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The Castle of Cagliostro

The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

ルパン三世 カリオストロの城

Believe in the Thief.

Release:1979
Runtime:1h 42m
Country:Japan
Director:Hayao Miyazaki
Language:Japanese

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy
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Keywords

TreasureSamuraiCasinoClock TowerCastleCountThiefCounterfeit
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The Castle of Cagliostro rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 35K votes
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic72%
TMDb7.5/10· 1K votes

With 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Castle of Cagliostro

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.

Cast of The Castle of Cagliostro

  • Yasuo Yamada

    Yasuo Yamada

    as Arsène Lupin III (voice)

  • Kiyoshi Kobayashi

    Kiyoshi Kobayashi

    as Daisuke Jigen (voice)

  • Eiko Masuyama

    Eiko Masuyama

    as Fujiko Mine (voice)

  • Makio Inoue

    Makio Inoue

    as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

  • Gorō Naya

    Gorō Naya

    as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

  • Sumi Shimamoto

    Sumi Shimamoto

    as Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro (voice)

  • Taro Ishida

    Taro Ishida

    as Count Cagliostro (voice)

  • Kohei Miyauchi

    Kohei Miyauchi

    as Gardener (voice)

  • Ichiro Nagai

    Ichiro Nagai

    as Jodo (voice)

  • T

    Tadamichi Tsuneizumi

    as Gustav (voice)

  • Kinpei Azusa

    Kinpei Azusa

    as Archbishop (voice)

  • Eken Mine

    Eken Mine

    as Archbishop's Driver (voice)

The Castle of Cagliostro facts

Original title
ルパン三世 カリオストロの城
Budget
$7.2M
Box office
$8.2M
Collection
Lupin the Third Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Adventure charm balances humor and action beats effortlessly
  • •Miyazaki crafts imaginative heist sequences with playful energy
  • •Visual storytelling excellence elevates source material adaptation

What the audience disliked

  • •Plot mechanics occasionally prioritize spectacle over logic coherence
  • •Anime pacing assumes familiarity with franchise protagonists
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