Fresh
This one should fare nearly as well with animation fans of any age, provided they are unwavering in their devotion to the form and do not think 100 minutes is an awfully long time.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
The Castle of Cagliostro
Believe in the Thief.
1979 · 1h 42m · PG-13
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
,
Shigetsugu Yoshida
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Hayao Miyazaki Director
- Shigetsugu Yoshida Director
- Yasuo Yamada as Arsene Lupin III (voice)
- Eiko Masuyama as Fujiko Mine (voice)
- Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Daisuke Jigen (voice)
- Makio Inoue as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
- Gorō Naya as Inspector Zenigata (voice)
- Sumi Shimamoto as Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro
- Taro Ishida as Count Cagliostro
- Akio Nojima as Japanese Delegate
- Eken Mine Cast
- Ichiro Nagai Cast
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