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Lupin III: The First
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The Castle of Cagliostro
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there. From TMDB
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The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 animation adventure comedy film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, starring Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama.
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60 of 181 · most liked firstHow Hayao Miyazaki storyboarded the car chase in The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
neutral · AI labelView post →From: Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941), dir. Dave Fleischer, Fleischer Studios This film was a key reference point for Hayao Miyazaki, and a favorite film of his around the time of The Castle of Cagliostro
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Hakurei Hump Day! ngl watching anime movies recently has been nostalgic 🥹 my mom showed me a ton of anime movies when I was a kid, which really influenced my tastes in media! The Castle of Cagliostro was one of my favs 😊 I hope you have a wonderful day, I send love and positivity your way 💛☺️
positive · AI labelView post →New posters for Hayao Miyazaki's "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro". The film celebrates its 45th anniversary in Japan with special screenings from November 29 (and even in IMAX). lupin-cagliostro45.com
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 →Just watched The Castle Of Cagliostro (1979) and I didn't know that 1) it's Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film 2) that he basically totally rewrote Lupin's personality away from his lecherous side from the original TV series A wise move that has helped the film age very well!
positive · AI labelView post →The Castle of Cagliostro is coming to IMAX cinemas in Japan for the first time! Fans will be able to catch the classic 1979 feature film with superior image quality and sound for a limited time. Check out this new key artwork for the release, drawn by Daisuke Sakô, the director of LUPIN ZERO!
neutral · AI labelView post →If you didn't know, #LupinIII: The Castle of Cagliostro is coming to IMAX cinemas for a limited time in Japan later this month! Movie-goers will be able to snag exclusive character artwork from the film, pictured below, by completing an SNS campaign (comes on coloured paper, while stocks last)!
neutral · AI labelView post →FUN FACT: Hayao Miyazaki began writing his first feature film, the anime classic LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, in May 1979. The finished film was released in theaters on December 15, 1979. Total production time for THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, from conception to completion: 7 1/2 months 📽️
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 →Sincerely I believe that The Castle of Cagliostro is a perfect movie. Pacing? Excellent. Animation? Excellent. Music? On point! Action scenes? Some of the best in any heist movie. I’ve never watched any other Lupin content either - it’s a terrific standalone story. ✨🐐 💍✨
positive · AI labelView post →A little gift to myself: a 44-year-old art book from one of my all-time favorites, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. I love that movie, and this book is a banger: animation stills, storyboards, sketches, concept art, guide lines, background paintings, references, and more. Look at that cover! 😍
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight’s family film: Hayao Miyazaki’s first big screen movie, 1979’s Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.
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!
positive · 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 →I was lucky enough to see The Castle of Cagliostro in 4K at Scotland Loves Anime last week, and it was a blast! 💥 I haven't seen a Lupin "thing" for a little while now (likely since the live action Jigen film), so it was surreal to jump to experiencing this in a busy cinema setting. Lots of fun!
positive · AI labelView post →This scene from The Castle of Cagliostro—the big showpiece car chase had already happened, but this showed that me that this movie would be cool, original, and tonally unique through-and-through and would not let up
positive · AI labelView post →The Castle of Cagliostro is one of my favorite movies to escape to when shit's not great. It's a wonderfully animated film and I love everything about it. I have a soft spot for the dub with the additional cursing. I grew up with it so the other ones just sound off, like something's missing.
positive · AI labelView post →Although its architecture is different, it is possible that it was a source of inspiration for the autogyro in Miyazaki's first feature film ‘The Castle of Cagliostro’.
neutral · 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 →4 photos from a film you consider a masterpiece 🎬 let's go with a Ghibli one Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
positive · AI labelView post →Saw Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro last night at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. it was a superb midnight screening, wall to wall laughter, and even for his first feature film directorial outing Miyazaki had the juice. Destination Ghibli has been a blast.
positive · AI labelView post →Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro: on the opposite side of the coin as Mamo, Lupin as a romantic adventurer. Hayao Miyazaki does the unthinkable and depicts a sentimental Lupin at the end of an arc. Often meekly imitated and rehashed but never close to matched. A classic through and through.
positive · AI labelView post →LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO Oct 1, 7 PM Screening + book signing! Join film critic @nicolasrapold.bsky.social, whose new book The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki explores the animator’s influences and inspirations, for a screening of the master’s feature debut.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching three hours of Manga UK trailers for Saturday's recording. 'The opening chase sequence to The Castle of Cagliostro has reportedly been described by Steven Spielberg as the best car chase sequence in any film ever'. Never before has the word "reportedly" done this much heavy lifting.
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching #FirstWatch Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) 🎬 #filmsky #brosephmovieclub #anime
neutral · AI labelView post →1970s, one Japanese film per year: 70 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival 71 Godzilla vs Hedora 72 Poem 73 Lady Snowblood 74 Sister Street Fighter 75 Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me 76 Tora-san’s Sunrise and Sunset 77 House 78 Dynamite Don-Don 79 The Castle of Cagliostro
neutral · AI labelView post →Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Awesome as fuck movie. I think there's definitely something i'm currently missing to fully appreciate this film, and yet it was still had an excellent time with this. Violently charming, beautifully animated, it's the whole 9 yards.
positive · AI labelView post →For those wondering, it's no co-incidence: "Diving deeper, Perifel acknowledges his love of graphic novels and anime, including Hayao Miyazaki’s earlier works on Sherlock Hound, Lupin III, and The Castle of Cagliostro." www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
neutral · AI labelView post →You’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature? Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) Lupin III: The First (2019)
neutral · AI labelView post →In this #GhibliSpotlight thread, we look at Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城). It came out in Japanese cinemas on 15 December 1979, and was the first feature film to be directed by Miyazaki Hayao. 🧵 [1/11]
neutral · AI labelView post →WATCH HERE: youtu.be/5xrtQ8aS5gQ Audio Version: linktr.ee/bombsquadpro... On the 41st episode of Bomb Squad Matinee, Ethan, Tim, and special guest @spacequeenemily.bsky.social discuss Hayao Miyazaki's debut feature film, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro!
neutral · AI labelView post →on the topic of studio ghibli, i really want people to watch this youtube video about "Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro"
neutral · AI labelView post →Seven years before Disney's "The Great Mouse Detective", and three months before the Lupin III movie "The Castle of Cagliostro" was released in Japan, the "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" episode "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld" had a climactic clock tower battle in a replica of Big Ben! #MeTVToons
neutral · 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 →Naruto And The Castle Of Cagliostro Oh my god this movie was shitkino the whole time. Why was it that awful in the second half for no reason
negative · AI labelView post →Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro - Hayao Miyazaki's first movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) discord made watching this miserable good film tho
positive · AI labelView post →So Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro is now streaming on Tubi. I immediately started watching as soon as I found out because this was a Lupin movie I've been wanting to see. Man this did not disappoint. Great movie.
positive · 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 →Congratulations to @richardepcar.bsky.social @tonyoliver.bsky.social @dougerholtz.bsky.social and @cheramileigh.bsky.social, who worked on the new English dub of The Castle of Cagliostro! It was really fun hearing your voices in that wonderful movie! referenced by @srpelo.bsky.social #anime #lupin
neutral · AI labelView post →Got my copy of the LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO Steelbook from CR. Honestly, super bummed out as it arrived damaged. Worse, it took me 10+ mins to take it out of the slipcover. At least I have a copy of the movie finally, and the disc itself is stellar. But holy fuck, I'm getting a refund.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's movie, The Castle of Cagliostro. Ive known about it and never watched it at all in my life. I was a dumb kid back then for not watching it, haven't improved much, still a bit dumb. Film is so cool.
positive · 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.
positive · AI labelView post →Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (rewatch) Mostly talked over this one with company, but I'd seen it before, and it's such a kinetic, visually-arresting film that it's a really good time to chat through!
positive · AI labelView post →If you see this, post a gif of your favorite ghibli movie!!! The Castle of Cagliostro is my favorite Miyazaki film, but it’s technically not a Ghibli film 😅
positive · AI labelView post →10 favorite animated features - Cowboy Bebop Movie - The Castle of Cagliostro - Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust - Steamboy - Paprika - Secret of Nimh - Emperor’s New Groove - Book of Life - Kubo and the Two Strings - Treasure Planet ( these are in no particular order and this was difficult! )
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 →TIL that some of the footage from the Laserdisc game "Cliffhanger" featuring the Lupin character was from "The Castle of Cagliostro" by none other than Hayao Miyazaki! So if you played that game in the arcade back in the 80s, you were playing a Miyazaki film!! Just amazing stuff.
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 →OK since people are posting a film they like that a lot of people hate, I'll go the opposite. A film I hate that a lot of people love is The Castle of Cagliostro. I hate it with passion, sorry.
negative · AI labelView post →Got another new movie review up on my Letterboxd! This time it's for a classic anime movie for a series I really love, and it's also one of the first Miyazaki movies! Here's Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)! boxd.it/dI5DhP
positive · AI labelView post →Saw Princess Mononoke tonight with mom. Still the best Miyazaki film after the Castle of Cagliostro. #miyazaki #anime #favoritefilms
positive · AI labelView post →My favorite movie theater moment was the Hans Gruber moment, but my second favorite was hilarity at my expense. I find myself in a shockingly crowded screening. It’s a special showing of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. I’m like, well, it IS Miyazaki maybe that’s why. All the previews were
positive · AI labelView post →The autogyro appears in the 1979 "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro" movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Spielberg's on record as saying he loves that movie.) It got some really good usage in the Third Act of this script!
neutral · AI labelView post →34. Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro This was the first Miyazaki movie I ever watched, and it's still my favorite one, tbh. I love pretty much everything about it. The rewatch just reminded me of how much I like it.
positive · AI labelView post →The Japanese-Canadian Cultural Society held an anime film festival at the Royal Ontario Museum. At the time, anime was still obscure & hard to find, so I (and many others) had never seen The Castle of Cagliostro before. When that little Fiat roared up that mountain, the whole audience roared too.
positive · 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 barely know anything at all about the Lupin series and IM obsessed with Fujiko Mine that being said, the Castle of Cagliostro movie is a good point to jump off from bc you can basically watch it as a standalone film. I love it and it’s the only Lupin thing I’ve watched
positive · AI labelView post →Between the release of The Castle of Cagliostro and the eventual production of Nausicaä, Miyazaki Hayao explored a few film concepts - some of them surprising! This #GhibliSpotlight thread looks at his proposed adaptation of American artist Richard Corben's comic Rowlf. 🧵 [1/10]
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