Lupin III: Pilot Film
Japanese title: ルパン三世 Pilot Film
Type: Movie
Source: Manga
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: 1969
Duration: 12 min
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity
Studios: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Producers: TOHO
Licensors: Discotek Media
Genres: Action, Comedy
Themes: Adult Cast
Demographics: Seinen

Two years after the birth of the manga a pilot film was released. It was a brief film of only 13 minutes that had the purpose of assay the response to a possible future anime realization of Lupin III. The pilot opens with a challenge call from Lupin to Zenigata from a public phone.
(Source: AniDB)

The Pilot was included on the 2012 release of Lupin III Part 1 DVD, by Discotek.