Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro

Arsene Lupin III discovers that the spoils from his latest casino robbery are actually "Gothic Bills," legendary counterfeits that are nigh impossible to distinguish from genuine bills. Together with colleague Daisuke Jigen, he heads to the small nation of Cagliostro to investigate the origin of these counterfeits. Upon arrival, they save a girl from a high-speed chase who turns out to be Clarisse d' Cagliostro, the daughter of the late Duke d' Cagliostro. She is running from a sinister plot by Count Cagliostro to steal her family's treasure through a forced marriage.

Natural flirt Lupin dislikes seeing a girl in distress and seeks to remedy the situation. Goemon Ishikawa XIII, Fujiko Mine, and Kouichi Zenigata also join the fray, each with their own motivations. As everyone converges at Cagliostro Castle, Lupin reminisces about his visit there 10 years ago, and the castle's secrets emerge from the depths.

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Lupin III Main

Yamada, Yasuo Japanese

Jigen, Daisuke Main

Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Japanese

Mine, Fujiko Main

Masuyama, Eiko Japanese

Ishikawa XIII, Goemon Main

Inoue, Makio Japanese

Zenigata, Kouichi Main

Naya, Gorou Japanese

d' Cagliostro, Clarisse Main

Shimamoto, Sumi Japanese

d' Cagliostro, Lazare Main

Ishida, Tarou Japanese

Jodo Supporting

Nagai, Ichiro Japanese

Cafeteria Waitress Supporting

Yamaoka, Yoko Japanese

Gustav Supporting

Tsuneizumi, Tadamichi Japanese

Maseba, Yutaka Producer

Miyazaki, Hayao Director, Script, Storyboard, Character Design

Monkey Punch Original Creator

Kobayashi, Shichirou Art Director

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Oct 7, 2024

Nunes_

Recommended

It is to this day my favorite animated movie ever. For me it has everything that an Action/Adventure movie should have and done to perfection — from its choreography, like the clock tower scene, to the introduction of characters that for me, when I first saw the movie made me fall in love with the franchise.

I first saw this when I was 14, and even 6 years later this movie gets a smile off me. It’s a good introduction to the modern Lupin series (Excluding some more adult versions like “Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon”) and I would recommend this one for everybody likes animation/cartoon or ... would just like to have a good time.

Some bullet points that I'd like to complement my review with:

Story: Fast-paced and easy to follow. There’s not much more else to talk about to be honest. In my opinion it works for the best here, allowing us to know Lupin better and his gimmick of being the greatest thief of all time — even if, at the end he just ends stealing the hearts of those who get to know him. 7/10.

Character: It’s a Lupin movie, where in my opinion he’s at his best — charismatic and funny as always, to the point that I think this is my favorite version of Lupin.

Besides Lupin and Jigen (My king), the highlight of the movie is Clarrise, who works really well with the tone and message of the movie, even protagonizing some action scenes, which makes her my favorite character in this iteration of Lupin III. Green Jacket Lupin/10!

Art: Fucking beautiful, I love the fluidity and how the scenery feels so unreal a majestic.

If I had to pick my favorite scene from this movie, I would say it would be the one at the start of the movie when Lupin thrown all the money with a smile on his face as he escapes in his yellow beetle. What a way to set up the tone for the movie. 10/10!

OST/Sound: don't usually pay too much attention to either sound or OST, but when it comes to the Lupin series, it often features a lot of memorable music, especially when it takes inspiration from jazz or bossa nova (Brazil mentioned). Even if the OST has some jazz influences, it feels tame and unremarkable at times; still, it’s good enough. “Fire Treasure” is the best OST. 7/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jan 27, 2020

ToastMyGhost

Mixed Feelings

STORY:

It's a fairly simple story, but it's done well. The moments when this movie went full-on cartoon were the moments it definitely shined.

ART:

I like the old hand-drawn art, even thought it's pretty rudimentary. It gives it a certain charm, and sometimes makes you wonder 'It's from 1979... How did they do that?'

SOUND:

The English voice actors are alright. The only ones that really stood out were Fujiko and Lupin himself. Some of the other ones sounded kind of like they were bored. Plus, they literally translated his name to 'Wolf', which would be confusing if you didn't know what the name Lupin is ... derived from. The sound design for this movie was really well done, and the soundtrack is really good!

CHARACTER:

The movie assumes you already know these characters, so it doesn't bother with introductions. That being said, I didn't already know these characters, so I felt a little lost basically throughout the whole runtime. I like the characters, but it would have been nicer if they gave a bit of an introduction to some of them so non-Lupin viewers wouldn't be in the dark.

ENJOYMENT:

Most of the reason my enjoyment was slightly hampered was because of what I mentioned under "CHARACTER", but the story was nice, the gadgets were cool, and the soundtrack was jazzy and cool, too.

OVERALL:

It's a fun movie, but it's made for people who are already acquainted with Lupin III. If that doesn't stop you, it's still fun.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 11, 2020

lethargilistic

Not Recommended

This was the first Lupin III thing I ever watched, like 8 years ago. I remember enjoying it a lot more then. I gave it an 8/10. Now? It put me to sleep. Yes, the animation is sporadically excellent, but I felt a lot more distance between this version of the characters and how they appear in my head. The character designs, for a start, aren't BAD, but I don't care for them. They look too cutesy and small. Goemon looks like he shrank two sizes. I also feel like Miyazaki filed off too much of Lupin's edge, which alienated him from me.

The plot of ... this didn't seem to matter very much, to the movie or to me. It's not the only Miyazaki movie to try and work on emotion and visual spectacle rather than plot, but I think this succeeded the least.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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