Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Summary: Wolf (alias Lupin III) does it better than anybody. He's a ladies' man, robs casinos in Monte Carlo and steals the hearts of beautiful women.

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.

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Aspect Ratio:	Wide Screen
Main Language:	Japanese
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Scene Index, Manga 2000 Previews, Manga Web Link, DVD Catalogue
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1980
Release Date:	February 18, 2002
Runtime:	101 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M A N G 4051
Keywords:	Animated, Action, Iii, General, Castle, Wide, Screen, Animation, Adventure, Lupin, Cagliostro
Genre:	Action/Adventure