The Castle of Cagliostro

"Believe in the Thief."

1979 1h 42m JA

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 1,183

AnimationAdventureComedyCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“Believe in the Thief.”

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Cast

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)
Taro Ishida
Count Cagliostro (voice)
Kohei Miyauchi
Gardener (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki, Haruya Yamazaki, Hayao Miyazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lupin the Third Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuji Ohno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yasuo Yamada and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Believe in the Thief.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0079833 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hayao Miyazaki directs. Hirokata Takahashi behind the camera. Yuji Ohno scores. Masatoshi Tsurubuchi cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Lupin the Third Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yuji Ohno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yasuo Yamada and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Believe in the Thief.".
8IMDB entry: tt0079833 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "treasure", "samurai", "casino", "clock tower".
10Released under 26 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hirokata Takahashi
Original score: Yuji Ohno
Editing: Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,202,188
Box office: $8,194,857
Return: 114% of budget
Original language: JA
IMDB: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Part of

Lupin the Third Collection

Lupin III is the grandson of the famous phantom thief Arséne Lupin. He is an elusive master thief who always steals his target prey. His brain is a genius, and his gun skills are top-notch, but his only flaw is that he has a weakness for cute girls. His companions are Daisuke Jigen, a gunfighter with a rapid fire rate of 0.3 seconds, Goemon Ishikawa, the 13th Samurai of the Showa era, and Fujiko Mine, a mysterious beauty. Together with these guys, who have their own quirks and quirks, they will once again receive a treasure in a spectacular manner, while trumpeting the seventh generation of Inspector Zenigata Heiji and his formidable enemies in the underworld.