 Arsène Lupin III was first voiced by Taichirō Hirokawa in the CinemaScope version of the 1969 pilot film for the first anime, while Nachi Nozawa voiced him in the pilot's TV version.However, Yasuo Yamada was given the role when the first anime was actually produced (1971–72) and continued to voice Lupin until his death in 1995, with one exception.Due to budget concerns, TMS decided not to employ the regular voice cast for the 1987 original video animation "The Fuma Conspiracy", with Toshio Furukawa voicing Lupin.