movie

1979 · Japan

The Castle of Cagliostro

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 102 min
Age rating: PG
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.

treasure
samurai
casino
clock tower
castle
count
thief
counterfeit
based on manga
gentleman thief

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Gorō Naya — Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto — Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro (voice)
Taro 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)

Directed: Hayao Miyazaki
Written: Hayao Miyazaki, Haruya Yamazaki

Production

Rating: 7.5 / 10 · 1,167 ratings
Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Telecom Animation Film

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1978
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Where it starts.
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · You’re here
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
1985
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
1987
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
1989
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
1995

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