd: Alcatraz Connection
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Lupin III: $1 Money Wars
Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar
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Lupin III: Ai no Da Capo - Fujiko's Unlucky Days
Lupin III: The Columbus Files
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Lupin III: Walther P38
Lupin III: Island of Assassins
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Lupin III: Twilight Gemini no Himitsu
Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
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Lupin III: Dead or Alive
Lupin III: Dead or Alive
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Lupin III: Harimao no Zaihou wo Oe!!
Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
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Lupin III: Kutabare! Nostradamus
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
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Lupin III: Moeyo Zantetsuken!
Lupin III: Dragon of Doom
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Lupin III: Russia yori Ai wo Komete
Lupin III: From Siberia With Love
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Lupin III: Napoleon no Jisho wo Ubae
Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary
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Lupin III: Hemingway Paper no Nazo
Lupin III: The Hemingway Papers
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Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty - Kiki Ippatsu!
Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty
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Lupin III: Fuuma Ichizoku no Inbou
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
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Lupin III: Babylon no Ougon Densetsu
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
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Lupin III: Part III
Lupin the Third Part 3
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Lupin III: Lupin vs. Fukusei-ningen
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo
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Voice actors for this character
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