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=== 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>
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