Editing The Castle of Cagliostro (section)

== Reception ==
While the film was not initially a box-office success, it developed a [[cult following]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Miyazaki's Only Movie Not Made With Ghibli Is Still a Classic Worth Seeking Out |first=Joel |last=Balcovec |url=https://screenrant.com/miyazki-castle-cagliostro-only-movie-not-ghibli-worth-watching/ |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=21 October 2023 |access-date=11 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211202202/https://screenrant.com/miyazki-castle-cagliostro-only-movie-not-ghibli-worth-watching/ | archive-date=11 December 2023 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hayao Miyazaki's Debut Film Is Still an Anime Classic |first=Beckett |last=Mufson |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/hayao-miyazakis-debut-film-is-still-an-anime-classic/ |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=13 September 2017 |access-date=11 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211202205/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb74j9/hayao-miyazakis-debut-film-is-still-an-anime-classic | archive-date=11 December 2023 | url-status= live}}</ref> through numerous re-releases and was even voted as "the best anime in history" by the readers of ''[[Animage]]'' in November 2001.<ref name="nausicaa faq">{{cite web |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html |title=Lupin III – TV & Castle of Cagliostro |publisher=Nausica.net|access-date=30 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026202406/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html|archive-date=26 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Beck |first=Jerry |title=The Animated Movie Guide |date=October 2005 |publisher=Chicago Review Press |isbn=1-55652-591-5 | url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck}}</ref> Following a July 1992 release by [[Streamline Pictures]],<ref name="New York Times">{{cite web |last=Maslin |first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=A Wolf, A Princess, A Castle In the Alps |date=3 July 1992 |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE7D9143AF930A35754C0A964958260|access-date=10 August 2013|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172113/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/03/movies/review-film-a-wolf-a-princess-a-castle-in-the-alps.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] said she thought the film "should fare nearly as well [as ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]''] 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."  According to Maslin, the film is an "interestingly wild hybrid of visual styles and cultural references" whose "animation is weak when it comes to fluid body movements, but outstanding in its attention to detail."<ref name="New York Times" /> According to Marc Savlov of ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'', "''C of C'' refrains from the Technicolor ultra-violence that helped make films like ''[[Golgo 13: The Professional|Golgo 13]]'', ''Akira'', and ''[[Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)|Vampire Hunter D]]'' such audience favorites, and instead focuses on broad, almost [[slapstick]] humor and chaos to keep viewers riveted. Sometimes it works, and unfortunately, sometimes it doesn't."<ref>{{cite news |title=The Castle of Cagliostro |first=Marc |last=Savlov |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/1992-06-26/138763/ |newspaper=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=26 June 1992 | access-date= 20 August 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140105161743/http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/1992-06-26/138763/ | archive-date= 5 January 2014 | url-status= live}}</ref>

{{RT prose|96|7.7|23}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lupin_iii_the_castle_of_cagliostro |title=The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) |work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=14 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213232412/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lupin_iii_the_castle_of_cagliostro|archive-date=13 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Metacritic]], which compiled 7 reviews and calculated an average rating of 72 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lupin-iii-the-castle-of-cagliostro |title=Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=14 December 2024 |archive-date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213232414/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lupin-iii-the-castle-of-cagliostro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some fans maintain that it is not a "true" Lupin title, due to Miyazaki's altering of the titular character into a bumbling hero, rather than his original ruthless criminal self.<ref name="Lupin Tapes">{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/the-lupin-tapes/2010-06-06 |title=The Lupin Tapes – The Mike Toole Show |work=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828034815/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/the-lupin-tapes/2010-06-06 |archive-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Monkey Punch]], creator of ''Lupin III'', called ''Castle of Cagliostro'' an "excellent" film, but agreed Miyazaki's vision of Lupin differs from his own.

The film received the [[Ōfuji Noburō Award]] from the 1979 [[Mainichi Film Concours]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animations-cc.net/festivals/f_mainichi01.html |title=日映画コンクール Mainichi Film Awards |publisher=Animations CC | access-date=16 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140617/http://www.animations-cc.net/festivals/f_mainichi01.html | archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Cagliostro, the country and setting, is depicted in meticulous detail and unconstrained by limitations of architecture, geography and culture, which can be described as "''akogare no Paris''" (Paris of our dreams), which is a fantastical view of Europe through Eastern eyes. The use of unexpected and unique camera angles and attention to individual movement of the characters are distinctive signatures of Miyazaki's style, including the opening heist scene which provides characterization and spirit to understanding the character of Lupin.<ref name=dc /> The changes made to the portrayal of the cast, depicting a heroic and selfless Lupin, a friendly Jigen, funny Goemon, and un-sexualized Fujiko, were initially not well received by fans. [[Otaku USA]]'s Surat compared this shift to "a [[James Bond]] movie where [James Bond] stayed at [[Motel 6]] and his 'Bond mobile' was a [[Toyota Camry]]!"<ref name=om />

The film was the best selling anime DVD in May 2001, and the third best selling in June.<ref name="Ref_2001">{{cite journal |title=Anime Radar: Anime Info for the Otaku Generation |journal=[[Animerica]] |date=November 2001 |volume=9 |issue=10/11 |issn=1067-0831 |page=24}}</ref><ref name="Ref_2001a">{{cite journal |title=Anime Radar: Anime Info for the Otaku Generation |journal=[[Animerica]] |date=December 2001 |volume=9 |issue=12 |page=18 |location=San Francisco, California |issn=1067-0831 |oclc=27130932}}</ref> Both of [[Manga Entertainment]]'s releases of ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' received ''DVD Talk Collector Series'' recommendation status, the highest status given by the review website [[DVD Talk|DVDtalk.com]].<ref name="Earl">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=672 |title=Castle of Cagliostro Review |author=Earl Cressey |publisher=[[DVD Talk]]|access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011230433/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=672|archive-date=11 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jamie">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=23472 |title=The Castle of Cagliostro – Special Edition Review |author=Jamie S. Rich |publisher=[[DVD Talk]]|access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011230400/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=23472|archive-date=11 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2001, the Japanese magazine ''[[Animage]]'' elected ''Castle of Cagliostro'' the 9th best anime production of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing |title=Animage Top-100 Anime Listing |date=15 January 2001 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=10 March 2013 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220509/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing |url-status=live }}</ref> Chris Beveridge of AnimeOnDVD.com gave the film a grade of "A+", although he disliked [[Manga Entertainment]]'s use of PG-13 level language in the English dub.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/211.php |title=Castle of Cagliostro Review |author=Chris Beveridge |publisher=AnimeOnDVD|access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930170917/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/211.php|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' placed in 5th place on Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs's list of best anime.<ref name="Ref_">{{cite web |url=http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2088 |title=Top Anime Rankings |publisher=Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703064325/http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=2088|archive-date=3 July 2007}}</ref> The film was named ''The Best Japanese Animated Film of All Time'' by Japanese film magazine [[Kinema Junpo]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kinema Junpo Top 10 Animated Films |url=https://www.nishikata-eiga.com/2010/10/kinema-junpo-top-10-animated-films-2010.html?m=1 |website=Nishikata Film Review |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521053032/https://www.nishikata-eiga.com/2010/10/kinema-junpo-top-10-animated-films-2010.html?m=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, [[CBR.com]] ranked ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' as the best Lupin movie.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2020 |title=Lupin The III: Every Anime Movie, Ranked According To Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.cbr.com/lupin-the-iii-every-anime-movie-ranked-rotten-tomatoes/ |access-date=8 September 2021 |website=CBR |language=en-US |archive-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908092707/https://www.cbr.com/lupin-the-iii-every-anime-movie-ranked-rotten-tomatoes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Legacy ===
[[File:John Lasseter 2002.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[John Lasseter]] (pictured in 2002) has stated that "[''The Castle of Cagliostro''] was a tremendous inspiration for me and it had a tremendous impact on me."<ref name="LasseterCBR">{{cite news |last=Collins |first=Hannah |title=The Castle of Cagliostro: How Lupin III Built Hayao Miyazaki's Career |url=https://www.cbr.com/hayao-miyazaki-lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro-40-anniversary/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=22 December 2019 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115102555/https://www.cbr.com/hayao-miyazaki-lupin-the-third-the-castle-of-cagliostro-40-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
Several critics have noted similarities between ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' and the ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' films, particularly the first entry ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981).<ref name="Spool">{{cite news |last1=Worthington |first1=Clint |title=A Look Back at Miyazaki's First Film, "The Castle of Cagliostro" |url=https://thespool.net/movies/2019/05/hayao-miyazaki-the-castle-of-cagliostro-lupin-iii-retro-review/ |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=The Spool |date=5 May 2019 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172046/https://thespool.net/reviews/movies/2019/05/hayao-miyazaki-the-castle-of-cagliostro-lupin-iii-retro-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Nerdist">{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Kyle |title=Miyazaki Masterclass – THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (1979) |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/miyazaki-masterclass-the-castle-of-cagliostro-1979/ |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=[[Nerdist]] |publisher=[[Nerdist Industries]] |date=7 August 2014 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604014638/https://archive.nerdist.com/miyazaki-masterclass-the-castle-of-cagliostro-1979/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Den">{{cite news |last1=Cecchini |first1=Mike |title=Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro Gets Theatrical Release |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/lupin-the-3rd-castle-of-cagliostro-gets-theatrical-release/ |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=[[Den of Geek]] |date=22 August 2017 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604014639/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/lupin-the-3rd-castle-of-cagliostro-gets-theatrical-release/ |url-status=live}}</ref> These similarities include a rollicking adventure, humorous tone,<ref name="Den" /> similar overall action style,<ref name="Nerdist" /> [[treasure hunting]] plot, a clever protagonist (Lupin and [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]]) thrown into very difficult situations, overcoming obstacles with his wits, the use of gadgets, the help of several competent sidekicks, and a high-speed car chase down winding mountain roads.<ref name="Spool" /> This has led to rumours, though unconfirmed, that the film may have influenced the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise.<ref name="Spool"/> However, both the script and most of the filming for ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' was completed by early 1981,<ref name="LucasFilmProduction">{{cite web |title=40 Years Ago: Raiders Of The Lost Ark Starts Production |url=https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/40-years-ago-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-starts-production/ |publisher=[[Lucasfilm]] |date=23 June 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723214353/https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/40-years-ago-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-starts-production/ |archive-date=23 July 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> years before ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' first became available in English.

In 1983, [[TMS Entertainment]] and [[Stern (game company)|Stern Electronics]] wanted to capitalize on the success of animated [[laserdisc video games]] at the time. They released the [[arcade game]], ''[[Cliff Hanger (video game)|Cliff Hanger]]'', which used footage from this film, along with the previous Lupin film ''[[Mystery of Mamo]]''.<ref name=om /> Even though the films themselves weren't available in North America at the time, the ''Cliff Hanger'' game was featured in an episode of the 1980s game show ''[[Starcade]]''. The arcade game also made an appearance in ''[[The Goonies]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web |title=Cliff Hanger (Arcade) |url=https://tcrf.net/Cliff_Hanger_(Arcade) |website=[[The Cutting Room Floor (website)|The Cutting Room Floor]] |date=21 November 2021 |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226201250/https://tcrf.net/Cliff_Hanger_(Arcade) |url-status=live }}</ref>

The character of Clarisse has been cited as a potential ancestral example of [[Moe (slang)|moe]] character design.<ref name=Richmond>{{cite book |last=Richmond |first=Simon |year=2009 |title=The Rough Guide to Anime |publisher=Penguin Books |page=72}}</ref>

''Cagliostro'' deeply influenced [[Pixar Animation Studios]] co-founder [[John Lasseter]],<ref name="LasseterCBR"/> along with Miyazaki's later films;<ref name="Collider">{{cite web |last=Ornelas |first=Joseph |title=Steven Spielberg Called This Early Miyazaki Film One of the Greatest Action Films of All-Time |url=https://collider.com/the-castle-of-cagliostro-miyazaki-steven-spielberg/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211183318/https://collider.com/the-castle-of-cagliostro-miyazaki-steven-spielberg/ |url-status=live}}</ref> in October 2014, Lasseter delivered a [[keynote]] address to the [[Tokyo International Film Festival]] describing how Miyazaki's influence upon his own life and work began when he first saw a clip from ''Cagliostro''.<ref name="Brzeski">{{cite news |last1=Brzeski |first1=Patrick |title=John Lasseter Pays Emotional Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki at Tokyo Film Festival |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseter-pays-emotional-tribute-743635|access-date=10 November 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=24 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509210432/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseter-pays-emotional-tribute-743635|archive-date=9 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]' 1986 film ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', co-directed by [[John Musker]] and [[Ron Clements]], paid homage to ''Cagliostro'' with the film's climactic [[Big Ben]] sequence.<ref name="om" /><ref name=av /> The two-minute climax scene used [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI), making it the first Disney film to extensively use [[computer animation]], a fact that Disney used to promote the film during marketing. In turn, ''The Great Mouse Detective'' paved the way for the [[Disney Renaissance]].<ref name="mouseplanet2">{{cite web |last=Korkis |first=Jim |title=How Basil Saved Disney Feature Animation: Part Two |url=https://www.mouseplanet.com/9549/How_Basil_Saved_Disney_Feature_Animation_Part_Two |website=Mouse Planet |date=2 March 2011|access-date=22 June 2016|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172108/https://www.mouseplanet.com/9549/How_Basil_Saved_Disney_Feature_Animation_Part_Two|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Motamayor |first1=Rafael |title=Revisiting 'The Great Mouse Detective', the Unsung Kickstarter of the Disney Renaissance (And One of Disney's Creepiest Movies) |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/the-great-mouse-detective-revisited-2/ |access-date=5 April 2020 |work=[[/Film]] |date=2 April 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404181206/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-great-mouse-detective-revisited-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Another reference to the clock-tower fight is in "The Clock King" episode of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''.<ref name=av /> In the [[original video animation]] (OVA) ''[[Here Is Greenwood]]'', students set a play where the scene of Lupin saving Clarisse on the clock tower is re-enacted.

[[Gary Trousdale]], co-director of Disney's ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'', said that a scene at the end of ''Atlantis'', where the waters recede from the sunken city, was directly inspired from the ending in ''Cagliostro''.<ref name="Lee2001">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2001-05-15 |title=Probing the ''Atlantis'' mystery |first=Lee |last=Zion |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=15 May 2001 |access-date=30 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709170112/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2001-05-15 |archive-date=9 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>  One of the sequence directors of ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' also mentioned ''Cagliostro'' as an influence; a brief shot where [[Bart Simpson]] rolls down the roof of the family house was inspired by Lupin running down the castle roof during his rescue attempt.<ref name="Director2007">{{Cite AV media |people=[[David Silverman (animator)|Silverman, David]] (director) |title=The Simpsons Movie |title-link=The Simpsons Movie |type=DVD, director's commentary |date=18 December 2007 |publisher=[[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment|Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment]] |time={{time needed |date=December 2021}}}}</ref>

The 2019 film ''[[Lupin III: The First]]'' was inspired by ''The Castle of Cagliostro''. The director [[Takashi Yamazaki]] found the tone in ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' as the best portrayal for the 3D film.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=『ルパン三世 THE FIRST』の山崎貴監督が宮崎駿監督を心からリスペクト|trans-title=Director Takashi Yamazaki of "Lupin III THE FIRST" respects Hayao Miyazaki from the bottom of his heart |url=https://movie.walkerplus.com/news/article/216223/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831205736/https://movie.walkerplus.com/news/article/216223/|archive-date=31 August 2020|access-date=5 August 2020 |website=MOVIE WALKER PRESS |date=18 December 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Hadfield |first=James |date=12 December 2019 |title='Lupin III: The First': A 3D animation with a nostalgic heart |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/12/12/films/film-reviews/lupin-iii-first-3d-animation-nostalgic-heart/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128052944/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/12/12/films/film-reviews/lupin-iii-first-3d-animation-nostalgic-heart/|archive-date=28 November 2020|access-date=2 October 2020 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Yamazaki was profoundly moved by ''The Castle of Cagliostro'' ever since he saw the film on TV in the 1980s. The experience entrenched in himself the idea that Japan can make high-quality films. The moment influenced the direction for the current film.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |date=16 October 2020 |title=How 'Lupin III: The First' Director Takashi Yamazaki Brought a Japanese Anime Icon into 3D [Interview] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/lupin-iii-the-first-takashi-yamazaki-interview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102092502/https://www.slashfilm.com/lupin-iii-the-first-takashi-yamazaki-interview/#disqus_thread|archive-date=2 January 2021|access-date=24 October 2020 |website=slashfilm.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Therefore, the movie is constructed around the model of ''Cagliostro'' with many homages added. The ending's emotional climax is similar to the climax in ''Cagliostro''.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Patches |first=Matt |date=21 October 2020 |title=Lupin III: The First director on why Miyazaki and anime purists may never embrace CG |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/21/21525309/lupin-the-first-movie-interview-miyazaki-castle-of-cagliostro|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128225336/https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/21/21525309/lupin-the-first-movie-interview-miyazaki-castle-of-cagliostro|archive-date=28 January 2021|access-date=24 October 2020 |website=Polygon}}</ref>