Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro

Arsene Lupin III discovers that the spoils from his latest casino robbery are actually "Gothic Bills," legendary counterfeits that are nigh impossible to distinguish from genuine bills. Together with colleague Daisuke Jigen, he heads to the small nation of Cagliostro to investigate the origin of these counterfeits. Upon arrival, they save a girl from a high-speed chase who turns out to be Clarisse d' Cagliostro, the daughter of the late Duke d' Cagliostro. She is running from a sinister plot by Count Cagliostro to steal her family's treasure through a forced marriage.

Natural flirt Lupin dislikes seeing a girl in distress and seeks to remedy the situation. Goemon Ishikawa XIII, Fujiko Mine, and Kouichi Zenigata also join the fray, each with their own motivations. As everyone converges at Cagliostro Castle, Lupin reminisces about his visit there 10 years ago, and the castle's secrets emerge from the depths.

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Lupin III Main

Yamada, Yasuo Japanese

Jigen, Daisuke Main

Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Japanese

Mine, Fujiko Main

Masuyama, Eiko Japanese

Ishikawa XIII, Goemon Main

Inoue, Makio Japanese

Zenigata, Kouichi Main

Naya, Gorou Japanese

d' Cagliostro, Clarisse Main

Shimamoto, Sumi Japanese

d' Cagliostro, Lazare Main

Ishida, Tarou Japanese

Jodo Supporting

Nagai, Ichiro Japanese

Cafeteria Waitress Supporting

Yamaoka, Yoko Japanese

Gustav Supporting

Tsuneizumi, Tadamichi Japanese

Maseba, Yutaka Producer

Miyazaki, Hayao Director, Script, Storyboard, Character Design

Monkey Punch Original Creator

Kobayashi, Shichirou Art Director

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Oct 10, 2009

Psycho_Sanji

Recommended

The Castle of Cagliostro is a masterpiece.

Lupin and Jigen are following the trail of some counterfeit money to a castle in a small independent country in Europe. This leads them to a girl from Lupin's past in need of a hero.

Miyazaki's first feature film is a great one. He takes the already lovable Lupin cast and makes them just a bit more innocent, which gives this a very pleasant fairy tale feel. The characters are charming, and it's a joy watching the story unfold.

In this great adventure, our heroes set out to save the damsel in a tower from an evil count. The always great ... Fujiko is there looking for some loot, samurai Goemon shows up to lend his blade, and Inspector Zenigata is on Lupin's tail as always.

The movie has a laid back, cool feel at first. It also gets pretty fast paced, and the action heats up. Pretty much, it's great to see all the Lupin characters in top form, their interactions always entertaining.

There are some nice nods for fans of the series too. For example, a montage of a younger Lupin's exploits features some of the situations from the intro of the original series.

It's beautifully animated, with a very moving score by Yuji Ohno. And of course, great voice work from the Lupin cast. Plus this movie has one of the coolest car chases ever.

Pretty much, this movie is two masters at the top of their game, Hayao Miyazaki and Lupin III. A true classic, check it out.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jan 27, 2020

ToastMyGhost

Mixed Feelings

STORY:

It's a fairly simple story, but it's done well. The moments when this movie went full-on cartoon were the moments it definitely shined.

ART:

I like the old hand-drawn art, even thought it's pretty rudimentary. It gives it a certain charm, and sometimes makes you wonder 'It's from 1979... How did they do that?'

SOUND:

The English voice actors are alright. The only ones that really stood out were Fujiko and Lupin himself. Some of the other ones sounded kind of like they were bored. Plus, they literally translated his name to 'Wolf', which would be confusing if you didn't know what the name Lupin is ... derived from. The sound design for this movie was really well done, and the soundtrack is really good!

CHARACTER:

The movie assumes you already know these characters, so it doesn't bother with introductions. That being said, I didn't already know these characters, so I felt a little lost basically throughout the whole runtime. I like the characters, but it would have been nicer if they gave a bit of an introduction to some of them so non-Lupin viewers wouldn't be in the dark.

ENJOYMENT:

Most of the reason my enjoyment was slightly hampered was because of what I mentioned under "CHARACTER", but the story was nice, the gadgets were cool, and the soundtrack was jazzy and cool, too.

OVERALL:

It's a fun movie, but it's made for people who are already acquainted with Lupin III. If that doesn't stop you, it's still fun.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 11, 2020

lethargilistic

Not Recommended

This was the first Lupin III thing I ever watched, like 8 years ago. I remember enjoying it a lot more then. I gave it an 8/10. Now? It put me to sleep. Yes, the animation is sporadically excellent, but I felt a lot more distance between this version of the characters and how they appear in my head. The character designs, for a start, aren't BAD, but I don't care for them. They look too cutesy and small. Goemon looks like he shrank two sizes. I also feel like Miyazaki filed off too much of Lupin's edge, which alienated him from me.

The plot of ... this didn't seem to matter very much, to the movie or to me. It's not the only Miyazaki movie to try and work on emotion and visual spectacle rather than plot, but I think this succeeded the least.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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