Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

Original title: Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro

1979
PG
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

35K

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Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

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Anime Hand-Drawn Animation Seinen Adventure Animation Comedy Fantasy

A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

35K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Jodo
(voice)

Tadamichi Tsuneizumi

Gustav
(voice)

Kinpei Azusa

Archbishop
(voice)
(as Kinzô Azusa)

Shôzô Hirabayashi

Interpol Secretary General
(voice)

Mikio Terashima

West German Delegate
(voice)

Akio Nojima

Japanese Delegate
(voice)

Minoru Midorikawa

Servant
(voice)

Osamu Saka

British Delegate
(voice)

Junkichi Kamada

Soviet Delegate
(voice)

Masayuki Katô

Printing Chief
(voice)

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Trivia
Some "Lupin III" fans criticize the film for presenting a different characterization of Arsène Lupin III: he is seen as a nobler, more heroic character in the film, while in the manga he is portrayed as an arrogant, shrewd playboy (however the film has Lupin mentioning he was like that at the beginning of his career). Furthermore, the portrayal of a friendly Jigen, a funny Goemon and a desexualised Fujiko didn't sit well with fans (only Zenigata was spared criticism).

Goofs
In the clock tower, Lupin undoes a bolt by turning it clock-wise.

Quotes
Daisuke Jigen: Which are we helping?
Lupin III: The girl!
Daisuke Jigen: Typical!

Crazy credits
The film title in the original Japanese version has Lupin III's name written on a paper stuck to the screen with a knife, and the "Shiro" ("Castle") is in the shape of a castle.

Alternate versions
German VHS release by VCL was cut by around 16 minutes. The DVD release from Anime Virtual is uncut.

Connections
Edited into Cliff Hanger (1983)

Soundtracks
Honô no Takaramono
(Treasure of the Flame)
Published by Nippon Columbia Records
Lyrics by Jun Hashimoto
Music by Yuji Ohno
Performed by Bobby

User reviews119

Featured review

9/10

WAY better than expected!!

I don't like Japanese anime most of the time. In fact, the only anime I genuinely love comes from Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Now, I knew this movie was a Miyazaki film, but the fact that I'd never even SEEN or READ Lupin the series made me veeery hesitant to check this movie out. I'd seen it at the Library movie section but wasn't willing to fork over the one dollar to rent it.

I finally saw it yesterday, thanks to my sister, and MAN! was it awesome! I didn't expect it to play out like a regular Miyazaki film, but it did in every aspect I can think of: the animation style, the facial expressions, the plot, storyline and script, and the overall feel of the movie screamed Miyazaki. By the end, I even learned to love Lupin and the whole cast of characters who were all strangers to me at the beginning of the movie.

Aside from the corny 70's music, this movie was fun every step of the way. It was funny, romantic, dramatic, action-packed: everything! So I guess that sums it up well. I'm sorry I didn't watch it before, so now i'm telling you--GET THIS MOVIE! I'm sure you will find at least something in it that will entertain you.