Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
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Cast & Crew.
Yasuo Yamada
Arsène Lupin III (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Eiko Masuyama
Fujiko Mine (voice)
Makio Inoue
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Gorō Naya
Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro (voice)
Tarō Ishida
Count Cagliostro (voice)
Kohei Miyauchi
Gardener (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Jodo (voice)
Tadamichi Tsuneizumi
Gustav (voice)
Kinpei Azusa
Archbishop (voice)
Eken Mine
Archbishop's Driver (voice)
Shozo Hirabayashi
Interpol Chief (voice)
Minoru Midorikawa
Servant (voice)
Mikio Terashima
German Delegate (voice)
Osamu Saka
British Delegate (voice)
Junkichi Yarita
Soviet Delegate (voice)
Haruyo Kanesaku
Producer
Akio Nojima
Japanese Delegate (voice)
Shigeharu Matsuda
Saitama Riot Police Captain (voice)
Carl Macek
Producer
Yutaka Maseba
Producer
Yoko Yamaoka
Waitress (voice)
Hayao Miyazaki
Director / Screenplay / Storyboard Artist
Tetsuo Katayama
Producer
Yutaka Fujioka
Executive Producer
Maurice Leblanc
Characters
Haruya Yamazaki
Screenplay
Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi
Editor
Shichiro Kobayashi
Art Direction
Hiroko Kondo
Color Designer
Yuji Ohno
Original Music Composer
Shigetsugu Yoshida
Assistant Director
Nizou Yamamoto
Background Designer
Hirokata Takahashi
Director of Photography
Hideyasu Iizuka
Sound Mixer
Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects Editor
Satoshi Kato
Sound Recordist
Seiji Suzuki
Music Coordinator
Kazuko Takahashi
Negative Cutter
Takayasu Fujii
Title Designer
Hideo Kawauchi
Key Animation
Joji Manabe
Key Animation
Nobumasa Shinkawa
Key Animation
Masako Shinohara
Key Animation
Atsuko Tanaka
Key Animation
Tsukasa Tannai
Key Animation
Nobuo Tomizawa
Key Animation
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Key Animation
Shojuro Yamauchi
Key Animation
Yasuo Otsuka
Animation Director / Character Designer
Katsushi Aoki
Background Designer
Yuko Fujie
Background Designer
Yumiko Hayashi
Background Designer
Tsutomu Ishigaki
Background Designer
Jinzaburo Kaiho
Background Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 15, 1979
Original Nameルパン三世 カリオストロの城
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Content RatingPG
Budget$7,202,188
Box Office$8,194,857
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Wiki.
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (Japanese: ルパン三世 カリオストロの城, Hepburn: Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro) is a 1979 Japanese animated action-adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with animation produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. It is the second animated feature film featuring Monkey Punch's master thief Lupin III, from his manga series of the same name. The film was Miyazaki's feature-length directorial debut after having previously worked as an animator for Toei Animation and Telecom Animation Film and directing several television shows, including Lupin the Third Part I.
The Castle of Cagliostro follows gentleman thief Lupin III, who successfully robs a casino—only to find the money to be counterfeit. He heads to the tiny country of Cagliostro, the rumoured source of the bills, and attempts to save the runaway Princess Clarisse from the Count Cagliostro's men; the Count plans to marry Clarisse in order to cement his power and recover the fabled ancient treasure of Cagliostro, requiring Clarisse's ancestral ring. Lupin enlists his associates, Jigen and Goemon, and sends his calling card to the Count to get Inspector Zenigata, his longtime nemesis, to the castle. After becoming trapped in the dungeon under the castle, Lupin and Zenigata form a pact to escape and foil the Count's counterfeit operation and save Clarisse from her forced marriage to the Count.
The original theatrical release in Japan occurred on 15 December 1979, distributed by Toho. In North America, it was screened at various festivals in the early 1980s, while a heavily edited and shortened version became available in the form of an arcade LaserDisc video game, Cliff Hanger (1983), combined with footage from the previous Lupin III film, The Mystery of Mamo (1978). The Castle of Cagliostro eventually made its American theatrical debut on 3 April 1991, with the home release following in October 1992. This first theatrical dub was produced by Streamline Pictures and released on home video the following year. A new dubbed version was produced by Manga Entertainment in 2000 and has had several releases.
Despite initially underperforming at the box office, The Castle of Cagliostro has garnered high praise, with critics and historians noting the film's influence on Miyazaki's later works, becoming the most popular and well-regarded entry in the entire Lupin III franchise, and has since been recognised as a cult film. However, some have disapproved of its depiction of Lupin as a gallant hero instead of his original persona as a ruthless criminal. The film has served as a major influence on animators and directors worldwide, such as Pixar director John Lasseter and several Disney films, including titles of the Disney Renaissance. The Japanese computer animated film Lupin III: The First (2019) also has a plot structure loosely modelled after The Castle of Cagliostro.