Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 (1979)

Timing: 1:42 (102 min)

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All about film

Video 4

Photo 117

Actors and characters

Release date

1979-07-06

Country

Japan

Production

Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Telecom Animation Film

Genre

Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Budget

$7 202 188

Revenue

$8 194 857

Website

https://tmsanime.com/project/the-castle-of-cagliostro

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Actors

Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama, Makio Inoue, Gorō Naya, Sumi Shimamoto, Tarō Ishida, Kōhei Miyauchi, Ichiro Nagai, Tadamichi Tsuneizumi
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Tetsuo Katayama, Yutaka Fujioka

Operator

Hirokata Takahashi

Composer

Yuji Ohno

Artist

Audition

Editing

Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi
All team (42)

• The manga "Lupin III" is based on a series of novels by French writer Maurice Leblanc about the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin. It is claimed that the main character of the manga, Arsène Lupin III, is the grandson of the French Lupin. The anime film contains references to other Lupin adventures told by Leblanc: the main plotline (Lupin's attempt to save a girl named Clarisse) is borrowed from the work "The Countess of Cagliostro" (1924); "Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes" features counterfeit money used to destabilize the economy; and "The Lady with the Green Eyes" (1927) concerns a treasure hidden at the bottom of a lake.
• The creator of the Lupin III manga, Monkey Punch, did not ask permission from the copyright holders to use the name of the hero from Maurice Leblanc's novels (1864-1941), as Japanese copyright laws were more than liberal at that time. When Arsène Lupin from the anime gained popularity in North America and Europe, copyright issues began to arise. Therefore, in English translations, the character is called either Wolkom (how "lupine" is translated) or Rupan (how the word is pronounced in Japanese).
• The first anime film, shown at the Cannes Film Festival, although not in competition.
• According to Hayao Miyazaki, he based the location and architecture of the fictional County of Cagliostro on cities in Italy in the mountains and along the banks of the Tiber.
• The manga "Lupin III" is based on a series of novels by French writer Maurice Leblanc about the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin. It is claimed that the manga's protagonist, Arsène Lupin III, is the grandson of the French Lupin. The anime film contains references to other Lupin adventures told by Leblanc: the main plotline (Lupin's attempt to save a girl named Clarissa) is borrowed from the work "The Countess of Cagliostro" (1924); "The Justice of Arsène Lupin" features counterfeit money used to destabilize the economy; and "The Lady with the Green Eyes" (1927) concerns a treasure hidden at the bottom of a lake.
• The creator of the Lupin III manga, Monkey Punch, did not ask permission from the copyright holders to use the name of the hero from Maurice Leblanc's novels (1864-1941), as Japanese copyright laws were more than liberal at that time. When Arsène Lupin from the anime gained popularity in North America and Europe, copyright issues began to arise. Therefore, in English translations, the hero is called either Wolk (as "lupine" is translated) or Rupan (as the word is pronounced in Japanese).