The third episode to be produced and animated by Studio Telecom.
Unusual for most of the Lupin series outside of Lupin the Third Part I and the TV Specials, at the end of Part 1 there is a fadeout when Zenigata trembles with the gun to his face. While this is common in Western animation, it is quite rare in terms of anime due to eyecatches.
When Lupin is complimenting Zenigata towards the terrorists, a variation of the "Mission Impossible" theme plays.
While Zenigata is in grief over Lupin, the instrumental of the Zenigata March from 'The Mystery of Mamo' plays.
Due to the fact that Zenigata had different nicknames, this meant that the title was translated multiple times throughout the ages.