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Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

PG-13   |    |  Animation, Adventure, Family

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

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Cast & Crew

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Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Writers:

Monkey Punch (graphic novel series), Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay), Haruya Yamazaki (screenplay), Mary Claypool (ADR script), Maurice Leblanc (characters)
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Awards

1 win & 1 nomination.

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5 September 2004 | princesszandra
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| 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.

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Trivia

Throughout his animated history, Arsène Lupin III has worn jackets of a varying color between TV shows. Lupin wore a green jacket in Lupin the 3rd (1971) and Lupin the Third: A Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012); a red jacket in Lupin the 3rd (1977); a pink jacket in Lupin III: Part III (1984); and a blue jacket in Lupin III (2015). In this film, he wears a green jacket to homage his animated beginning.

Quotes

Daisuke Jigen: We got five billion in various denominations! It's a shower of bills, look out!
Lupin III: There's a lot of them, isn't there? More! Bury me with them!
Daisuke Jigen: What's wrong, Lupin?
Lupin III: Dump them.
Daisuke Jigen: WHAT?
Lupin III: These are fakes. Good ones, but fakes.
Daisuke Jigen: These? It can't be! We stole ...

Goofs

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

Crazy Credits

The opening credits is a montage of Lupin and Jigen traveling to Cagliostro.

Alternate Versions

Although otherwise accurate, the Manga Entertainment dub adds profanities not present in the original Japanese or the subtitles.

Soundtracks

Honô no Takaramono (Treasure of the Flames)
Lyrics by Jun Hashimoto
Music by Yûji Ôno
Performed by Bobby

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Details

Release Date:

15 December 1979

Language

Japanese, English, French

Country of Origin

Japan

Box Office

Budget:

JPY5,000,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$142,425

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$295,200

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