Editing The Castle of Cagliostro (section)

== Release ==
The film's Japanese theatrical release was on 15 December 1979.<ref name="hm">{{cite book |title=Hayao Miyazaki Master of Japanese Animation |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |author=McCarthy, Helen |year=1999 |pages=50–69 |isbn=1-880656-41-8}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
In Japan, the film grossed {{¥|610 million}}, equivalent to {{US$|{{To USD|610000|JPN|year=1979|round=yes}},000|long=no|year=1979|round=-6}}, in 1979.<ref name="DVD Commentary" /><ref name="M27">{{cite book |last1=Kanō |first1=Seiji |author-link=Seiji Kanō |script-title=ja:(『宮崎駿全書』フィルムアート社) |title=Miyazaki Hayao Zensho |trans-title=The Complete Miyazaki Hayao |date=2006 |publisher=Film Ātosha |location=[[Tōkyō]] |isbn=4-8459-0687-2 |page=27 |edition=Shohan}}</ref> The [[MX4D]] release in 2017 grossed a further {{¥|76 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|76000|JPN|year=2017|round=yes}},000|long=no}}) in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://anime.eiga.com/news/104894/ |title=劇場版第1作「ルパン三世 ルパンVS複製人間」がMX4Dに！9月1日から全国公開 |trans-title=The first movie version "Lupin III: Lupin vs. the Clone" is now on MX4D! Released nationwide from September 1st |website=[[:ja:Eiga.com|Eiga.com]] |date=31 July 2017 |access-date=12 March 2022 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807103607/https://anime.eiga.com/news/104894/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's overseas screenings in 2007 and 2017 grossed $152,775 in Italy and South Korea,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fRUPANSANSEIKARIO01 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095605/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fRUPANSANSEIKARIO01 |url-status=live}}</ref> and $142,425 in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |title=Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (2017 re-release) (2017) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lupincastleofcagliostro.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120135716/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lupincastleofcagliostro.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> adding up to at least {{US$|{{#expr:2780000+678000+152775+142425}}|long=no}} grossed in Asia, Italy and the United States.

In terms of box office admissions, the film sold 900,000 tickets in Japan {{as of|2006|lc=y}},<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kanō |first1=Seiji |author-link=Seiji Kanō |script-title=ja:(『宮崎駿全書』フィルムアート社) |title=Miyazaki Hayao Zensho |trans-title=The Complete Miyazaki Hayao |date=2006 |publisher=Film Ātosha |location=[[Tōkyō]] |isbn=4-8459-0687-2 |page=28 |edition=Shohan}}</ref> 109,072 tickets in France and Italy,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro |url=https://lumiere.obs.coe.int/movie/28747 |website=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]] |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411001949/https://lumiere.obs.coe.int/movie/28747 |url-status=live }}</ref> 58,000 tickets in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979) - United States |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=18924&view=1 |website=JP's Box-Office |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411004702/http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=18924&view=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and 1,729 tickets in South Korea,<ref name="korea">{{cite web |title=영화정보 |trans-title=Movie Information |url=http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |website=KOFIC |publisher=[[Korean Film Council]] |language=ko |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225151904/http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |url-status=live }}</ref> adding up to at least {{formatnum:{{#expr:900000+109072+58000+1729}}|}} tickets sold worldwide.

=== English releases ===
In 1980, Tokyo Movie Shinsha began screen testing the film in North America and it was notably shown at the [[Worldcon|World Science Fiction Convention]] in Boston for a marketing survey. It was later screened at other festivals during the 1980s, including FILMEX 82 in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book |title=Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews |last1=Patten |first1=Fred|author-link=Fred Patten |year=2004 |page=209 |isbn=1-880656-92-2 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press}}</ref> Despite resounding acclaim from the screenings, many of them were unsuccessful. According to [[Fred Patten]], the primary reason was that, "most people did not bother to come to it since it was 'only' an animated-cartoon feature, not a 'serious' live-action movie."<ref name="CRsearch">{{cite web |url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/my-top-ten-anime-part-1/ |title=My Top Ten Anime Part 1 by Fred Patten |publisher=Cartoon Research |date=7 September 2014 | access-date=7 September 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402204750/http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/my-top-ten-anime-part-1/ | archive-date=2 April 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> A heavily edited and shortened version of the film eventually became available in North America in the form of an arcade [[laserdisc video game]], ''[[Cliff Hanger (video game)|Cliff Hanger]]'' (1983), which combined an English-dubbed version of the film's footage with that of the previous Lupin film ''[[The Mystery of Mamo|Mystery of Mamo]]''.<ref name=om/>

The American theatrical debut was on 3 April 1991 in New York City by [[Carl Macek]]'s [[Streamline Pictures]], with the home release following in October 1992.<ref name=hm /> Due to copyright issues with the estate of [[Maurice Leblanc]], the creator of the original [[Arsène Lupin]], Lupin is referred to as "Wolf". Inspector Koichi Zenigata is erroneously named "Keibu Zenigata," likely due to a translation error (''keibu'' being the Japanese title for a police inspector). The UK release followed on 10 June 1996 by [[Manga Entertainment|Manga Video]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Manga Mania |journal=Manga Mania |issn=0968-9575 |date=June 1996 |number=35 |page=4 |publisher=[[Manga Entertainment|Manga Publishing]]}}</ref> [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]] re-released ''Cagliostro'' in the UK after Manga Entertainment lost its licence in the UK.<ref name=or1>{{cite web |url=http://press.optimumreleasing.net/dvd.php?id=193 |title=Optimum Releasing – Castle of Cagliostro, The |year=2010 | access-date=27 August 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021205538/http://press.optimumreleasing.net/dvd.php?id=193 | archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> The new DVD features an anamorphic widescreen print with the original Japanese audio track as well as the Streamline dub, both in stereo.<ref name=or1 /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/59288/the-castle-of-cagliostro.html |title=The Castle of Cagliostro |work=Film @ The Digital Fix |publisher=The Digital Fix |date=20 November 2005 | access-date=27 August 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024102629/http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/59288/the-castle-of-cagliostro.html | archive-date=24 October 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref>

On 25 April 2000, Manga released the film on home video in the United States with a newly commissioned dub that adhered closer to the original script with the correct names restored. The DVD preserves the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 widescreen and is non-anamorphic. It additionally features remastered audio and picture, but contains no extras. The same company later released a new special edition DVD of ''Cagliostro'' on 29 August 2006.<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/7To2jDftfvImX-NrS1/browse/item/69914/4/0/0 |title=Castle of Cagliostro Special Edition DVD |publisher=Rightstuf.com |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913082311/http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/7To2jDftfvImX-NrS1/browse/item/69914/4/0/0 |archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="DVD Talk">{{cite web |last=DVD Talk |title=The Castle of Cagliostro – Special Edition |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/23472/castle-of-cagliostro-special-edition-the/ |publisher=DVDTalk.com|access-date=5 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022005734/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/23472/castle-of-cagliostro-special-edition-the/|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The disc is double-sided with the film on side A and the extras on side B. It includes a new digital transfer; Manga's English dub in 2.0 and 5.1 surround plus Japanese, Spanish, and French language tracks in mono; the complete film in storyboard format, accompanied by Japanese audio with English subtitles; an original Japanese trailer; a sketch and still gallery; a 26-minute interview with animation director [[Yasuo Ōtsuka]], and animated menus.<ref name=rs /> The film is presented in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen; however, the opening credits have been heavily re-edited to remove the Japanese credits, instead using selected still-frames of scenes that appear without Japanese writing. The English-translated names are superimposed over these stills. This change was negatively received by fans of the film.<ref name="DVD Talk" /> Both DVD releases are out-of-print, with Manga no longer owning the U.S. film rights.<ref name = Discotek />

In December 2008, the film was released on [[Blu-ray]] in Japan. Its video format is MPEG-4 AVC and its digitally-remastered audio is improved over that of the DVD, but contains no English audio or subtitle options despite being in Region A format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20081205/buyd253.htm |title=買っとけ! Blu-ray |publisher=impress.co.jp |access-date= 8 November 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120510231351/http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20081205/buyd253.htm |archive-date= 10 May 2012 |url-status= live}}</ref> Years later, a new HD digital remaster was produced and ''Cagliostro'' was given a limited theatrical re-release in Japan on 9 May 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-22/lupin-iii/the-castle-of-cagliostro-remaster-gets-theatrical-run-in-japan |title=Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro's Remaster Gets Theatrical Run in Japan |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=22 April 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527090526/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-22/lupin-iii/the-castle-of-cagliostro-remaster-gets-theatrical-run-in-japan |archive-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The remaster was released both individually and as part of ''The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki'', a box set containing all of Miyazaki's movies. Both these newer releases were released by [[Studio Ghibli]] in conjunction with Disney.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-31/miyazaki-1st-directorial-work-listed-in-13-disc-blu-ray/dvd-box-set |title=Miyazaki's 1st Directorial Work Listed in 13-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Box Set |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=31 March 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605092806/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-31/miyazaki-1st-directorial-work-listed-in-13-disc-blu-ray/dvd-box-set |archive-date=5 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[StudioCanal UK|StudioCanal]] released a Blu-ray and DVD bundle of the film on 12 November 2012 in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-01/castle-of-cagliostro-comes-to-u.k-blu-ray-november-12 |title=Castle of Cagliostro Comes to U.K. Blu-ray November 12 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109185644/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-01/castle-of-cagliostro-comes-to-u.k-blu-ray-november-12 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The StudioCanal release is of superior quality with its new high definition transfer, but the credits for the film are absent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/30689/the-castle-of-cagliostro-blu-ray-review/ |title=The Castle Of Cagliostro Blu-ray review |publisher=Sci-fi Now |date=8 November 2012 | access-date=28 August 2013 |author=Day, Ashley | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021200353/http://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/30689/the-castle-of-cagliostro-blu-ray-review/ | archive-date=21 October 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref>

North American anime distributor [[Discotek Media]] announced on 26 March 2014 that they had licensed the film and planned to release it on DVD in 2014, with a Blu-ray release to follow at a then-unspecified future date.<ref name=Discotek>{{cite news |title=Discotek to Release Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro on BD/DVD |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-26/discotek-to-release-lupin-iii/the-castle-of-cagliostro-film-on-bd/dvd |work=Anime News Network |date=26 March 2014|access-date=27 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328073934/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-26/discotek-to-release-lupin-iii/the-castle-of-cagliostro-film-on-bd/dvd|archive-date=28 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The DVD version was eventually delayed to 6 January 2015 and included the Streamline and Animaze/Manga dubs, a "Family Friendly" alternate version of the Animaze/Manga dub with reduced profanity, the original Japanese audio with newly translated English subtitles, an alternate subtitle option based on the subtitles used by TMS in their 1980 screenings of the film, a collection of alternate opening and closing sequences to the film from previous releases, translation notes, two trailers and a fan-made audio commentary by Reed Nelson.<ref name=DiscotekExtras /> The Blu-ray was released on 23 June 2015 and featured the same extras in addition to another alternate subtitle option using a literal translation of the film's screenplay, new interviews with Lupin's English actors [[Bob Bergen]] and [[David Hayter]], an introduction to the film by Hayter, translated past interviews from the French Blu-ray (featuring [[Yasuo Ōtsuka]], [[Kazuhide Tomonaga]] and [[Monkey Punch]]), an optional storyboard viewing mode, a slideshow gallery of production and promotional art, and a text-based overview of the film's production history.<ref name=DiscotekExtras>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Reed |title=Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro Amazon Page |website=Amazon |date=23 June 2015 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Lupin-Third-Castle-Cagliostro-Blu-ray/dp/B00UN7FHCG|access-date=18 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119163744/http://www.amazon.com/Lupin-Third-Castle-Cagliostro-Blu-ray/dp/B00UN7FHCG|archive-date=19 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Plans to include an [[Video game console emulator|emulated]] [[Video game porting|port]] of ''[[Cliff Hanger (video game)|Cliff Hanger]]'' as an extra feature for the Blu-ray were dropped when the original contracts for the game could not be found.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bertschy |first=Zac |title=ANNCastle of Cagliostro |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=26 June 2015 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2015-06-26/.89753|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702162315/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2015-06-26/.89753|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] would later release ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' in ''The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki'', which released on November 17th, 2015. This release only features the Streamline dub and the Japanese audio with English subtitles; none of the extras from Discotek's releases are included.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Amazon Page |website=Amazon |date=17 November 2015 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Miyazaki-Amazon-Exclusive-Blu-ray/dp/B0117V8BX8/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1447861788&sr=1-1&keywords=hayao+miyazaki|access-date=18 November 2015|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172114/https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Miyazaki-Amazon-Exclusive-Blu-ray/dp/B0117V8BX8/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1447861788&sr=1-1&keywords=hayao+miyazaki|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Blu-ray Review |url=http://nerdist.com/the-collected-works-of-hayao-miyazaki-blu-ray-review/ |publisher=[[Nerdist News|Nerdist]]|access-date=30 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017025302/http://nerdist.com/the-collected-works-of-hayao-miyazaki-blu-ray-review/|archive-date=17 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K UHD]] remaster of the film by [[VAP (company)|VAP]] was released in Japan on 24 July 2019.<ref name="CRoll">{{cite web |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/03/20/lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-set-for-release-on-july-24 |title=Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Set for Release on July 24 |publisher=Crunchyroll |date=20 March 2019 | access-date=17 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331153542/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/03/20/lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-set-for-release-on-july-24 | archive-date=31 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> Alongside that release in the United States, Discotek Media released a 4K UHD version on 26 January 2021 with a new Japanese audio track in [[7.1 surround sound]] and an improved mix of the Animaze/Manga dub.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thedigitalbits.com/item/lupin-3rd-castle-of-cagliostro-4k-2021-uhd |title=''Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro'' – 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition (4K UHD Review) |date=26 February 2021 |access-date=3 February 2024 |last=Hunt |first=Bill |publisher=The Digital Bits |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128111220/https://thedigitalbits.com/item/lupin-3rd-castle-of-cagliostro-4k-2021-uhd |url-status=live }}</ref>