Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979)

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Writers:

Maurice Leblanc (characters)
Hayao Miyazaki (writer)

Release Date:

3 April 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

A Miyazaki classic returns the way it was meant to be seen!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic | Manga | Sequel | Thief | Anime

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bob Bergen	...	Arsene Lupin III (voice: English version)
Yasuo Yamada	...	Arsene Lupin III (voice)
Eiko Masuyama	...	Fujiko Mine (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Daisuke Jigen (voice)
Makio Inoue	...	Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Gorô Naya	...	Inspector Zenigata (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto	...	Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro (voice)
Tarô Ishida	...	Count Cagliostro (voice)
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Gardener (voice)
Ichirô Nagai	...	Jodo (voice)
David Hayter	...	Arsene Lupin III (Manga Video English Dub) (as Sean Barker)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	Fujiko Mine (Manga Video English Dub) (as Dorothy Melendrez)
Ivan Buckley	...	Daisuke Jigen (Manga Video English Dub)
Bridget Hoffman	...	Clarisse d'Cagliostro (Manga Video English Dub) (as Ruby Marlowe)
Kirk Thornton	...	Count Cagliostro (Manga Video English Dub) (as Sparky Thornton)

Also Known As:

Arsene Lupin and the Castle of Cagliostro
Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (International: English title)
The Castle of Cagliostro

Runtime:

110 min | USA:102 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M (DVD rating) | Japan:R (original rating) | Japan:U (re-rating) (2000) | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | France:U | Spain:13 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:6

Company:

Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Trivia:

This was initially a flop in Japan, due to the fact that it was deemed more childish than the regular series. It was the complete reverse in the USA, where the Cagliosgtro DVD was more successful than the DVDs of the regular series.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Lupin is pointing out the Count's castle to Jigen, the time shown on the clock tower jumps from 7:10 to 7:20 between shots.

Quotes:

Waitress: I feel sorry for Lady Clarisse. The count's known for being a real playboy.
Lupin III: Oh, really? Just like me! Say, are you busy tonight?

Movie Connections:

Spin off Rupan sansei: Chateau de Cagliostro Saikai (1997) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Fire Treasure

One of Animation King Miyazaki's First Films

This animated "James Bond" wannabe is unremarkable, but it is a fun to watch. Our hero is named Lupin III, a thief who tries to rescue a captive princess, while battling a series of nasty villains and one stubborn cop. One of director Hayao Miyazaki's earliest efforts, it does lack the panache of some of his most famous movies. The animation is at the level of a Saturday morning TV cartoon show. However, the movie is very, very entertaining. It is the kind of movie that (very) young viewers will like more than adults, but I'm sure those young at heart will enjoy the film. I did feel director Miyazaki cheated the audience too many times, putting the main character in a series of incredible situations, and then, removing the hero from those situations in a very silly manner. Good, but unmemorable piece of entertainment.