Inspector Koichi Zenigata — The Castle of Cagliostro Character Profile

Affiliations

• Interpol

Quick Facts about Inspector Koichi Zenigata

Occupation

police officer

Inspector Koichi Zenigata's Known Relations

• Interpol — Employer
• Daisuke Jigen — Enemy
• Arsène Lupin III — Enemy
• Fujiko Mine — Enemy
• Goemon Ishikawa XIII — Enemy

Inspector Koichi Zenigata appears in 4 titles

• Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) — character page
• The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
• Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987) — character page
• LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Gorō Naya

Appears in

The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Inspector Koichi Zenigata — Conflict Rival — Arsène Lupin III (Yasuo Yamada)

  A persistent Interpol inspector whose pursuit Lupin uses strategically.

• Inspector Koichi Zenigata — Conflict Antagonist And Investigator — Count Cagliostro (Taro Ishida)

  A legal and moral clash between law enforcement and a corrupt ruler.

• Inspector Koichi Zenigata — Alliance Co-conspirator — Fujiko Mine (Eiko Masuyama)

  A strategic partnership to expose the Count's criminal enterprise.

• Inspector Koichi Zenigata — Unknown Fellow Pursuer — Daisuke Jigen (Kiyoshi Kobayashi)

  An ongoing dynamic of hunter and hunted that frames the narrative.

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More characters from The Castle of Cagliostro

• Arsène Lupin III (Yasuo Yamada)
• Daisuke Jigen (Kiyoshi Kobayashi)
• Fujiko Mine (Eiko Masuyama)
• Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Makio Inoue)
• Archbishop (voice) (Kinpei Azusa)
• Archbishop's Driver (voice) (Eken Mine)
• Saitama Riot Police Captain (voice) (Juji Matsuda)
• Waitress (voice) (Yoko Yamaoka)
• Interpol Chief (voice) (Shozo Hirabayashi)
• Servant (voice) (Minoru Midorikawa)
• Soviet Delegate (voice) (Junkichi Yarita)
• Japanese Delegate (voice) (Akio Nojima)