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{{Infobox film
| name = Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|kanji=ルパン三世 カリオストロの城|romaji=Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro}}
| image = Castle of Cagliostro poster.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster art
| director = [[Hayao Miyazaki]]
| producer = Tetsuo Katayama
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Hayao Miyazaki
* {{ill|Haruya Yamazaki|ja|山崎晴哉}}
 }}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Lupin III (manga)|Lupin III]]''|[[Monkey Punch]]}}
| starring = {{Plain list|
* [[Yasuo Yamada]]
* [[Eiko Masuyama]]
* [[Kiyoshi Kobayashi]]
* [[Makio Inoue]]
* [[Goro Naya]]
* [[Sumi Shimamoto]]
* [[Tarō Ishida]]
}}
| music = [[Yuji Ohno]]
| cinematography = Hirokata Takahashi
| editing = Mitsutoshi Tsurubuchi
| animator = [[Yasuo Ōtsuka]]
| studio = [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]]
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| runtime = 100 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO |url=https://silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/f-0100003834 |access-date=13 January 2023 |publisher=[[AFI Silver|AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center]] |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115102624/https://silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/f-0100003834 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1979|12|15}}
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget = {{JPY|500&nbsp;million}} ({{US$|2.3&nbsp;million}})
}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro'''''|ルパン三世 カリオストロの城|Rupan Sansei Kariosutoro no Shiro||lead=yes}} is a 1979 Japanese [[Anime|animated]] [[action adventure film|action adventure]] [[comedy film]] co-written and directed by [[Hayao Miyazaki]]. It is the second animated feature film based on the 1967–69 manga series ''[[Lupin III (manga)|Lupin III]]'' by [[Monkey Punch]]. The film was Miyazaki's [[List of directorial debuts|feature directorial debut]] after having previously worked as an animator for [[Toei Animation]] and [[Telecom Animation Film]], and directing several animated television series, including ''[[Lupin the Third Part I|Lupin III Part I]]''.

''The Castle of Cagliostro'' follows [[gentleman thief]] [[Lupin III (character)|Lupin III]], who successfully robs a casino—only to find the money to be [[counterfeit]]. He heads to the tiny country of Cagliostro, the rumoured source of the bills, and attempts to save the runaway Princess Clarisse from Count Cagliostro's men; the Count plans to marry Clarisse in order to cement his power and recover the fabled ancient treasure of Cagliostro, requiring Clarisse's ancestral ring. Lupin enlists his associates, [[Daisuke Jigen|Jigen]] and [[Goemon Ishikawa XIII|Goemon]], and sends his calling card to the Count to get [[Inspector Zenigata]], his longtime nemesis, to the castle. After becoming trapped in the dungeon under the castle, Lupin and Zenigata form a pact to escape and foil the Count's counterfeit operation and save Clarisse from her forced marriage to the Count.

The original theatrical release in Japan occurred on 15 December 1979, distributed by [[Toho]]. In North America, it was screened at various festivals in the early 1980s, while a heavily edited and shortened version became available in the form of an arcade [[LaserDisc video game]], ''[[Cliff Hanger (video game)|Cliff Hanger]]'' (1983), combined with footage from the previous ''Lupin III'' film, ''[[The Mystery of Mamo]]'' (1978). ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' eventually made its American theatrical debut on 3 April 1991, with the home release following in October 1992. This first theatrical dub was produced by [[Streamline Pictures]] and released on home video the following year. A new dubbed version was produced by [[Manga Entertainment]] in 2000 and has had several releases.

Despite initially underperforming at the box office, ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' has garnered high praise, with critics and historians noting the film's influence on [[List of works by Hayao Miyazaki|Miyazaki's later works]], becoming the most popular and well-regarded entry in the entire ''[[Lupin the Third|Lupin III]]'' franchise, and has since been recognised as a [[cult film]]. However, some have disapproved of its depiction of Lupin as a gallant hero instead of his original persona as a ruthless criminal. The film has served as a major influence on animators and directors worldwide, such as [[Pixar]] director [[John Lasseter]] and several [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]] films, including titles of the [[Disney Renaissance]]. The Japanese [[computer animated]] film ''[[Lupin III: The First]]'' (2019) also has a plot structure loosely modelled after ''The Castle of Cagliostro''.

== Plot ==
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In 1968, master thief [[Lupin III (character)|Lupin III]] and his colleague, [[Daisuke Jigen]], flee the [[Monte Carlo Casino]] with huge quantities of stolen money, but as they celebrate their latest heist, Lupin recognizes the bills as distinctively high-quality counterfeits.{{efn|In the Japanese dialogue, the counterfeit bills are called {{nihongo|"Gōto-satsu"|ゴート札}}, which is written as "Ghoto bills" in the heavily-simplified TMS subtitled version. The Streamline dub, which used TMS' subtitles as its primary translation source, explains that "Ghoto" was the name of the person responsible for the creation of Cagliostro's counterfeiting ring. The Animaze/Manga dub interprets "Gōto" as a [[transliteration]] of [[goat]] – the Japanese word for which is {{nihongo|"yagi"|ヤギ}} – in part due to the abundant goat and ram-related imagery present in the film, and thus refers to the counterfeits as "Goat bills". However, in the Japanese version, Lupin describes the writing on Clarisse's ring as being {{nihongo|"Gōto-moji"|ゴート文字}}, or Gothic characters, which implies that the houses of Cagliostro are descended from the ancient [[Goths]]. The Animaze/Manga dub describes the writing as "[[Capra (genus)|Capran]]", furthering the film's symbolic use of goats. When preparing the English subtitles for [[Discotek Media]]'s DVD and Blu-ray, translators Shoko Oono and Reed Nelson chose to name the counterfeits "Gothic bills" instead of "Goat bills".<ref name="DVD Commentary" /><ref name="DVD Translation Notes">{{cite video |title=The Castle of Cagliostro (Translation Notes) |medium=DVD |publisher=[[Discotek Media]] |location=	Altamonte Springs, Florida |date=1979}}</ref>}} Deciding to seek out the source, they head to the [[Grand Duchy]] of Cagliostro, the alleged wellspring of the counterfeits.

Shortly after arriving, the two are passed by a young woman in a wedding gown driving a red car being chased by a group of armed thugs. They rescue the young woman, but in the ensuing mayhem Lupin is knocked unconscious and the woman gets captured, but she leaves him a [[Seal (emblem)#Signet rings|signet ring]]. After seeing the ring, Lupin recognizes the woman as Clarisse, the princess of Cagliostro, who will soon be married to Count Cagliostro, the country's regent [[Forced marriage|against her will]]. The Count's [[arranged marriage]] will cement his power and recover the fabled ancient treasure of Cagliostro, for which he needs both his and Clarisse's ancestral rings.

The next night, a squad of assassins attack Lupin and Jigen at their inn, but they escape. Lupin leaves his calling card on the back of Jodot, the Count's butler and chief assassin, announcing he is going to steal Clarisse. Lupin summons [[Goemon Ishikawa XIII]] and tips off his longtime pursuer, Inspector [[Koichi Zenigata]], to his whereabouts to provide a distraction. Lupin disguises himself as Zenigata and makes his way into the castle, while the real Zenigata ends up trapped in the castle's [[catacombs]]. After meeting his on-off lover [[Fujiko Mine]] posing as Clarisse's [[lady-in-waiting]], Lupin makes his way to Clarisse and returns her ring, vowing to help her to escape. Before he can act, the Count drops Lupin down a trapdoor into the catacombs. Lupin mocks the Count through the ring he gave to Clarisse—a fake containing a transmitter—and the Count sends three assassins to retrieve the real ring.

Lupin encounters Zenigata, and they form a pact to help each other escape. After overpowering the assassins, they escape into a room full of printing presses, the source of the counterfeits which Cagliostro has used throughout history to form a global [[Soft power|shadow empire]]. Zenigata wants to collect evidence, but Lupin points out they must escape the castle first. They start a fire as a distraction and steal the Count's [[autogyro]], but as they attempt to rescue Clarisse, Lupin is seriously wounded. Clarisse offers the ring to the Count in exchange for Lupin's life, but after securing the ring, the Count's attempt at betrayal is foiled when Fujiko's actions allow her, Lupin, and Zenigata to flee. As Lupin recovers from his injuries, Zenigata tries convincing his superiors at [[Interpol]] to prosecute the Count for counterfeiting, but fearing political repercussions, they halt the investigation and remove him from the case. Lupin intends to stop the wedding and rescue the princess, revealing to his companions that ten years earlier she had saved his life during his unsuccessful first attempt to find the treasure of Cagliostro. Fujiko tips off Lupin regarding how to sneak into the castle, and forms a plan with Zenigata to publicly reveal the counterfeiting operation under the cover of pursuing Lupin.

The wedding with a [[Sedative#Disinhibition and crime|drugged]] Clarisse appears to go as planned, until Lupin disrupts the ceremony and, despite the Count's precautions, makes off with Clarisse and the Count's rings. To expose the Count's operations, Zenigata leads Fujiko, posing as a television reporter, to the Count's counterfeiting facility. After the Count corners Lupin and Clarisse on the clock tower's face, Lupin attempts to trade the rings for Clarisse's life, but the Count betrays him, and Lupin and Clarisse fall into the castle's lake. After using the rings on a secret mechanism built into the tower, the Count is crushed to death by the converging clock arms. Lupin and Clarisse watch as the mechanism drains the lake to reveal exquisite [[ancient Roman]] ruins—the true treasure of Cagliostro. Clarisse explains that she doesn't want Lupin to go, even expressing her readiness to become a thief like him, but Lupin gently rejects her, and he and his friends bid farewell to Clarisse, now the rightful ruler of Cagliostro. With Zenigata pursuing them again (for the crime of "stealing Clarisse's heart") and Fujiko fleeing with the [[printing plate|plates]] from the printing presses, Lupin and the gang leave Cagliostro.

== Voice cast ==
[[File:Sumi Shimamoto at Sakura-Con 2007 Crop.png|thumb|upright|[[Sumi Shimamoto]] voiced Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro in the original Japanese version]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="3" |Character name
! colspan="3" |Voice actor
|-
! rowspan="2" | Japanese
! colspan="2" | English
|-
! {{small|[[Studiopolis|Screenmusic Studios]]/[[Streamline Pictures|Streamline]]<br />(1991)}}
! {{small|[[Animaze|Animaze.. iNC]]/[[Manga Entertainment|Manga]]<br />(2000)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[Lupin III (character)|Arsène Lupin III]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Yasuo Yamada]]
!{{small|Wolf}}
| rowspan="2" |[[David Hayter]]
|-
| [[Bob Bergen]]
|-
! scope="row" |Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro
| [[Sumi Shimamoto]] ||[[J.C. Henning|Joan-Carol O'Connell]]<br />[[Barbara Goodson]] (young)||[[Bridget Hoffman]]
|-
! scope="row" |Count Lazare de Cagliostro
| [[Tarō Ishida]] || [[Michael McConnohie]] ||[[Kirk Thornton]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[[Koichi Zenigata|Chief Inspector Koichi Zenigata]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Gorō Naya]]
!{{small|Insp. Keibu Zenigata}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Kevin Seymour]]
|-
| [[David Povall]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Daisuke Jigen]]
| [[Kiyoshi Kobayashi]] || [[Steve Bulen]] ||[[John Snyder (actor)|John Snyder]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Fujiko Mine]]
| [[Eiko Masuyama]] || [[Edie Mirman]] ||[[Dorothy Elias-Fahn]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Jodot
| rowspan="2" |[[Ichirō Nagai]]
!colspan="2"  |{{small|Jodo}}
|-
| [[Jeff Winkless]]||[[Milton James]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Goemon Ishikawa XIII]]
| [[Makio Inoue]] || [[Steve Kramer (actor)|Steve Kramer]] || [[Michael Gregory (actor)|Michael Gregory]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Gardener
| rowspan="2" |[[Kōhei Miyauchi]]
!{{small|Walter}}
!{{small|Christopher}}
|-
| [[Mike Reynolds (actor)|Mike Reynolds]] ||Barry Stigler
|-
! scope="row" |Gendarme Captain Gustav
| {{Interlanguage link|Tadamichi Tsuneizumi|ja|常泉忠通}} || [[Kirk Thornton]] ||[[Joe Romersa]]
|-
! scope="row" |Interpol Chairman
| {{Interlanguage link|Shōzō Hirabayashi|ja|平林尚三}} ||[[Jeff Winkless]] ||[[Peter Spellos]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Riot Squad Captain
| rowspan="2" |{{Interlanguage link|Jūji Matsuda|ja|松田重治}}
!{{small|Captain Sam}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Jamieson Price]]
|-
| [[Kerrigan Mahan]]
|-
! scope="row" |Archbishop
| [[Kinpei Azusa]] || [[Kirk Thornton]] ||[[Michael Forest]]
|-
! scope="row" |Waitress
| {{Interlanguage link|Yōko Yamaoka|ja|山岡葉子}} ||[[Juliana Donald|Julie Donald]]||[[Dyanne DiRosario]]
|}

== Production ==
[[File:HayaoMiyazakiCCJuly09.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Miyazaki at the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
''[[Lupin III]]'' began as a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by [[Monkey Punch]]. The title character, [[Lupin III (character)|Lupin III]], was inspired by (and is claimed in the series to be the grandson of) [[Maurice Leblanc]]'s fictional character [[Arsène Lupin]], a gallant and famous outlaw able to outsmart even [[Sherlock Holmes]].<ref name="dc">{{cite book |author=Cavallaro, Dani |title=The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki |publisher=McFarland |year=2006 |pages=36–39}}</ref> Lupin III is a [[gentleman thief]] and announces his intentions to steal valuable objects by sending a calling card to the owners of the desired items. The manga's popularity led to two [[anime]] series, titled ''[[Lupin The Third Part I|Lupin III]]'' and ''[[Lupin III Part II]]''.<ref name=dc /> The first film, ''[[The Mystery of Mamo]]'', was released on 16 December 1978. ''Cagliostro'' released a year later following the financial success of that film. This is marked as the first feature-length film to be directed by Miyazaki, who had previously co-directed episodes of the first Lupin anime series with [[Isao Takahata]].  The two directors along with  [[Toshio Suzuki (producer)|Toshio Suzuki]] would give birth to [[Studio Ghibli]] in 1985. He was also a writer and director of two episodes in the second series under the pseudonym "Telecom", both produced a year after ''Cagliostro''.<ref name=dc /> In works other than ''Castle of Cagliostro'' and the series episodes directed by Miyazaki and Takahata, Lupin III is portrayed as a scheming and lecherous thief, sometimes supported by his former enemies Jigen and Goemon. Miyazaki's film conflicts with the typical behaviour and personality of the characters, a change that has been described as Lupin "growing up".<ref name=dc /><ref name=om />

''Castle of Cagliostro'' marked Miyazaki's debut as a theatrical movie director, but he also was a writer, a designer, and a storyboardist on the movie.<ref name="om">{{cite web |url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/The_Castle_of_Cagliostro_4553.aspx |title=The Castle of Cagliostro Hayao Miyazaki's First (And Most Enjoyable) Movie |publisher=Otaku USA Magazine |date=9 March 2012 | access-date=27 August 2013 |author=Surat, Daryl | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018154933/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/The_Castle_of_Cagliostro_4553.aspx | archive-date=18 October 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref>
The production for the film began in May 1979 with the writing of the story and storyboarding for the film.<ref name="hm" /> Miyazaki began by drawing a bird's eye view of the setting before creating the story to completion. After the first draft scenario was returned to Miyazaki without change, he began the storyboards. The story was divided into four parts, but after reaching the third part changes had to be made at the storyboard phase in order to not exceed the decided running time.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miyazaki |first=Hayao |title=Starting Point 1979~1996 |date=4 August 2009 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=978-1-4215-0594-7 |page=67}}</ref> Animation work began in July while the storyboards were only a quarter complete; Miyazaki had to complete them during the animation production. Production wrapped up at the end of November and the film's premiere on 15 December 1979 was a short seven and a half months from the project's undertaking, with only five months of production time.<ref name="hm" />

The film draws upon many sources of inspiration that were important in the production of the film. McCarthy writes that a research trip was not specifically undertaken for the film, but says Miyazaki's ''[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]'' sketchbooks were useful for the scenery.<ref name="hm" /> Miyazaki would cite ''Italian Mountain Cities and the Tiber Estuary'' from Kagoshima Publishing as influencing the production of the film.<ref name="hm" /> The film included elements that were seen in other Arsène Lupin works, including ''La Justice d'Arsène Lupin'' by [[Boileau-Narcejac]], involving the discovery of a tremendous stash of forged franc notes with which [[History of Germany during World War I|World War I–era Germany]] had planned to destabilize the French economy.<ref name="Andre">{{cite web |url=http://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/arsenelupintimeline.htm |title=Arsène Lupin – A Timeline |first=André-François |last=Ruaud |access-date=30 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806032324/http://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/arsenelupintimeline.htm |archive-date=6 August 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Maurice Leblanc]]'s ''The Green-eyed Lady'' also featured a secret treasure hidden at the bottom of a lake.<ref name="Ref_a">{{cite web |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html#true |title=FAQ // Lupin III // |publisher=Nausicaa.net |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026202406/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html#true |archive-date=26 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The design of mechanisms with secret tunnels in the clock tower, and the adventure plotted around beauty is inspired from ''Ghost Tower'' by [[Edogawa Ranpo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Haunted Tower - GhibliWiki |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/The_Haunted_Tower |access-date=24 September 2021 |website=www.nausicaa.net |archive-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924074443/http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/The_Haunted_Tower |url-status=live }}</ref> The castle is visually influenced by that of the original 1952 unfinished release of ''[[The King and the Mockingbird]]''.<ref name="av">{{cite web |url=http://animatedviews.com/2009/an-auteur-is-born-30-years-of-miyazakis-castle-of-cagliostro/ |title=An Auteur is Born – 30 Years Of Miyazaki's Castle Of Cagliostro |publisher=Animatedviews | access-date=16 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819194944/http://animatedviews.com/2009/an-auteur-is-born-30-years-of-miyazakis-castle-of-cagliostro/ | archive-date=19 August 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref> Greenberg writes, "''Cagliostro'' also borrowed many narrative and visual elements from Grimault's film: the basic plotline of disrupting the wedding of an evil tyrant and a beautiful innocent girl, the tyrant's luxuriously-decorated palace that is also full of traps, and a gang of henchmen serving the tyrant – both oversized goons and ninja-like assassins..."<ref name="rg">{{cite web |url=http://animatedviews.com/2009/an-auteur-is-born-30-years-of-miyazakis-castle-of-cagliostro/ |title=An Auteur is Born – 30 Years Of Miyazaki's Castle Of Cagliostro |publisher=Animated Views |date=15 December 2009 | access-date=28 August 2013 |last=Greenberg |first=Raz |author-link=Raz Greenberg | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819194944/http://animatedviews.com/2009/an-auteur-is-born-30-years-of-miyazakis-castle-of-cagliostro/ | archive-date=19 August 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref> The staff added personal touches to the film, the most iconic being Lupin's car, the [[Fiat 500]], was the car of head animator [[Yasuo Ōtsuka]].<ref name="Ref_a" /> Clarisse's car in the chase scene is a [[Citroën 2CV]], which was Miyazaki's first car.<ref name="Ref_a" />

McCarthy describes the summery color palette of the film as matching the scenery and the characters, but notes the use of dark and light colours to emphasize the subplot of the dark and light sides of the Cagliostros.<ref name="hm" /> The film's score was composed by series regular [[Yuji Ohno]], and varies between jazz, romance and orchestral music. Notably, it includes a variation of Lupin III's iconic TV theme.<ref name="hm" /> The music was performed by You & The Explosion Band, who had previously worked on the second television series. The main vocal song "Fire Treasure" was performed by Bobby (aka Toshie Kihara) and saw release as an LP single.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/40236 |publisher=VGMdb.net|access-date=15 December 2013|archive-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215054834/http://vgmdb.net/album/40236|url-status=live}}</ref> The first release of the soundtrack was ''Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro Original Soundtrack BGM Collection'', an album containing extended versions of select cues from the film. It was originally sold on vinyl and cassette tape in 1983, but later saw release on CD in 1985 with several additional prints runs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro Original Soundtrack BGM Collection |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/20816 |publisher=VGMdb|access-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215054847/http://vgmdb.net/album/20816|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, the entire score was finally released on a newly commissioned album entitled ''Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro – Music File'' and also contained 13 unused cues.<ref>{{cite web |last=Romero |first=Anthony |title=Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro – Music File |url=http://www.tohokingdom.com/cd/lupin_cagliostro_musicfile_col.htm |publisher=Toho Kingdom|access-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621050517/http://www.tohokingdom.com/cd/lupin_cagliostro_musicfile_col.htm|archive-date=21 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Castle of Cagliostro''{{'}}s portrayal of the characters was changed to better identify with Miyazaki's concept of a "hero" and to remove a sense of apathy in the story.<ref name=om /> This resulted in Lupin being a happy-go-lucky and upbeat thief who drives and lives out of a Fiat 500; a sharp contrast to the scheming and lecherous Lupin who drives expensive cars like the [[Mercedes-Benz SSK]] because it was "[[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s favorite".<ref name=om /> The changes would also impact secondary characters like Jigen and Goemon, changing their serious and cold personalities into friendly and humorous; even the erotic elements involving the [[femme-fatale]] Fujiko were dropped.<ref name=om />

[[Fred Patten]], who worked at [[Streamline Pictures]] was involved in the English adaptation of the film and was involved in the choice of title for the English release,

{{Blockquote|The Japanese title is ''Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro'', which is literally ''Lupin III: Cagliostro of Castle'' {{sic}}.{{efn|''Cagliostro no Shiro'' actually translates to 'Castle of Cagliostro'.}} So which would be better in English; ''Cagliostro Castle'', ''Cagliostro's Castle'', or ''The Castle of Cagliostro''? It was my argument that ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' sounded the most sinister. Cagliostro Castle is just a castle's name, like Windsor Castle, but the Castle of Cagliostro emphasizes that it is the evil Count's lair!<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/lost-in-translation/ |title=Lost In Translation |publisher=Cartoon Research |date=26 May 2013 | access-date=28 August 2013 |author=Pattern, Fred | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805131002/http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/lost-in-translation/ | archive-date=5 August 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref>}}

The film had a production budget of {{¥|500 million}} or {{US$|{{To USD|500000|JPN|year=1979|round=yes}},000|long=no|year=1979|round=-6}} at the time,<ref name="DVD Commentary">{{cite video |title=The Castle of Cagliostro ([[Audio Commentary]] by Reed Nelson) |medium=DVD |publisher=[[Discotek Media]] |location=Altamonte Springs, Florida |date=1979}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |author=Isao Taniguchi |author2=Hajime Asō |year=2017 |title=図解入門業界研究最新ｱﾆﾒ業界の動向とｶﾗｸﾘがよ〜くわかる本 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=28c9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115102602/https://books.google.com/books?id=28c9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live |language=ja |trans-title=Introductory Illustrated Industry Research: A Book That Gives a Good Understanding of the Latest Trends and Karakuri in the Animation Industry |edition=2nd |location=Japan |publisher=[[:ja:秀和システム|秀和システム]] (Shuwa System) |page=75 |isbn=978-4-7980-5038-6 |access-date=11 April 2022 }}</ref> surpassing ''[[Space Battleship Yamato (1977 film)|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' (1977) to become the [[List of most expensive animated films#Anime|most expensive anime film]] up until then.<ref name=":0"/> Its production budget record was later matched by Miyazaki's ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' (1986)<ref name="Crunchyroll">{{cite web |last1=Harding |first1=Daryl |title=Akira Anime Film Producer Corrects 30-Year Fact on How Much the Groundbreaking Film Cost to Make |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/06/08-1/akira-anime-film-producer-corrects-30-year-fact-on-how-much-the-groundbreaking-film-cost-to-make |website=[[Crunchyroll News]] |access-date=8 June 2020 |language=en-us |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610144842/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/06/08-1/akira-anime-film-producer-corrects-30-year-fact-on-how-much-the-groundbreaking-film-cost-to-make |url-status=live }}</ref> and then surpassed by ''[[Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise]]'' (1987).<ref name=":0"/>

== Release ==
The film's Japanese theatrical release was on 15 December 1979.<ref name="hm">{{cite book |title=Hayao Miyazaki Master of Japanese Animation |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |author=McCarthy, Helen |year=1999 |pages=50–69 |isbn=1-880656-41-8}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
In Japan, the film grossed {{¥|610 million}}, equivalent to {{US$|{{To USD|610000|JPN|year=1979|round=yes}},000|long=no|year=1979|round=-6}}, in 1979.<ref name="DVD Commentary" /><ref name="M27">{{cite book |last1=Kanō |first1=Seiji |author-link=Seiji Kanō |script-title=ja:(『宮崎駿全書』フィルムアート社) |title=Miyazaki Hayao Zensho |trans-title=The Complete Miyazaki Hayao |date=2006 |publisher=Film Ātosha |location=[[Tōkyō]] |isbn=4-8459-0687-2 |page=27 |edition=Shohan}}</ref> The [[MX4D]] release in 2017 grossed a further {{¥|76 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|76000|JPN|year=2017|round=yes}},000|long=no}}) in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://anime.eiga.com/news/104894/ |title=劇場版第1作「ルパン三世 ルパンVS複製人間」がMX4Dに！9月1日から全国公開 |trans-title=The first movie version "Lupin III: Lupin vs. the Clone" is now on MX4D! Released nationwide from September 1st |website=[[:ja:Eiga.com|Eiga.com]] |date=31 July 2017 |access-date=12 March 2022 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807103607/https://anime.eiga.com/news/104894/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's overseas screenings in 2007 and 2017 grossed $152,775 in Italy and South Korea,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fRUPANSANSEIKARIO01 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095605/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fRUPANSANSEIKARIO01 |url-status=live}}</ref> and $142,425 in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |title=Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (2017 re-release) (2017) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lupincastleofcagliostro.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120135716/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lupincastleofcagliostro.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> adding up to at least {{US$|{{#expr:2780000+678000+152775+142425}}|long=no}} grossed in Asia, Italy and the United States.

In terms of box office admissions, the film sold 900,000 tickets in Japan {{as of|2006|lc=y}},<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kanō |first1=Seiji |author-link=Seiji Kanō |script-title=ja:(『宮崎駿全書』フィルムアート社) |title=Miyazaki Hayao Zensho |trans-title=The Complete Miyazaki Hayao |date=2006 |publisher=Film Ātosha |location=[[Tōkyō]] |isbn=4-8459-0687-2 |page=28 |edition=Shohan}}</ref> 109,072 tickets in France and Italy,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro |url=https://lumiere.obs.coe.int/movie/28747 |website=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]] |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411001949/https://lumiere.obs.coe.int/movie/28747 |url-status=live }}</ref> 58,000 tickets in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979) - United States |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=18924&view=1 |website=JP's Box-Office |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411004702/http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=18924&view=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and 1,729 tickets in South Korea,<ref name="korea">{{cite web |title=영화정보 |trans-title=Movie Information |url=http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |website=KOFIC |publisher=[[Korean Film Council]] |language=ko |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225151904/http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |url-status=live }}</ref> adding up to at least {{formatnum:{{#expr:900000+109072+58000+1729}}|}} tickets sold worldwide.

=== English releases ===
In 1980, Tokyo Movie Shinsha began screen testing the film in North America and it was notably shown at the [[Worldcon|World Science Fiction Convention]] in Boston for a marketing survey. It was later screened at other festivals during the 1980s, including FILMEX 82 in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book |title=Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews |last1=Patten |first1=Fred|author-link=Fred Patten |year=2004 |page=209 |isbn=1-880656-92-2 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press}}</ref> Despite resounding acclaim from the screenings, many of them were unsuccessful. According to [[Fred Patten]], the primary reason was that, "most people did not bother to come to it since it was 'only' an animated-cartoon feature, not a 'serious' live-action movie."<ref name="CRsearch">{{cite web |url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/my-top-ten-anime-part-1/ |title=My Top Ten Anime Part 1 by Fred Patten |publisher=Cartoon Research |date=7 September 2014 | access-date=7 September 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402204750/http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/my-top-ten-anime-part-1/ | archive-date=2 April 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> A heavily edited and shortened version of the film eventually became available in North America in the form of an arcade [[laserdisc video game]], ''[[Cliff Hanger (video game)|Cliff Hanger]]'' (1983), which combined an English-dubbed version of the film's footage with that of the previous Lupin film ''[[The Mystery of Mamo|Mystery of Mamo]]''.<ref name=om/>

The American theatrical debut was on 3 April 1991 in New York City by [[Carl Macek]]'s [[Streamline Pictures]], with the home release following in October 1992.<ref name=hm /> Due to copyright issues with the estate of [[Maurice Leblanc]], the creator of the original [[Arsène Lupin]], Lupin is referred to as "Wolf". Inspector Koichi Zenigata is erroneously named "Keibu Zenigata," likely due to a translation error (''keibu'' being the Japanese title for a police inspector). The UK release followed on 10 June 1996 by [[Manga Entertainment|Manga Video]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Manga Mania |journal=Manga Mania |issn=0968-9575 |date=June 1996 |number=35 |page=4 |publisher=[[Manga Entertainment|Manga Publishing]]}}</ref> [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]] re-released ''Cagliostro'' in the UK after Manga Entertainment lost its licence in the UK.<ref name=or1>{{cite web |url=http://press.optimumreleasing.net/dvd.php?id=193 |title=Optimum Releasing – Castle of Cagliostro, The |year=2010 | access-date=27 August 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021205538/http://press.optimumreleasing.net/dvd.php?id=193 | archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> The new DVD features an anamorphic widescreen print with the original Japanese audio track as well as the Streamline dub, both in stereo.<ref name=or1 /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/59288/the-castle-of-cagliostro.html |title=The Castle of Cagliostro |publisher=The Digital Fix |date=20 November 2005 | access-date=27 August 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024102629/http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/59288/the-castle-of-cagliostro.html | archive-date=24 October 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref>

On 25 April 2000, Manga released the film on home video in the United States with a newly commissioned dub that adhered closer to the original script with the correct names restored. The DVD preserves the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 widescreen and is non-anamorphic. It additionally features remastered audio and picture, but contains no extras. The same company later released a new special edition DVD of ''Cagliostro'' on 29 August 2006.<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/7To2jDftfvImX-NrS1/browse/item/69914/4/0/0 |title=Castle of Cagliostro Special Edition DVD |publisher=Rightstuf.com |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913082311/http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/7To2jDftfvImX-NrS1/browse/item/69914/4/0/0 |archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="DVD Talk">{{cite web |last=DVD Talk |title=The Castle of Cagliostro – Special Edition |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/23472/castle-of-cagliostro-special-edition-the/ |publisher=DVDTalk.com|access-date=5 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022005734/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/23472/castle-of-cagliostro-special-edition-the/|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The disc is double-sided with the film on side A and the extras on side B. It includes a new digital transfer; Manga's English dub in 2.0 and 5.1 surround plus Japanese, Spanish, and French language tracks in mono; the complete film in storyboard format, accompanied by Japanese audio with English subtitles; an original Japanese trailer; a sketch and still gallery; a 26-minute interview with animation director [[Yasuo Ōtsuka]], and animated menus.<ref name=rs /> The film is presented in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen; however, the opening credits have been heavily re-edited to remove the Japanese credits, instead using selected still-frames of scenes that appear without Japanese writing. The English-translated names are superimposed over these stills. This change was negatively received by fans of the film.<ref name="DVD Talk" /> Both DVD releases are out-of-print, with Manga no longer owning the U.S. film rights.<ref name = Discotek />

In December 2008, the film was released on [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] in Japan. Its video format is MPEG-4 AVC and its digitally-remastered audio is improved over that of the DVD, but contains no English audio or subtitle options despite being in Region A format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20081205/buyd253.htm |title=買っとけ! Blu-ray |publisher=impress.co.jp |access-date= 8 November 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120510231351/http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20081205/buyd253.htm |archive-date= 10 May 2012 |url-status= live}}</ref> Years later, a new HD digital remaster was produced and ''Cagliostro'' was given a limited theatrical re-release in Japan on 9 May 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-22/lupin-iii/the-castle-of-cagliostro-remaster-gets-theatrical-run-in-japan |title=Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro's Remaster Gets Theatrical Run in Japan |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=22 April 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527090526/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-22/lupin-iii/the-castle-of-cagliostro-remaster-gets-theatrical-run-in-japan |archive-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The remaster was released both individually and as part of ''The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki'', a box set containing all of Miyazaki's movies. Both these newer releases were released by [[Studio Ghibli]] in conjunction with Disney.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-31/miyazaki-1st-directorial-work-listed-in-13-disc-blu-ray/dvd-box-set |title=Miyazaki's 1st Directorial Work Listed in 13-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Box Set |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=31 March 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605092806/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-31/miyazaki-1st-directorial-work-listed-in-13-disc-blu-ray/dvd-box-set |archive-date=5 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[StudioCanal UK|StudioCanal]] released a Blu-ray and DVD bundle of the film on 12 November 2012 in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-01/castle-of-cagliostro-comes-to-u.k-blu-ray-november-12 |title=Castle of Cagliostro Comes to U.K. Blu-ray November 12 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109185644/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-01/castle-of-cagliostro-comes-to-u.k-blu-ray-november-12 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The StudioCanal release is of superior quality with its new high definition transfer, but the credits for the film are absent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/30689/the-castle-of-cagliostro-blu-ray-review/ |title=The Castle Of Cagliostro Blu-ray review |publisher=Sci-fi Now |date=8 November 2012 | access-date=28 August 2013 |author=Day, Ashley | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021200353/http://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/30689/the-castle-of-cagliostro-blu-ray-review/ | archive-date=21 October 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref>

North American anime distributor [[Discotek Media]] announced on 26 March 2014 that they had licensed the film and planned to release it on DVD in 2014, with a Blu-ray release to follow at a then-unspecified future date.<ref name=Discotek>{{cite news |title=Discotek to Release Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro on BD/DVD |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-26/discotek-to-release-lupin-iii/the-castle-of-cagliostro-film-on-bd/dvd |work=Anime News Network |date=26 March 2014|access-date=27 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328073934/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-26/discotek-to-release-lupin-iii/the-castle-of-cagliostro-film-on-bd/dvd|archive-date=28 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The DVD version was eventually delayed to 6 January 2015 and included the Streamline and Animaze/Manga dubs, a "Family Friendly" alternate version of the Animaze/Manga dub with reduced profanity, the original Japanese audio with newly translated English subtitles, an alternate subtitle option based on the subtitles used by TMS in their 1980 screenings of the film, a collection of alternate opening and closing sequences to the film from previous releases, translation notes, two trailers and a fan-made audio commentary by Reed Nelson.<ref name=DiscotekExtras /> The Blu-ray was released on 23 June 2015 and featured the same extras in addition to another alternate subtitle option using a literal translation of the film's screenplay, new interviews with Lupin's English actors [[Bob Bergen]] and [[David Hayter]], an introduction to the film by Hayter, translated past interviews from the French Blu-ray (featuring [[Yasuo Ōtsuka]], [[Kazuhide Tomonaga]] and [[Monkey Punch]]), an optional storyboard viewing mode, a slideshow gallery of production and promotional art, and a text-based overview of the film's production history.<ref name=DiscotekExtras>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Reed |title=Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro Amazon Page |website=Amazon |date=23 June 2015 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Lupin-Third-Castle-Cagliostro-Blu-ray/dp/B00UN7FHCG|access-date=18 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119163744/http://www.amazon.com/Lupin-Third-Castle-Cagliostro-Blu-ray/dp/B00UN7FHCG|archive-date=19 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Plans to include an [[Video game console emulator|emulated]] [[Video game porting|port]] of ''[[Cliff Hanger (video game)|Cliff Hanger]]'' as an extra feature for the Blu-ray were dropped when the original contracts for the game could not be found.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bertschy |first=Zac |title=ANNCastle of Cagliostro |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=26 June 2015 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2015-06-26/.89753|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702162315/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2015-06-26/.89753|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] would later release ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' in ''The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki'' blu-ray set which included a total of eleven films produced by [[Studio Ghibli]], including ''The Castle of Cagliostro'', which released on November 17th, 2015. This release only features the Streamline dub and the Japanese audio with English subtitles; none of the extras from Discotek's releases are included.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Amazon Page |website=Amazon |date=17 November 2015 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Miyazaki-Amazon-Exclusive-Blu-ray/dp/B0117V8BX8/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1447861788&sr=1-1&keywords=hayao+miyazaki|access-date=18 November 2015|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172114/https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Miyazaki-Amazon-Exclusive-Blu-ray/dp/B0117V8BX8/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1447861788&sr=1-1&keywords=hayao+miyazaki|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Blu-ray Review |url=http://nerdist.com/the-collected-works-of-hayao-miyazaki-blu-ray-review/ |publisher=[[Nerdist News|Nerdist]]|access-date=30 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017025302/http://nerdist.com/the-collected-works-of-hayao-miyazaki-blu-ray-review/|archive-date=17 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K UHD]] remaster of the film by [[VAP (company)|VAP]] was released in Japan on 24 July 2019.<ref name="CRoll">{{cite web |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/03/20/lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-set-for-release-on-july-24 |title=Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Set for Release on July 24 |publisher=Crunchyroll |date=20 March 2019 | access-date=17 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331153542/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/03/20/lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-set-for-release-on-july-24 | archive-date=31 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> Alongside that release in the United States, Discotek Media released a 4K UHD version on 26 January 2021 with a new Japanese audio track in [[7.1 surround sound]] and an improved mix of the Animaze/Manga dub.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thedigitalbits.com/item/lupin-3rd-castle-of-cagliostro-4k-2021-uhd |title=''Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro'' – 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition (4K UHD Review) |date=26 February 2021 |access-date=3 February 2024 |last=Hunt |first=Bill |publisher=The Digital Bits |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128111220/https://thedigitalbits.com/item/lupin-3rd-castle-of-cagliostro-4k-2021-uhd |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==
While the film was not initially a box-office success, it developed a [[cult following]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Miyazaki's Only Movie Not Made With Ghibli Is Still a Classic Worth Seeking Out |first=Joel |last=Balcovec |url=https://screenrant.com/miyazki-castle-cagliostro-only-movie-not-ghibli-worth-watching/ |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=21 October 2023 |access-date=11 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211202202/https://screenrant.com/miyazki-castle-cagliostro-only-movie-not-ghibli-worth-watching/ | archive-date=11 December 2023 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hayao Miyazaki's Debut Film Is Still an Anime Classic |first=Beckett |last=Mufson |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb74j9/hayao-miyazakis-debut-film-is-still-an-anime-classic |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=13 September 2017 |access-date=11 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211202205/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb74j9/hayao-miyazakis-debut-film-is-still-an-anime-classic | archive-date=11 December 2023 | url-status= live}}</ref> through numerous re-releases and was even voted as "the best anime in history" by the readers of ''[[Animage]]'' in November 2001.<ref name="nausicaa faq">{{cite web |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html |title=Lupin III – TV & Castle of Cagliostro |publisher=Nausica.net|access-date=30 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026202406/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html|archive-date=26 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Beck |first=Jerry |title=The Animated Movie Guide |date=October 2005 |publisher=Chicago Review Press |isbn=1-55652-591-5 | url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck}}</ref> Following a July 1992 release by [[Streamline Pictures]],<ref name="New York Times">{{cite web |last=Maslin |first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=A Wolf, A Princess, A Castle In the Alps |date=3 July 1992 |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE7D9143AF930A35754C0A964958260|access-date=10 August 2013|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172113/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/03/movies/review-film-a-wolf-a-princess-a-castle-in-the-alps.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] said she thought the film "should fare nearly as well [as ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]''] with animation fans of any age, provided they are unwavering in their devotion to the form and do not think 100 minutes is an awfully long time."  According to Maslin, the film is an "interestingly wild hybrid of visual styles and cultural references" whose "animation is weak when it comes to fluid body movements, but outstanding in its attention to detail."<ref name="New York Times" /> According to Marc Savlov of ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'', "''C of C'' refrains from the Technicolor ultra-violence that helped make films like ''[[Golgo 13: The Professional|Golgo 13]]'', ''Akira'', and ''[[Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)|Vampire Hunter D]]'' such audience favorites, and instead focuses on broad, almost [[slapstick]] humor and chaos to keep viewers riveted. Sometimes it works, and unfortunately, sometimes it doesn't."<ref>{{cite news |title=The Castle of Cagliostro |first=Marc |last=Savlov |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/1992-06-26/138763/ |newspaper=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=26 June 1992 | access-date= 20 August 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140105161743/http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/1992-06-26/138763/ | archive-date= 5 January 2014 | url-status= live}}</ref>

{{RT prose|96|7.7|23}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lupin_iii_the_castle_of_cagliostro |title=The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) |work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=14 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213232412/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lupin_iii_the_castle_of_cagliostro|archive-date=13 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Metacritic]], which compiled 7 reviews and calculated an average rating of 72 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lupin-iii-the-castle-of-cagliostro |title=Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=14 December 2024 |archive-date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213232414/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lupin-iii-the-castle-of-cagliostro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some fans maintain that it is not a "true" Lupin title, due to Miyazaki's altering of the titular character into a bumbling hero, rather than his original ruthless criminal self.<ref name="Lupin Tapes">{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/the-lupin-tapes/2010-06-06 |title=The Lupin Tapes – The Mike Toole Show |work=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828034815/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/the-lupin-tapes/2010-06-06 |archive-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Monkey Punch]], creator of ''Lupin III'', called ''Castle of Cagliostro'' an "excellent" film, but agreed Miyazaki's vision of Lupin differs from his own.

The film received the [[Ōfuji Noburō Award]] from the 1979 [[Mainichi Film Concours]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animations-cc.net/festivals/f_mainichi01.html |title=日映画コンクール Mainichi Film Awards |publisher=Animations CC | access-date=16 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140617/http://www.animations-cc.net/festivals/f_mainichi01.html | archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Cagliostro, the country and setting, is depicted in meticulous detail and unconstrained by limitations of architecture, geography and culture, which can be described as "''akogare no Paris''" (Paris of our dreams), which is a fantastical view of Europe through Eastern eyes. The use of unexpected and unique camera angles and attention to individual movement of the characters are distinctive signatures of Miyazaki's style, including the opening heist scene which provides characterization and spirit to understanding the character of Lupin.<ref name=dc /> The changes made to the portrayal of the cast, depicting a heroic and selfless Lupin, a friendly Jigen, funny Goemon, and un-sexualized Fujiko, were initially not well received by fans. [[Otaku USA]]'s Surat compared this shift to "a [[James Bond]] movie where [James Bond] stayed at [[Motel 6]] and his 'Bond mobile' was a [[Toyota Camry]]!"<ref name=om />

The film was the best selling anime DVD in May 2001, and the third best selling in June.<ref name="Ref_2001">{{cite journal |title=Anime Radar: Anime Info for the Otaku Generation |journal=[[Animerica]] |date=November 2001 |volume=9 |issue=10/11 |issn=1067-0831 |page=24}}</ref><ref name="Ref_2001a">{{cite journal |title=Anime Radar: Anime Info for the Otaku Generation |journal=[[Animerica]] |date=December 2001 |volume=9 |issue=12 |page=18 |location=San Francisco, California |issn=1067-0831 |oclc=27130932}}</ref> Both of [[Manga Entertainment]]'s releases of ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' received ''DVD Talk Collector Series'' recommendation status, the highest status given by the review website [[DVD Talk|DVDtalk.com]].<ref name="Earl">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=672 |title=Castle of Cagliostro Review |author=Earl Cressey |publisher=[[DVD Talk]]|access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011230433/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=672|archive-date=11 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jamie">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=23472 |title=The Castle of Cagliostro – Special Edition Review |author=Jamie S. Rich |publisher=[[DVD Talk]]|access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011230400/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=23472|archive-date=11 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2001, the Japanese magazine ''[[Animage]]'' elected ''Castle of Cagliostro'' the 9th best anime production of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing |title=Animage Top-100 Anime Listing |date=15 January 2001 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=10 March 2013 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220509/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing |url-status=live }}</ref> Chris Beveridge of AnimeOnDVD.com gave the film a grade of "A+", although he disliked [[Manga Entertainment]]'s use of PG-13 level language in the English dub.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/211.php |title=Castle of Cagliostro Review |author=Chris Beveridge |publisher=AnimeOnDVD|access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930170917/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/211.php|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' placed in 5th place on Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs's list of best anime.<ref name="Ref_">{{cite web |url=http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2088 |title=Top Anime Rankings |publisher=Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703064325/http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2088|archive-date=3 July 2007}}</ref> The film was named ''The Best Japanese Animated Film of All Time'' by Japanese film magazine [[Kinema Junpo]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kinema Junpo Top 10 Animated Films |url=https://www.nishikata-eiga.com/2010/10/kinema-junpo-top-10-animated-films-2010.html?m=1 |website=Nishikata Film Review |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521053032/https://www.nishikata-eiga.com/2010/10/kinema-junpo-top-10-animated-films-2010.html?m=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, [[CBR.com]] ranked ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' as the best Lupin movie.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2020 |title=Lupin The III: Every Anime Movie, Ranked According To Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.cbr.com/lupin-the-iii-every-anime-movie-ranked-rotten-tomatoes/ |access-date=8 September 2021 |website=CBR |language=en-US |archive-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908092707/https://www.cbr.com/lupin-the-iii-every-anime-movie-ranked-rotten-tomatoes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Legacy ===
[[File:John Lasseter 2002.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[John Lasseter]] (pictured in 2002) has stated that "[''The Castle of Cagliostro''] was a tremendous inspiration for me and it had a tremendous impact on me."<ref name="LasseterCBR">{{cite news |last=Collins |first=Hannah |title=The Castle of Cagliostro: How Lupin III Built Hayao Miyazaki's Career |url=https://www.cbr.com/hayao-miyazaki-lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro-40-anniversary/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=22 December 2019 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115102555/https://www.cbr.com/hayao-miyazaki-lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro-40-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
''The Castle of Cagliostro'' has been watched and appreciated by various people in the film industry, including [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref name="Den">{{cite news |last1=Cecchini |first1=Mike |title=Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro Gets Theatrical Release |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/lupin-the-3rd-castle-of-cagliostro-gets-theatrical-release/ |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=[[Den of Geek]] |date=22 August 2017 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604014639/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/lupin-the-3rd-castle-of-cagliostro-gets-theatrical-release/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Collider">{{cite web |last=Ornelas |first=Joseph |title=Steven Spielberg Called This Early Miyazaki Film One of the Greatest Action Films of All-Time |url=https://collider.com/the-castle-of-cagliostro-miyazaki-steven-spielberg/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211183318/https://collider.com/the-castle-of-cagliostro-miyazaki-steven-spielberg/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Several critics have noted similarities between ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' and the ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' films by Spielberg and [[George Lucas]], particularly the first ''Indiana Jones'' film ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981).<ref name="Spool">{{cite news |last1=Worthington |first1=Clint |title=A Look Back at Miyazaki's First Film, "The Castle of Cagliostro" |url=https://thespool.net/movies/2019/05/hayao-miyazaki-the-castle-of-cagliostro-lupin-iii-retro-review/ |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=The Spool |date=5 May 2019 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172046/https://thespool.net/reviews/movies/2019/05/hayao-miyazaki-the-castle-of-cagliostro-lupin-iii-retro-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Nerdist">{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Kyle |title=Miyazaki Masterclass – THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (1979) |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/miyazaki-masterclass-the-castle-of-cagliostro-1979/ |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=[[Nerdist]] |publisher=[[Nerdist Industries]] |date=7 August 2014 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604014638/https://archive.nerdist.com/miyazaki-masterclass-the-castle-of-cagliostro-1979/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Den"/> These similarities include a rollicking adventure, humorous tone,<ref name="Den" /> similar overall action style,<ref name="Nerdist" /> [[treasure hunting]] plot, a clever protagonist (Lupin and [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]]) thrown into very difficult situations, overcoming obstacles with his wits, the use of gadgets, the help of several competent sidekicks, and a high-speed car chase down winding mountain roads.<ref name="Spool" /> This has led to rumours, though unconfirmed, that the film may have influenced the ''Indiana Jones'' series of films due to these similarities.<ref name="Spool"/> However, both the script and most of the filming for ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' was completed by early 1981,<ref name="LucasFilmProduction">{{cite web |title=40 Years Ago: Raiders Of The Lost Ark Starts Production |url=https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/40-years-ago-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-starts-production/ |publisher=[[Lucasfilm]] |date=23 June 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723214353/https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/40-years-ago-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-starts-production/ |archive-date=23 July 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> years before ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' first became available in English.

In 1983, [[TMS Entertainment]] and [[Stern (game company)|Stern Electronics]] wanted to capitalize on the success of animated [[laserdisc video games]] at the time. They released the [[arcade game]], ''[[Cliff Hanger (video game)|Cliff Hanger]]'', which used footage from this film, along with the previous Lupin film ''[[Mystery of Mamo]]''.<ref name=om /> Even though the films themselves weren't available in North America at the time, the ''Cliff Hanger'' game was featured in an episode of the 1980s game show ''[[Starcade]]''. The arcade game also made an appearance in ''[[The Goonies]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web |title=Cliff Hanger (Arcade) |url=https://tcrf.net/Cliff_Hanger_(Arcade) |website=[[The Cutting Room Floor (website)|The Cutting Room Floor]] |date=21 November 2021 |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226201250/https://tcrf.net/Cliff_Hanger_(Arcade) |url-status=live }}</ref>

The character of Clarisse has been cited as a potential ancestral example of [[Moe (slang)|moe]] character design.<ref name=Richmond>{{cite book |last=Richmond |first=Simon |year=2009 |title=The Rough Guide to Anime |publisher=Penguin Books |page=72}}</ref>

''Cagliostro'' deeply influenced [[Pixar]] co-founder [[John Lasseter]],<ref name="LasseterCBR"/> along with Miyazaki's later films;<ref name="Collider"/> in October 2014, Lasseter delivered a [[keynote]] address to the [[Tokyo International Film Festival]] describing how Miyazaki's influence upon his own life and work began when he first saw a clip from ''Cagliostro''.<ref name="Brzeski">{{cite news |last1=Brzeski |first1=Patrick |title=John Lasseter Pays Emotional Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki at Tokyo Film Festival |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseter-pays-emotional-tribute-743635|access-date=10 November 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=24 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509210432/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseter-pays-emotional-tribute-743635|archive-date=9 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]' 1986 film ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', co-directed by [[John Musker]] and [[Ron Clements]], paid homage to ''Cagliostro'' with the film's climactic [[Big Ben]] sequence.<ref name="om" /><ref name=av /> The two-minute climax scene used [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI), making it the first Disney film to extensively use [[computer animation]], a fact that Disney used to promote the film during marketing. In turn, ''The Great Mouse Detective'' paved the way for the [[Disney Renaissance]].<ref name="mouseplanet2">{{cite web |last=Korkis |first=Jim |title=How Basil Saved Disney Feature Animation: Part Two |url=https://www.mouseplanet.com/9549/How_Basil_Saved_Disney_Feature_Animation_Part_Two |website=Mouse Planet |date=2 March 2011|access-date=22 June 2016|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172108/https://www.mouseplanet.com/9549/How_Basil_Saved_Disney_Feature_Animation_Part_Two|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Motamayor |first1=Rafael |title=Revisiting 'The Great Mouse Detective', the Unsung Kickstarter of the Disney Renaissance (And One of Disney's Creepiest Movies) |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/the-great-mouse-detective-revisited-2/ |access-date=5 April 2020 |work=[[/Film]] |date=2 April 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404181206/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-great-mouse-detective-revisited-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Another reference to the clock-tower fight is in "The Clock King" episode of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''.<ref name=av /> In the [[original video animation]] (OVA) ''[[Here Is Greenwood]]'', students set a play where the scene of Lupin saving Clarisse on the clock tower is re-enacted.

[[Gary Trousdale]], co-director of Disney's ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'', said that a scene at the end of ''Atlantis'', where the waters recede from the sunken city, was directly inspired from the ending in ''Cagliostro''.<ref name="Lee2001">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2001-05-15 |title=Probing the ''Atlantis'' mystery |first=Lee |last=Zion |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=15 May 2001 |access-date=30 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709170112/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2001-05-15 |archive-date=9 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>  One of the sequence directors of ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' also mentioned ''Cagliostro'' as an influence; a brief shot where [[Bart Simpson]] rolls down the roof of the family house was inspired by Lupin running down the castle roof during his rescue attempt.<ref name="Director2007">{{Cite AV media |people=[[David Silverman (animator)|Silverman, David]] (director) |title=The Simpsons Movie |title-link=The Simpsons Movie |type=DVD, director's commentary |date=18 December 2007 |publisher=[[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment|Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment]] |time={{time needed |date=December 2021}}}}</ref>

The 2019 film ''[[Lupin III: The First]]'' was inspired by ''The Castle of Cagliostro''. The director [[Takashi Yamazaki]] found the tone in ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' as the best portrayal for the 3D film.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=『ルパン三世 THE FIRST』の山崎貴監督が宮崎駿監督を心からリスペクト|trans-title=Director Takashi Yamazaki of "Lupin III THE FIRST" respects Hayao Miyazaki from the bottom of his heart |url=https://movie.walkerplus.com/news/article/216223/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831205736/https://movie.walkerplus.com/news/article/216223/|archive-date=31 August 2020|access-date=5 August 2020 |website=MOVIE WALKER PRESS |date=18 December 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Hadfield |first=James |date=12 December 2019 |title='Lupin III: The First': A 3D animation with a nostalgic heart |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/12/12/films/film-reviews/lupin-iii-first-3d-animation-nostalgic-heart/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128052944/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/12/12/films/film-reviews/lupin-iii-first-3d-animation-nostalgic-heart/|archive-date=28 November 2020|access-date=2 October 2020 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Yamazaki was profoundly moved by ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' ever since he saw the film on TV in the 1980s. The experience entrenched in himself the idea that Japan can make high-quality films. The moment influenced the direction for the current film.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |date=16 October 2020 |title=How 'Lupin III: The First' Director Takashi Yamazaki Brought a Japanese Anime Icon into 3D [Interview] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/lupin-iii-the-first-takashi-yamazaki-interview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102092502/https://www.slashfilm.com/lupin-iii-the-first-takashi-yamazaki-interview/#disqus_thread|archive-date=2 January 2021|access-date=24 October 2020 |website=slashfilm.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Therefore, the movie is constructed around the model of ''Cagliostro'' with many homages added. The ending's emotional climax is similar to the climax in ''Cagliostro''.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Patches |first=Matt |date=21 October 2020 |title=Lupin III: The First director on why Miyazaki and anime purists may never embrace CG |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/21/21525309/lupin-the-first-movie-interview-miyazaki-castle-of-cagliostro|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128225336/https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/21/21525309/lupin-the-first-movie-interview-miyazaki-castle-of-cagliostro|archive-date=28 January 2021|access-date=24 October 2020 |website=Polygon}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Alessandro Cagliostro]]

== Notes ==
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* [https://www.lupinencyclopedia.com/anime/theatrical-films/castle-of-cagliostro The Castle Of Cagliostro] at the Lupin the Third Encyclopedia

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