Friday, October 23, 2020

The Return Of The Daughter of Lupin

 Since the last time we saw the L Clan, Hana Mikumo (Kyoko Fukada) and her family had faked their own deaths and gone underground. Husband Kazuma (Koji Seto) is now demoted to flatfoot because of his prior involvement with Hana’s unscrupulous relatives.
But when a new rival crime organization rises up, the L family once again don their masks to do battle against the criminals! Yeah, s far it’s pretty much more of the same shenanigans we saw in the last season...
There are a couple of new elements to this show, however-
The Hana/Kazuma marriage, which was always rocky at best, gets a bitter blow when it is revealed by Kazuma's pleading parents that he is about to quit the Police force for the sake of his marriage. KNowing how much this means to him, Hana decides to split the marriage apart!
the other twist to the story that promises to make it fresh and new again is a new addition to the cast with Kanna Hashimoto as Mikumo Hojo, a young girl with a brilliant mind for deduction, who inherits the long unsolved case of the L Clan leader from her detective grandfather.When he is struck down, she makes it her mission to catch the elusive Lupin Gang!
Not just a mere fly in their ointment, the sassy Hojo could be the star of her own quirky girl detective show, and with her able chauffeur Yamamoto as her steely assistant, she promises to be the clan’s main new foil!
As you may recall, I was pretty burnt out of Lupin No Musume towards the end of the first season, but I’m curious to see where they go with this new facet to the story!!!
Besides all that, it's nice to see Kyoko Fukada and the cast again, especially Maju Ozawa who continues to entertain with her hysterical and outlandish portrayal of the theft-hungry Etsuko!
Posted by zdorama@zdoramaagain@blogspot.com