The Castle Of Cagliostro
1980
The feature film debut of Hayao Miyazaki (NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND, PRINCESS MONONOKE), THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO depicts one adventure of the master thief Lupin and his rough-around-the-edges gunman, Jigen. Something of a cross between Batman, James Bond, and Cary Grant's character in TO CATCH A THIEF, Lupin is a .. Read more
| Starring | Yasuo Yamada, Bob Bergen, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
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| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Genres | Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, World Cinema |
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The Castle Of Cagliostro
The feature film debut of Hayao Miyazaki (NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND, PRINCESS MONONOKE), THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO depicts one adventure of the master thief Lupin and his rough-around-the-edges gunman, Jigen. Something of a cross between Batman, James Bond, and Cary Grant's character in TO CATCH A THIEF, Lupin is a suave ladies' man who is also given to feats of athletic daring, aided by a gadget filled belt that gets him out of more than a few scrapes. The plot has Lupin and Jigen traveling to the sleepy little country of Cagliostro and coming to the aid of the unwilling fiance of the diabolical Count Cagliostro. After CAGLIOSTRO, Miyazaki stopped creating "slapstick" feature films in favor of more serious fare; CAGLIOSTRO shows, however, that he is quite capable of delivering the goods in this genre. Based on the Lupin comics by the artist Monkey Punch, CAGLIOSTRO is a great heist/chase film that surpasses most similar live action fare and breezes by with more than a couple of inventive set pieces, as well as some excellent comic dialogue.
| Starring | Yasuo Yamada, Bob Bergen, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Gorô Naya, Sumi Shimamoto, Tarô Ishida, Kôhei Miyauchi, Ichirô Nagai, David Hayter, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Ivan Buckley, Bridget Hoffman, Kirk Thornton |
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| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Studio | MANGA ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 41 mins |
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| Genres | Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Japanese |
| Dubbed | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 18 Feb 2002 Production year: 1980 |
| Format | DVD |
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Master thief Lupin infiltrates an impenetrable stronghold with more hidden tricks, traps and secrets than a Magic Circle convention, in this outstanding action adventure animé. Directed with cinematic style and pace by Japanese pioneer Hayao Miyakazi, who went on to further success with such modern classics as Princess Mononoke, this combines the neat gadgetry and death-defying confrontations of James Bond with the comic irreverence of silent slapstick. The simplistic character animation doesn't detract from an elaborate, highly entertaining story that never stops moving and even those normally disconcerted by the genre's deep philosophising will gain pleasure from Lupin's clear-cut mission to get the girl, beat the bad guy and take the treasure.
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Engaging animated fantasy, based on a best-selling comic-book and a long running TV show, that has some exciting moments.
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29 out of 36 people found this review helpful
Miyazaki as great as always
I am truly becoming convinced that maestro Japanese-animation director Hayao Miyazaki can do no wrong.
I saw Spirited Away about two years ago and thought it the most extraordinary film I had seen in years. It was inventive, beautiful, funny, sweet, clever and daring. Quite simply, it is the greatest animated film ever made. I have since caught up with several of Miyazaki's passed titles, all of which have been great, especially Castle In The Sky.
The Castle Of Cagliostro was made about 1979/80 but could have been made today. The artwork and imagination throughout the film are as good as Miyazaki does today and better than most animators can manage.
Miyazaki is a master of understanding how to awaken the inner-child in adults, tapping into their long-lost sense of wonder that gets buried beneath the cynicism that grows with age. This delightful film is no exception.
It tells the story of a thief that determines to save a girl from a ruthless and powerful count, the Count of Cagliostro, who plans to marry her against her will for his own nefarious means. There is much more, as always with Miyazaki, to this than just a simple fairy tale, however.
A must for Miyazaki and animation fans in general. Anyone else shame on you if you don't know who Miyazaki is. Find out now. Disney only wishes it could be so creative and never be mawkish. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
OK
This was a four star film in Japanese with subtitles and a one star effort in English. A bit confusing in either case.
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