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The Castle of Cagliostro
Film
FilmPG-132019
Lupin III: The First
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
The iconic "gentleman thief" Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before it falls into the hands of a dark cabal that will stop at nothing to resurrect the Third Reich. From TMDB
163 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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Lupin III: The First is a 2019 adventure animation comedy film, directed by Takashi Yamazaki, starring Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Miyuki Sawashiro.
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60 of 163 · most liked firstPS: You really should watch this movie. It was Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 directorial debut, requires zero Lupin III knowledge, and has some of the most thrilling set pieces and chases in anime history. Watch the US Manga Corps dub if you can; it’s got David “Solid Snake” Hayter in high register as Lupin
neutral · AI labelView post →Big announcement time! This Dungeon Gals poster, a parody of the Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo movie flyer, will be given out as a PRINTED + FRAMED prize during the 2026 Flame Fatales speedrunning event! The Dungeon Gals run will be at 12:50pm PDT / 3:50pm EDT! Mark your calenders!
neutral · AI labelView post →Jun Hashimoto, the lyricist for theme songs in the Galaxy Express 999 TV anime and Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro anime film, died at age 86:
neutral · AI labelView post →had a dream they made a Lupin III movie that was just Roger Rabbit 2 like, it was a Lupin III heist plot but it was treating him as an animated character and a ton of completely unrelated cartoons were there. Zenigata was working with Eddie Valiant lmao anyway I need them to actually make this
neutral · AI labelView post →This Friday comes out in Japan the "Works of Tsutomu Shibayama", showing the animator and character designer's decades worth of works, including the 1969 Lupin III pilot film and "The Mystery of Mamo"!! #japanimation #artbooks #lupiniii #anime
neutral · AI labelView post →I spent this Sunday just watching a bunch of movies with friends. it was great but holy shit the new Lupin III movie is a huge turd of a film what the fuck
negative · AI labelView post →Galaxy Express 999 TV Anime, Lupin III Film's Lyricist Jun Hashimoto Dies - ANN. Really love the opening to Galaxy Express 999, RIP.
neutral · AI labelView post →Bocchi the Rock! Film Compilation releases spring and summer 2024 with 2 films. [archive](http://web.archive.org/web/20231014153626/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-14/bocchi-the-rock-compilation-project-to-be-2-films-in-spring-summer-2024/.203442) >Bocchi the Rock! -Live-, a live-streamed program to commemorate the Bocchi the Rock! television anime's one-year anniversary, announced that the anime's compilation film project is actually two films. The first part will open next…
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching a Lupin III essay video with breakfast this Sunday, as the lord intended #lupiniii youtu.be/Tif-n3QpQgE?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Detective Conan clashes with Lupin III in a special stream of the crossover film this Saturday!
neutral · AI labelView post →Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro is a fun joy ride from start to finish. The elements that make up this film are blueprints set in stone for what would become Nausicaä and the future Studio Ghibli movies! Maybe sometime in the future, I will return to this franchise to check out more!
neutral · AI labelView post →[Discussion] What anime became the blueprint for future works?. *Lucky Star* and *K-on* for CGDCT *Evangelion* for meta-commentary and deconstruction, to the point that future works that qualify often get called the "Evangelion of " *Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood* and *Attack on Titan* for battle shounen *Bocchi the Rock* for girls band anime, specifically *Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro* for pretty much all of Ghibli *Akira* for 90s anime
neutral · AI labelView post →Exploring Lupin III Kabuki: Classical Japanese Theater Meets a Modern [Anime] Classic.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lupin III: Pandora’s Legacy box art. This Famicom game is a follow-up to the animated film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, the directorial feature debut of Hayao Miyazaki.
neutral · AI labelView post →"people are saying that the ending of Goodbye Lara is-" I don't care. The Japanese version of Moving Right Along from the dub of the Muppets movie where Kermit is voiced by Yasuo Yamada (Lupin III) is playing in the background. One of my dogs is sleeping under my bed. I am having chicken for dinner
neutral · AI labelView post →Which Lupin III should I watch?. Note that I said "watch", not "start with". I've already watched the original, greenjacket series and I'm planning on watching Castle of Cagliostro, but I'm wondering which of the other Lupin III series and movies I should look into.
neutral · AI labelView post →* Cowboy Bebop (Cool, classic, phenomenal and diverse soundtrack, well told story.) 24 eps * Samurai Champloo (Same director as Bebop, great characters, killer hip hop soundtrack, not a single bad episode.) 24 eps * Neon Genesis Evangelion (Gripping story, extremely unique and influential, weird and edgy ending(s)) 24 eps * FLCL (Superficially crazy but with layers of depth. Great J-rock soundtrack by the Pillows. Top notch animation throughout. Totally unique.) 6 eps * Redline (Great…
neutral · AI labelView post →I finally got around to watching Lupin III the movie and I was pleasantly surprise omg might be one of my favs up with the first, zero and part 5
positive · AI labelView post →every day of 2026, I'll post an animated film. 0️⃣8️⃣7️⃣ THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (1979) dir. Hayao Miyazaki After ending up with counterfeit money from a recent robbery, thief Lupin hunts down the forgers. The 2nd animated film based on Kazuhiko Katō's LUPIN III.
neutral · AI labelView post →appropriate visual imagery of zenigata's role in this movie of being a creature that suddenly and violently intrudes into this film after hours offscreen underground(Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo)
neutral · AI labelView post →Lupin III: Tokyo Crisis One of the better Lupin films so far, the villain plot is super convoluted, but this is a Zenigata focused one and gives him a pretty fun sidekick character in the film, and some pops lore. Also nerfing the gang was a fun twist Looks really gorgeous too for a TV film
positive · AI labelView post →Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline Incredible payoff for a beautiful set of OVAs. Takeshi Koike is an incredible director, and this movie looks genuinely breathtaking in color and execution. ...I can only sell this to you as Lupin III vs Buu.
positive · AI labelView post →With the legend himself, Takeshi Koike at the Lupin III talk-show in Asagaya. Super grateful I got to work on his recent film, “Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Some friends and I wanted to watch the Lupin III vs Detective crossover, so we watched Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie ...but it turns out what we should have watched was Lupin III vs. Detective Conan. Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie is the sequel to Lupin III vs. Detective Conan.
neutral · AI labelView post →158 - Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo Lupin's theatrical debut movie, and an absolutely insane ride from start to finish that only keeps escalating along with its runtime, and I loved every second of it
positive · AI labelView post →Ten non horror movies to get to know me A Goofy Movie Baahubali 1 & 2 (I'm counting both as one) Cats Don't Dance Chef Freaked Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Project A-Ko The Raid Who Framed Roger Rabbit
neutral · AI labelView post →150 - Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty! Kiki Ippatsu This was a TV special but it's pretty much on a theatrical movie level quality, the visuals are incredible, the character dynamics are surprisingly complex and the mystery is very intriguing, It's absolutely incredible
positive · AI labelView post →every day of 2026, I'll post an animated film. 1️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ LUPIN III: DEAD OR ALIVE (1996) dir. Kazuhiko Kato, Hiroyuki Yano There's a bounty on Lupin's head after he goes looking for treasure in the kingdom of Zufu. #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Miyazaki movies and animations. Love Lupin III the watercolor background art is great I've been sick this week and have watched a few today I watched *The Boy and the Heron* and really enjoyed it oh yeah, I'm 50+ without kids so I don't have any influence from little ones. But I do show them to my nieces and nephews, so they can be cool kids when they know about these things and their peers discover it
neutral · AI labelView post →Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) discord made watching this miserable good film tho
positive · AI labelView post →Castle of Cagliostro & any Lupin III movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing it yet, Hayao Miyazaki’s directorial debut ‘Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro’ is streaming on Tubi. It’s the older dub, so the translation’s a bit wonky, but still great. This film inspired an entire generations of animators, & is worth a watch.
positive · AI labelView post →non-game example for me is Castle of Cagliostro. good movie, love it a lot. it is worst possible way to introduce someone to Lupin III
neutral · AI labelView post →Still deep inside the Lupin III "Film Zone" with the bros, and somehow we ended up watching the best Lupin thing in ages?
positive · AI labelView post →Call me a bit old fashioned, but Lupin III. Regardless of which part or movie, I tend to enjoy some of the sometimes wacky antics that occur.
positive · AI labelView post →Hell this is probably the most dumb "Sonic Situation" cause it genuinely looks fine?? I basically see it as the kid's movie equivalent of Lupin III: The First, least in terms of turning a 2D show into a 3D movie anyway.
neutral · AI labelView post →the Lupin series is so awesome because you get "LUPIN III: THE MOVIE - now with all the stuff we COULDN'T GET AWAY WITH on television!!!" and then less than a year later they careen all the way back to the opposite end of the characterization spectrum... and both are ALL TIME great anime movies!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally watched Lupin III: The First last night, and it is indeed the best 3DCG film I've seen from Japan so far. The animation texture, music, vocal performances: All fantastic. It is a breeze of a watch at 93 minutes too.
positive · AI labelView post →I did not have "new Lupin III film announced" in my bingo card so I am pleasantly surprised this morning! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kopj...
neutral · AI labelView post →Between kbin's issues around the holidays and some of my own issues this month I haven't been very active lately, but I'm still here. I finally managed to finish watching Penguindrum! That show was weird. I really don't have the words to properly express just how weird it was. Did you know that Penguindrum and Utena share a director? I didn't realize that going into it, but after finishing Penguindrum I felt like giving Utena another try -- and realized that fact after looking up some details…
neutral · AI labelView post →every day of 2026, I'll post an animated film. 2️⃣6️⃣4️⃣ LUPIN III: MISSED BY A DOLLAR (2000) dir. Hideki Tonokatsu The 12th TV special. Lupin wants to steal a broach after losing it to another bidder at an auction. #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Literally every theatrical film, one made for TV movie and a co-production they did with a French animation studio It's as complete as I can get a Ghibli collection in this country and as far as Miyazaki's theatrical I'm only missing his non Ghibli movie (Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro)
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatched The Mystery of Mamo again and had to draw this little freak! #MastoArt #LupinIII
neutral · AI labelView post →every day of 2026, I'll post an animated film. 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ LUPIN III: FAREWELL TO NOSTRADAMUS (1995) dir. Shunya Itō, Takeshi Shirato Lupin's crew, a U.S. Presidential candidate and a cult all vie for the book of Nostradamus. #OTD
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Lupin III and the Castle of Cagliostro with my kid earlier, he really clicked with it
positive · AI labelView post →I'd also have a pre-Ghibli film as my favourite with _Lupin III: Castle of the Cagliostro_. Although hard to argue with Mononoke or Nausicaa.
positive · AI labelView post →Sonic Night of the Werehog~ソニック&チップ 恐怖の館~ and Ghost Tale Cute short films by Marza Animation Planet, studio behind the amazing 3D film Lupin III: The First. 1st released with Unleashed, 2nd released 15 years later. I love Lah the ghost girl with a heart on her cheek.
neutral · AI labelView post →Started the week off with the rest of [**Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita**](https://anilist.co/anime/10357/Jinrui-wa-Suitai-Shimashita/) (Humanity Has Declined), which was great - alternately goofy, cozy and surreal. Then I had the sort of odd experience of "discovering" a director I hadn't realized I was already a fan of - Makoto Shinkai. I just happened on [**Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows**](https://anilist.co/anime/21577/Kanojo-to-Kanojo-no-Neko-Everything-Flows/) and it was…
neutral · AI labelView post →This was supposed to be a Lupin III movie btw
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd be lying to myself if I thought I wasn't going to mention the car chase from Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro when thinking of a movie car chase.
neutral · AI labelView post →75. Lupin III: The First (2019 movie) For the first time watching this IP, this was a very good first impression. There's a lot of iconic moments from the movie itself and the cast is super memorable and lovable. I'd say it's a good start if you wanna get into Lupin as a whole. 4.5/5
positive · AI labelView post →Found it for SPS! He's referred by full name Arsène Lupin III quite a few times in this clip! (There may or may not be more throughout the movie I can't recall, but this scene was the one I was thinking of)
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Lupin III the First today and I'm so glad I didn't know anything about it going into it because that movie is WILD.
positive · AI labelView post →Today's free youtube movie recommendation: To Catch a Thief (1955) Cary Grant and the ethereal Grace Kelly! If you've ever enjoyed The Pink Panther or Lupin III, you'll find some things here you recognize! And if not, it's still a great film. Costumes by Edith Head, of course! youtu.be/UY_vZ4QGe1I
neutral · AI labelView post →That anime-heavy Capricon movie room introduced me to Lupin III in CASTLE CAGLIOSTRO—which I will happily re-watch at any time—and MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM. Which amazed me with O'Neill's Lagrange cities, a hard-SF concept only a few years old in 1981. You'd never see a concept that fresh in a US film!
neutral · AI labelView post →LUPIN III THE FIRST (2019) I had this movie sitting around in my room for about 4 years and only now have I watched it..oy. This movie is beautifully done, animation and story wise. I'm convinced, though, that we were listening in oddly coded 7.1 because some audio felt lacking.
neutral · AI labelView post →[What's your favorite movie from every decade of your life?] Hmmm... 90's: *TIE* Good Will Hunting / The Prince of Egypt 00's: Spirited Away 10's: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 20's: Superman One honorable mention from outside that range: 1979's Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.
neutral · AI labelView post →boxd.it/iHnQI Recently finished watching every Lupin III movie
neutral · AI labelView post →The director was a frequent collaborator with Seijun Suzuki (that certainly tracks) and co-wrote “Branded to Kill” and “Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon”, as well as the “Locke the Superman” film and some episodes of “The Adventures of Gamba”.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you didn't hear, we're gonna cover Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro for next week's episode. For real. It's Miyazaki's first film btw
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