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The Castle Of Cagliostro (Lupin III: Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro No Shiro ) 90 minutes, Japan (1979), PG
(4.5)
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Our rating:
Average user rating (4.8 / 63 votes)

A wonderful piece of animation that combines high adventure, vigorous slapstick and artistry to wonderful effect. The feature debut of Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki

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The Castle Of Cagliostro: Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke) made the leap from working in TV to writing and directing feature-length anime with this adventure yarn.

Lupin III is a professional thief, part Indiana Jones, part Jackie Chan, part James Bond ("a natural-born ladykiller"). The character of Lupin III is inspired by 'Arsene Lupin: Gentleman Thief', the protagonist from a series of 1920s French novels...
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