I think the reason why Lupin did what he did to the fake bills and felt the way he felt about them is because he's a thief, not a con-artist. It's basically Lupin's job (at least according to him anyway) to steal valuable items, and he relishes the effort people put into guarding their valuable valuables. But fake bills are by definition completely worthless. They are phony, fraudulent, and completely without value. To a thief who prides himself on his ability to get past the most airtight of securities to steal possessions that are worth more than the economy of most small countries, there is nothing more worthless than an item that pretends to have worth and only exists to perpetuate that lie. At least that's how I see it.
You both are right however the biggest reason why he does this is to test his skills and prove to others that yes there basically is nothing he can't steal. As well as for the thrill.
And it's exactly how I assumed as well. That and i assumed that Lupin wanted to also see Clarice again, as well as just enjoying the challenge and fun of fucking up the Count. Of course these things are all a little later down the line, but considering we were under the impression that Lupin is a changed man now, it was safe of me to assume this.
David Hayter stole our hearts as Lupin the Third, and then he infiltrated our Alaskan base, fought a dude shirtless atop Metal Gear Rex, got cloned, injected with Nano-machines, son, and all sorts of things that are bound to make a guy go cross eyed, then got screwed over Konami. God bless him. #fucKonami
As far as realism goes, while having a trenchcoat, fedora, and mask under a neoprene diving suit might be stretching it, the MythBusters confirmed "Plausible" an old James Bond (Connery-era) trick, where he finished a mission in a dry-suit, swam to land at a private party, and came out with a perfect tux underneath.
Bennett, we goofed on the credits roll on the DVD. Up through 2014, Richard Epcar was credited as the voice of Jigen on nearly all internet sources, and for whatever reason, we didn't question it until after the DVD was in the can. Michael Gregory wasn't credited anywhere online or on any official credit rolls (everyone used pseudonyms on that dub, after all) until we did the research (with some help from an online enthusiast), confirmed it with Michael personally, and got his nod to fix it for the Blu-ray credits.
Just realized that thief guy from that one Samurai Jack episode is a nod to this show and Low Hat Mc Blackbeard...That show is the gift that keeps on giving.
+Ethan Nunofyourbeezewax yeah I remember the thief from Samurai Jack as well, but I can't remember if I recognized him as a hybrid of Jigen and Lupin when i first saw him or if I realized later on after I became a lupin fan that "holy crap the thief from samurai jack!" moment
GOddamn am I happy you mention the speech, because that is my favourite moment from the movie. Hayter just filled that speech with so much heart and effort you can't help but say it along with him. also, I love how the titular castle DOMINATES most of the film, with only a small handful of scenes not taking palce in or near the castle, and the castle itself is what leads to some memorable scenes, and is perrfectly encapsulated as an impenetrable death trap. Basically, the Castle of Cagliostro is cooler than the death star.
I can answer both questions about lupin and the money: lupin is, at heart, honourable about his job, and prideful. Stealing fake money is not a worthy achievement in his mind, and completely wastes his talent as a thief. Hell, he steals shit more out of a sense of fun and pride than for monetary gain.
+aceotaku Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
I often figured that Lupin III really did embody a rather romanticized ideal of adventurous thievery and burglary. Money certainly was something he would often try and steal, but it was more about reaping the rewards of a beaten challenge than simply for the sake of it; He LOVES to be flashy and be met with obstacles about it all, so the bigger and tougher the heist, the more he was attracted by it. Stealing counterfit money, to one like him, isn't nearly as intriguing as finding the source device and prints that made it all into such indistinguishable quality in the first place. An extremely eccentric treasure hunter if there ever was one when he's sometimes satisfied in seeing something most never get to see up close to appraise it, he just happened to come across another interesting adventure at the same time.
Castle of Calliestro was the 2nd Miyazaki film I saw after Kiki and I rented it just because it had Miyazaki's name on it. I had no idea who these charecters were (and Lupin is a looooonnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg running series in Japan) That said I am also so use to Tony Oliver voicing Lupin that's just odd whenever I switch back to Caligostro and hear Snakes voice coming out of the character.And oh yeah F Konami big time. One of my favorite game devlopers growing up and just to watch them implode under a bad CEO just brings sadness to my heart. Oh and Castle of Caligiostro is missing one thing from the Princess Bride. No one says I am Indigo Montya you killed my fathar prepare to die.
+Adrian Dezendegui Really? That sounds like an interesting watch. And on the question of Snake meeting Lupin? That sounds amazing, but at the same time a shame seeing that it would probably never happen because of how uptight Konami is becoming now.
i feel like lupin's a lot like sly from the sly cooper franchise. his motivation isnt to get rich off stealing, but just the fun and sport of a difficult heist. you can kind of see some of that when he's reminiscing about his past break in to cagliostro. its just what he does
I remember watching this as a wee lad and loving it to bits! You easily approach the movie with little knowledge of anime or Lupin and still come away thoroughly satisfied
Yes it is, and it's from the 1970's. I didn't think anime films could look that good during that period. I believe anime was at it peak during the late 1980's, early 1990's.
I played this back in the mid 80's at the arcade. It played like Dragon's Lair. Pretty much one big quick time event. Made it as far as where Lupin & the bride are hanging off the cliff. Nowhere near as fun as Dragon's Lair or Space Ace.
I loved the film when I first got it on VHS in the UK. I have been confused when i got it again on DVD years later to have all the dub done by different actors.
+Neil Shaw Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
On Blu Ray release, they do say it's Michael Gregory in the credits because it wasn't confirmed who played Goemon in Castle of Cagolistro when they did the DVD release.
Yes, and unfortunately Richard Epcar still lists having done Goemon for this movie on his resume because that's what the DVD wound up saying. Perhaps worse was that there were 2 or so lines that did particularly sound more like Epcar than our favorite Laughing Bull, which may or may not have caused this error in the first place.
If it's any consolation, I have Kevin Seymour's original casting notes for this film (as well as the SAG bills/receipts for the dub) that lists Michael Gregory as having voiced the character. I received them from his estate via Kevin's nephew, Logan. I sent an email to Richard about it and he doesn't recall. It seems he just copied everything off his Imdb like 99% of other voice actors. Can't exactly blame him. lol
I always thought Lupin threw away all the Goat Bills because he wasn't just a thief, he (and his family) was a thief who took objects of real or even priceless worth. Stealing forgeries and fakes would be like cheating for him, since they weren't the originals.
Interesting note about that "convenient trap door." It's not just under Lupin's feet by chance. If you watch the scene, you'll notice how the count has his ninja's first push Lupin on top of it. It's still absurd that he has a trap door right there, but it's a nice little touch anyway.
I found this film on Netflix recently and after this review, gave it a chance. Then forced all my friends to watch it. They still like me. Thanks Bennett!
On the diving suit bit. The Mythbusters did a scientific-enough test on whether you could wear a fitted tuxedo beneath your diving suit, go diving, and come back up looking dapper. Apparently, you can, so for the purposes of my suspension of disbelief, tucking a trench coat into a diving uniform is alright.
cagliostro's count is actually an existing hystorical figure from my city, palermo in italy, cagliostro was actually an alchemist that got condemned by the catholic church to die imprisoned for it.
Oh man I love this movie. This is the movie that got me interested in anime beyond Pokemon and Digimon and was also my introduction to the work of Hiyao Miyazaki. And then I found out that David Hayter voiced Lupin in this movie. Now that was just the icing on the cake.
Holy shit those voices hit you like a truck if you're a fan of Lupin III part 2. Don't misunderstand, I still like the voices in Cagliostro, but when you've watched the original dub as much as I have it still is shocking.
"Fuck it! It's Lupin!" Honestly, the beauty of that is that the mere charm and likeability of the character is allowing him to get away with things most other characters would have been called out on and never got away with. Which is pretty much his character to a T.
Went to watch this on Netflix, and I think they used a different dub or something. I think some of the voices sound different, and I don't remember Clarisse saying anything about wanting to be a thief in that version. What sealed it for me that it's different is that the scene where the ninja guy realizes he's out of a job has completely different lines. He just says cagliostro's reign is over and then the samurai says something to the effect of "evil tends to destroy itself."
There's a reason why There's 2 maybe 3 dubs for this One from the late 90s ( that's the one you watched) the names are changed for copyright reasons This one is from the early 00s And Between those 2 there is a family friendly version
Such a fantastic movie. I actually hadn't seen it up until a few years ago on Netflix. I'd watched some of the old Lupin The Third episode that use to be on TV so that's kinda what set me up to want to watch this movie. And I'm glad I did. It was such an enjoyable sit through that I always recommend it to anyone that asks for a good anime movie suggestion.
I didn't know this existed until about 8 years ago when I caught it on encore and without knowing it was Miyazaki I was impressed. I'm not the biggest loop on the third fan but God dammit Miyazaki made the thief look damned good. I also know a bunch of Miyazaki Fanatics who have never heard about this film and it makes me smile.
This was sooooo nice guy Lupin. He's heavily censored. I suggest taking great note of the Lupin pilot and first 2 episodes of the 1971 series to know what the original character was like.
Eh Lupin have been such a long franchise there's just different versions of the characters. Goemon was gonna kill Lupin in the Green Jacket pilot, Lupin ran a criminal empire he inherited from Lupin the second with his own lackeys in the early mangas, and Jigen just hanged out with Conan Edogawa who calls him "Pops"
Adrian Dezendegui I'm talking about the first pilot with red jacket tan skin that later became the first green jacket series. It was closer to the manga with curd remorseless Lupin, trigger happy Jigen, and Fujiko being more of a pet name for Lupin's many mistresses.
+4th Ace Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
My main familiarity with Lupin III came from the tv series that aired on Adult Swim years ago. So hearing those _very_ different voices in this movie felt very jarring to me.
+PedroSteckecilo Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
I went back and watch this movie again after Sages review (it's on Hulu if anyone wants to check it out) and I think the clock tower scene also influence the Castlevania games. The way the clock looks, that you fight a penultimate boss on top of the clock, and after an evil count is vanquish that the tower itselfs just breaks apart and falls into a lake. Very Castlevania like.
Oh dear god, I OWN this movie and didn't notice that Lupin is voiced by David Hayter! And I love this movie! And Lupin in general! And you managed to sneak in Metal Gear and Princess Bride shout-outs! MAGNIFICENT!
I heard Micheal Gregory as various parts in the Star Wars The Old Republic, MMO. More recently he's the voice of the Ripperdoc Vector Vance, in the upcoming game, Cyberpunk 2077. th-cam.com/video/XgixUhWMsPw/w-d-xo.html
Thanks I finally found out what anime this was because of this video. I remember playing a arcade game based on this anime and it played just like Dragons Lair. It was hard as balls with beginners trap bullshit but the animation was cool.
The setting is taken from a fictional country in an Arsene Lupin book "The Countess of Gagliostro", you know Lupin III's grandfather who is mentioned occasionally.
I love this movie! I am always confused when I hear people complain about it because it wasn't like other Lupin stories. it is different, yes, but not so different that it loses what makes Lupin so much fun to watch.
I think "FUCK IT, ITS LUPIN" should be on every DVD release of everything Lupin the third, and Monkey Punch should have a plaque that says "FUCK IT, ITS LUPIN" for each real country Lupin has visited, in the native tongue of each of those countrys. Cause that's how bloody fun this show is
This was the first Miyazaki film when I was four, then ten years later I saw a special edition DVD, bought it and still enjoyed it, despite the fact that it had a completely different English dub. SOOOO I got to miss out on David Hayter's voice acting outside MGS. Also the dubing in the DVD I bought had a lot of lines that were different to what I just saw in this review. it's very fascinating
@BennettTheSage -The reason Lupin doesn't take the counterfeit bills is because he is a gentlemen thief and believes that using the fake bills would make obtaining things too easy, boring, and unfair. He does it all the time in the anime series.
Are you ever going to do any Ranma ½? Perhaps a Rumiko Takahashi month where you take on Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma, Inu-Yasha (yeah, I know you did one of the movies already) and either Rumic Theater or Rin-Ne (though the anime isn't out here yet...)
+Davethe3rd Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
I agree on Ranma! And it being the movies and oavs. I saw the two movies (I think there's just two, it's been some time) and the oav with the reverse jewel and I love them so I'd like to see his thoughts on them.
I think Urusei Yatsura Beautiful Dreamer would be the only review he can talk about. Or maybe Maison Ikkoku and believes how this is completely different than any of the Takahashi's work and maybe he'll like or dislike it, if he's not into romance type of anime. But for me this is a hidden gem of all of the Rom-Com type of anime
"But the problem is this, that this name appears nowhere on the credits for episodes 1-4". Doesn't matter. Animaze credits on non-union productions such as this were notorious for not always being episodic. Just because Mike's stage name doesn't appear in the episodes Gyutner's in, doesn't mean he did not voice the character. It's obviously his voice, crummy credits or not.
Just got into this channel. Been going through the backlog of videos and ran across this one. This anime was one of my favorites. I owned Castle of Cagliostro on VHS way back in the day. The dub was different on VHS, especially the voice Lupin. I'm guessing they re-dubbed the cast because of degrading audio quality over decades. I miss the old voice of Lupin, he was played far more playfully and was actually funny... I know this is an old review and no one has commented in years, but does anyone know where to get the original dub?
Yeah, it's on the blu ray with the other english dub. All you have to do before the movie starts is go to settings; english mono (1992) and then, that's it.
Should've talked more about the Japanese cast too. Oh well, great review. Could you look at Mystery of Mamo next? PS. I also feel I should mention that in the manga, Goemon is written a lot better. He's sort of the wide-eyed innocent who pretends to be all stoic, because of his samurai roots, but still has a silly side to him that is bought out by lupin. He and lupin start out as enemies, but he eventually looks up to him as a teacher.
I'm a romantic, so I can forgive, if not embrace the sappiness of Lupin's fairy tale analogy, which also makes things a bit sadder when you watch the Island Of Assassins (aka. Walther P38). If Cagliostro was the Disney fairy tale with a happy ending where the thief thwarts the sorcerer and saves the damsel and rides off into the sunset, then IoA was a Grimm tragedy where the thief thwarts the wizard, but fails to save the princess and her people, and just walks off in somber silence as the nation burns to the ground behind him.
Couple of fun facts; there's an older English dub of this film which I actually own on VHS, which I think is even better. Aside from that, the hood popping up on Lupin's Fiat 500 is actually reference to the Abarth-tuned racing Fiats, where they had to do this to keep the engine cool.
Lupin's Fiat 500 reminds me of the old East German Trabant, or that car the CIA guy in Goldeneye had when he met Bond at the (allegedly) Pulkovo Airport (but that's a comment for another time), and used a sledgehammer on the fan when it wouldn't start...
The car in Goldeneye is actually a ZAZ-965, a Soviet-made car heavily inspired by - though mechanically distinct from - the Fiat 500. It in fact looks quite a lot like a Fiat 600, an enlarged version of the 500. The Trabant is just a coincidence, though. It took its styling cues from a lot of small European cars at that time, and was a contemporary of the Fiat 500. It was the first production car with an all-plastic body, though!
really the reason lupin did this whole thing was the challenge as i think i remember a episode were the dude spent three years in one of the most secure prison just to complete his plan and prove he can break out you cant say lupin is not dedicated as long as fujiko is no around to detract him
Fuck Konami indeed Sage, Fuck Konami indeed..........'Is a Fan of Suikoden and now Metal Gear'. If it makes you feel any better, due to various circumstances involving recent event concerning Pachinko machines, we can all have a laugh at Konami's expense, maybe not now but fairly soon. Also, a Lupin the 3rd Movie by Miyazaki with the Main Character voiced by David Hayter? Where the hell has this been all my life?
from what i've heard, the internation gambling association (or whatever it's called, the thing minotoring gambling in various countries, it's an internation one.) or whatever is considering classifing Pachinko (The main thing Konami is abandoning Video Games for) as gambling.......which is illegal in Japan. There is a bill in the works to try and legalize gambling though. Lots of ways this could effect them granted this is mostly just from what i've heard so i have no idea how accurate it all is. So take this with a grain......or 40 of salt.
ShadowWolfRising It's actually correct, there is motions regarding the reclassification of pachinko. Not only that, Pachinko's costumer base has been decreasing rapidly for years. There has been a 50% loss of players since 2002 and the existing fanbase is aging with very little young blood entering the mix. Not only did Konami put all their bets on a threatened industry, the industry was already a leaking tub unlike the videogame industry, which grows dramatically every year.
While *_Castle of Cagliostro_* is undeniably a Lupin movie first and foremost, I can't help but think that Sage underplayed Miyazaki's influences on the project, from the little things to the significant ones. Case and point would be downplaying Fujiko's characterisation as a femme fatale wildcard and (to a lesser degree) that of Lupin's lechery.
+Goleon No it isn't the Woman Called Fujiko Mine is farther from the manga than anything else. I love WCFM, but it is not the manga at all. Believe me, I've read most of the manga
Absolutely ! The original manga reminded me more of Tom & Jerry and Lobo one-shots. Hell, it has an even meaner sense of humor. I found the treasure of Mamo to be close enough.
saidi7975 As someone who owns almost all the manga of Lupin. I'd say Mamo more resembles the World's Most Wanted series and the later volumes of the original. The early volumes are more similar to the first couple of episodes of green.
I can think of at least one reason he would want the machines, but not the money they make. Simple economics. By allowing the counterfeits to exist, he devalues everything he steals.
It did say in the movie that it was the plates that Lupin was after, not the machines and it's what Fujiko goes for in the end. Mind you, I saw a different dub, so not sure if it was covered in that one. Also, Lupin's a thief who goes for valuable stuff. The bills are essentially worthless, but the plates for them would be worth a lot.
+DAv2003 Oh, also forgot to say beforehand, but another really good review here Bennett. Nice to go into the Lupin series with this movie and proved to be an entertaining video. The destruction of physics are always a fun thing to see.
I think the reason why Lupin did what he did to the fake bills and felt the way he felt about them is because he's a thief, not a con-artist. It's basically Lupin's job (at least according to him anyway) to steal valuable items, and he relishes the effort people put into guarding their valuable valuables. But fake bills are by definition completely worthless. They are phony, fraudulent, and completely without value. To a thief who prides himself on his ability to get past the most airtight of securities to steal possessions that are worth more than the economy of most small countries, there is nothing more worthless than an item that pretends to have worth and only exists to perpetuate that lie.
At least that's how I see it.
+MadDemon64 he also loves a challenge and there isnt much bigger carrot to dangle than a fortress that nobody has ever escaped alive.
You both are right however the biggest reason why he does this is to test his skills and prove to others that yes there basically is nothing he can't steal. As well as for the thrill.
And it's exactly how I assumed as well. That and i assumed that Lupin wanted to also see Clarice again, as well as just enjoying the challenge and fun of fucking up the Count. Of course these things are all a little later down the line, but considering we were under the impression that Lupin is a changed man now, it was safe of me to assume this.
yeah nobody else can tell that they are fake, but he can, so its more a fraud to him then any other
Sly Cooper and him are two of a kind.
Miyazaki may be a staunch pacifist but when he sets his mind to a final battle the man is unrivaled
David Hayter stole our hearts as Lupin the Third, and then he infiltrated our Alaskan base, fought a dude shirtless atop Metal Gear Rex, got cloned, injected with Nano-machines, son, and all sorts of things that are bound to make a guy go cross eyed, then got screwed over Konami. God bless him. #fucKonami
Amen, brother.
Quiet you Silent Hill fanboy
+ALJustice0
Get out...
Lupin the 3rd is amazing it's and this film is the best Lupin film ever. My copy is the streamline pictures dub but this one seems good too
He also was Guyver in Guyver 2 of the live action movies.
As far as realism goes, while having a trenchcoat, fedora, and mask under a neoprene diving suit might be stretching it, the MythBusters confirmed "Plausible" an old James Bond (Connery-era) trick, where he finished a mission in a dry-suit, swam to land at a private party, and came out with a perfect tux underneath.
"Fuck it! It's Lupin! *smirk*" You, sir, made my day.
Fuck it, it's LUPIN!
And ignore Dragon of Doom... Go for Red vs Green and other goodies.
+Ingo Siegfried Sounds like you're a big Lupin fan, you may want to check out our 2016 retrospective we are doing on our channel :)
+Planet Tyro I'm definitely am. I'll take a look. :)
The first Lupin movie is bizarre enough for an interesting review
I want to star watching lupin but I don't know where to start. Can u list some recomendations?
Tao Jones T.jones Red Jacket second series dub, it's on Crunchy Roll
The moment Discotek released Castle Of Cagliostro on BluRay I bought it no questions asked, I love this Movie both as a Lupin fan and a Miyazaki fan.
Bennett, we goofed on the credits roll on the DVD. Up through 2014, Richard Epcar was credited as the voice of Jigen on nearly all internet sources, and for whatever reason, we didn't question it until after the DVD was in the can. Michael Gregory wasn't credited anywhere online or on any official credit rolls (everyone used pseudonyms on that dub, after all) until we did the research (with some help from an online enthusiast), confirmed it with Michael personally, and got his nod to fix it for the Blu-ray credits.
Just realized that thief guy from that one Samurai Jack episode is a nod to this show and Low Hat Mc Blackbeard...That show is the gift that keeps on giving.
+Ethan Nunofyourbeezewax All hail Samurai Jack's resurrection by the by, expect new episodes :D
+Ethan Nunofyourbeezewax yeah I remember the thief from Samurai Jack as well, but I can't remember if I recognized him as a hybrid of Jigen and Lupin when i first saw him or if I realized later on after I became a lupin fan that "holy crap the thief from samurai jack!" moment
GOddamn am I happy you mention the speech, because that is my favourite moment from the movie. Hayter just filled that speech with so much heart and effort you can't help but say it along with him.
also, I love how the titular castle DOMINATES most of the film, with only a small handful of scenes not taking palce in or near the castle, and the castle itself is what leads to some memorable scenes, and is perrfectly encapsulated as an impenetrable death trap.
Basically, the Castle of Cagliostro is cooler than the death star.
I can answer both questions about lupin and the money: lupin is, at heart, honourable about his job, and prideful. Stealing fake money is not a worthy achievement in his mind, and completely wastes his talent as a thief. Hell, he steals shit more out of a sense of fun and pride than for monetary gain.
+aceotaku Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
Sage you don't know how happy this makes me. I'm one of the biggest Lupin fans!
+Douglas Harris You should check out our video retrospective we are doing if your a lupin fan :) - this movie is great of course
Planet Tyro
Thanks! Will do!
A part 4 of the tv series is being released in Japan and Crunchyroll is streaming it.
Gola245 the first red jacket series is the best
I often figured that Lupin III really did embody a rather romanticized ideal of adventurous thievery and burglary. Money certainly was something he would often try and steal, but it was more about reaping the rewards of a beaten challenge than simply for the sake of it; He LOVES to be flashy and be met with obstacles about it all, so the bigger and tougher the heist, the more he was attracted by it.
Stealing counterfit money, to one like him, isn't nearly as intriguing as finding the source device and prints that made it all into such indistinguishable quality in the first place. An extremely eccentric treasure hunter if there ever was one when he's sometimes satisfied in seeing something most never get to see up close to appraise it, he just happened to come across another interesting adventure at the same time.
Castle of Calliestro was the 2nd Miyazaki film I saw after Kiki and I rented it just because it had Miyazaki's name on it. I had no idea who these charecters were (and Lupin is a looooonnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg running series in Japan) That said I am also so use to Tony Oliver voicing Lupin that's just odd whenever I switch back to Caligostro and hear Snakes voice coming out of the character.And oh yeah F Konami big time. One of my favorite game devlopers growing up and just to watch them implode under a bad CEO just brings sadness to my heart.
Oh and Castle of Caligiostro is missing one thing from the Princess Bride. No one says I am Indigo Montya you killed my fathar prepare to die.
The Metal Gear Solid jokes and references are just priceless.
on the Bluray Hayter mention Snake several times, there was even a question of what if Snake met Lupin?
+Adrian Dezendegui Really? That sounds like an interesting watch. And on the question of Snake meeting Lupin? That sounds amazing, but at the same time a shame seeing that it would probably never happen because of how uptight Konami is becoming now.
+VicMaxSim Well, that's what fanfics are for!
Yea i really enjoy a middle aged guy yelling snake in my ear
Unpopular Opinion time: I love David Hayter in general, but Tony Oliver is the best Lupin the Third. Same with Richard Epcar and Daisuke Jigen.
Actually QUITE popular
And if Michelle Ruff didn't voice-act Fujiko in this one, who did?
i feel like lupin's a lot like sly from the sly cooper franchise. his motivation isnt to get rich off stealing, but just the fun and sport of a difficult heist. you can kind of see some of that when he's reminiscing about his past break in to cagliostro. its just what he does
I remember watching this as a wee lad and loving it to bits!
You easily approach the movie with little knowledge of anime or Lupin and still come away thoroughly satisfied
My god, that animation is beautiful!
Yes it is, and it's from the 1970's. I didn't think anime films could look that good during that period. I believe anime was at it peak during the late 1980's, early 1990's.
I played this back in the mid 80's at the arcade. It played like Dragon's Lair. Pretty much one big quick time event. Made it as far as where Lupin & the bride are hanging off the cliff. Nowhere near as fun as Dragon's Lair or Space Ace.
I loved the film when I first got it on VHS in the UK. I have been confused when i got it again on DVD years later to have all the dub done by different actors.
+Neil Shaw Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
I say this in the best possible way, this plays more like a fun cartoon than other anime. Its like a perfect mix
On Blu Ray release, they do say it's Michael Gregory in the credits because it wasn't confirmed who played Goemon in Castle of Cagolistro when they did the DVD release.
+CHRIS CONLEY just hurts to think about doesnt it.
Yes, and unfortunately Richard Epcar still lists having done Goemon for this movie on his resume because that's what the DVD wound up saying. Perhaps worse was that there were 2 or so lines that did particularly sound more like Epcar than our favorite Laughing Bull, which may or may not have caused this error in the first place.
If it's any consolation, I have Kevin Seymour's original casting notes for this film (as well as the SAG bills/receipts for the dub) that lists Michael Gregory as having voiced the character. I received them from his estate via Kevin's nephew, Logan. I sent an email to Richard about it and he doesn't recall. It seems he just copied everything off his Imdb like 99% of other voice actors. Can't exactly blame him. lol
I always thought Lupin threw away all the Goat Bills because he wasn't just a thief, he (and his family) was a thief who took objects of real or even priceless worth. Stealing forgeries and fakes would be like cheating for him, since they weren't the originals.
Interesting note about that "convenient trap door." It's not just under Lupin's feet by chance. If you watch the scene, you'll notice how the count has his ninja's first push Lupin on top of it. It's still absurd that he has a trap door right there, but it's a nice little touch anyway.
No matter how many times I see a fight in a clocktower, its always pretty fun to watch.
"Good natured perversion and a ninja attack"... I'm sold.
So we got a badass like Snake, the master thief Lupin, AND the bioboosted warrior that is the Guyver all rolled into one awesome package. NICE!!!
Hold on. Jigen speaks, but I keep hearing Lucan Valerius.
WE CAN'T ESCAPE SKYRIM ANYWHERE...
I found this film on Netflix recently and after this review, gave it a chance. Then forced all my friends to watch it. They still like me. Thanks Bennett!
Unfortunately, the dub is a different one than what we are listening to in the video
On the diving suit bit. The Mythbusters did a scientific-enough test on whether you could wear a fitted tuxedo beneath your diving suit, go diving, and come back up looking dapper. Apparently, you can, so for the purposes of my suspension of disbelief, tucking a trench coat into a diving uniform is alright.
cagliostro's count is actually an existing hystorical figure from my city, palermo in italy, cagliostro was actually an alchemist that got condemned by the catholic church to die imprisoned for it.
Oh man I love this movie. This is the movie that got me interested in anime beyond Pokemon and Digimon and was also my introduction to the work of Hiyao Miyazaki.
And then I found out that David Hayter voiced Lupin in this movie. Now that was just the icing on the cake.
This movie got me into Lupin franchise and i think it was one of the best decision i've made
What do you make of the 3D film?
Holy shit those voices hit you like a truck if you're a fan of Lupin III part 2. Don't misunderstand, I still like the voices in Cagliostro, but when you've watched the original dub as much as I have it still is shocking.
"Fuck it! It's Lupin!"
Honestly, the beauty of that is that the mere charm and likeability of the character is allowing him to get away with things most other characters would have been called out on and never got away with. Which is pretty much his character to a T.
Went to watch this on Netflix, and I think they used a different dub or something. I think some of the voices sound different, and I don't remember Clarisse saying anything about wanting to be a thief in that version. What sealed it for me that it's different is that the scene where the ninja guy realizes he's out of a job has completely different lines. He just says cagliostro's reign is over and then the samurai says something to the effect of "evil tends to destroy itself."
That is the original streamline version from the 90s Manga Entertainment released it
I've always thought that if you're going to name a movie "The Castle of Cagliostro," it damn well better be a steampunk movie.
I'm watching the movie on Netflix, and it is not the same dub, instead of calling lupin... Lupin, they either call him boss or wolf.
There's a reason why
There's 2 maybe 3 dubs for this
One from the late 90s ( that's the one you watched) the names are changed for copyright reasons
This one is from the early 00s
And
Between those 2 there is a family friendly version
Yeah just checked it myself its the inferior 90’s dub and sadly it’s the most prevalent you’ll have to buy a second hand copy of the Manga dub.
It's been 2 and a half years since we've got a lupin episode. We need another one.
Such a fantastic movie. I actually hadn't seen it up until a few years ago on Netflix. I'd watched some of the old Lupin The Third episode that use to be on TV so that's kinda what set me up to want to watch this movie. And I'm glad I did. It was such an enjoyable sit through that I always recommend it to anyone that asks for a good anime movie suggestion.
I didn't know this existed until about 8 years ago when I caught it on encore and without knowing it was Miyazaki I was impressed.
I'm not the biggest loop on the third fan but God dammit Miyazaki made the thief look damned good.
I also know a bunch of Miyazaki Fanatics who have never heard about this film and it makes me smile.
This was sooooo nice guy Lupin. He's heavily censored.
I suggest taking great note of the Lupin pilot and first 2 episodes of the 1971 series to know what the original character was like.
Eh Lupin have been such a long franchise there's just different versions of the characters. Goemon was gonna kill Lupin in the Green Jacket pilot, Lupin ran a criminal empire he inherited from Lupin the second with his own lackeys in the early mangas, and Jigen just hanged out with Conan Edogawa who calls him "Pops"
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I'm talking about the first pilot with red jacket tan skin that later became the first green jacket series. It was closer to the manga with curd remorseless Lupin, trigger happy Jigen, and Fujiko being more of a pet name for Lupin's many mistresses.
Oh I was mistaken Lupin was wearing a Red Jacket in that pilot I was talking about
Anyway I consider the Blue Jacket series to be great
+4th Ace Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
Agreed. Miyazaki's Lupin isn't really Lupin. Give me Mamo any day of the week.
Underrated film ever!! Still the best movie of Miyazaki!!!
My main familiarity with Lupin III came from the tv series that aired on Adult Swim years ago. So hearing those _very_ different voices in this movie felt very jarring to me.
One of my all time favourites, nice to see it get the AA treatment.
+PedroSteckecilo Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
This review reminded me just how much I love Lupin the third
I went back and watch this movie again after Sages review (it's on Hulu if anyone wants to check it out) and I think the clock tower scene also influence the Castlevania games. The way the clock looks, that you fight a penultimate boss on top of the clock, and after an evil count is vanquish that the tower itselfs just breaks apart and falls into a lake. Very Castlevania like.
Oh dear god, I OWN this movie and didn't notice that Lupin is voiced by David Hayter! And I love this movie! And Lupin in general! And you managed to sneak in Metal Gear and Princess Bride shout-outs! MAGNIFICENT!
I heard Micheal Gregory as various parts in the Star Wars The Old Republic, MMO. More recently he's the voice of the Ripperdoc Vector Vance, in the upcoming game, Cyberpunk 2077.
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Thanks I finally found out what anime this was because of this video. I remember playing a arcade game based on this anime and it played just like Dragons Lair. It was hard as balls with beginners trap bullshit but the animation was cool.
can you imagine tony oliver would voice Lupin in castle of Cagliostro on geneon English dub that would be awesome
You frigging liars! You made that one mistake?? I'm never watching your show again!
Until you make another episode.
Tsundere TH-cam commenters.
Damnit! Now I have to find my Castle Cagliostro DVD :P
Sigh... I forgot how much I love Lupin the 3rd.
The setting is taken from a fictional country in an Arsene Lupin book "The Countess of Gagliostro", you know Lupin III's grandfather who is mentioned occasionally.
That freaky moment when you buy the blu ray the same week Sage does a review of the exact same thing.
I love this movie! I am always confused when I hear people complain about it because it wasn't like other Lupin stories. it is different, yes, but not so different that it loses what makes Lupin so much fun to watch.
I think "FUCK IT, ITS LUPIN" should be on every DVD release of everything Lupin the third, and Monkey Punch should have a plaque that says "FUCK IT, ITS LUPIN" for each real country Lupin has visited, in the native tongue of each of those countrys. Cause that's how bloody fun this show is
I swear, every time I hear that MGS music, I get a little teary-eyed
my 10 year old son recognized the few notes he heard. It has staying power.
funnily enough "Fuck it! It's Lupin!" is also something I said while watching the Detective Conan crossover
I've only watched this once, but the David Hayter thing? Now I have new found appreciation for it
he didn't even tell us what next time's anime is. I'm both excited and terrified
This was the first Miyazaki film when I was four, then ten years later I saw a special edition DVD, bought it and still enjoyed it, despite the fact that it had a completely different English dub. SOOOO I got to miss out on David Hayter's voice acting outside MGS. Also the dubing in the DVD I bought had a lot of lines that were different to what I just saw in this review. it's very fascinating
I remember watching this, knowing next to nothing about Lupin, because it was Hayao Miyazaki's first film. I thought it was a decent adventure flick
@BennettTheSage -The reason Lupin doesn't take the counterfeit bills is because he is a gentlemen thief and believes that using the fake bills would make obtaining things too easy, boring, and unfair. He does it all the time in the anime series.
Something tells me that "Fuck it - It's Lupain" was frequently tossed around during production of this one :P
Lupin's got a Fiat 500 that can be converted into an Abarth 500? SOLD!
Wait, you mean all this time I've been pronouncing "Lupin" wrong? D: I have been pronouncing it "Lu-PIN" not "Lu-PAUN!"
Are you ever going to do any Ranma ½?
Perhaps a Rumiko Takahashi month where you take on Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma, Inu-Yasha (yeah, I know you did one of the movies already) and either Rumic Theater or Rin-Ne (though the anime isn't out here yet...)
+Davethe3rd Hey, if you're a Lupin fan you may want to check out the 2016 animated retrospective we are covering on the franchise this year on our channel! - this movie is great!
+Davethe3rd doing one of the ovas or movies of Ranma is easier than doing 100+ episodes of the exact same thing over and over again.
I agree on Ranma! And it being the movies and oavs. I saw the two movies (I think there's just two, it's been some time) and the oav with the reverse jewel and I love them so I'd like to see his thoughts on them.
Ranma please!
I think Urusei Yatsura Beautiful Dreamer would be the only review he can talk about. Or maybe Maison Ikkoku and believes how this is completely different than any of the Takahashi's work and maybe he'll like or dislike it, if he's not into romance type of anime. But for me this is a hidden gem of all of the Rom-Com type of anime
Lupin and Spider Car make an awesome team, together.
"But the problem is this, that this name appears nowhere on the credits for episodes 1-4".
Doesn't matter. Animaze credits on non-union productions such as this were notorious for not always being episodic. Just because Mike's stage name doesn't appear in the episodes Gyutner's in, doesn't mean he did not voice the character. It's obviously his voice, crummy credits or not.
Love yah man. Proud of you. Big fan.
Just got into this channel. Been going through the backlog of videos and ran across this one. This anime was one of my favorites. I owned Castle of Cagliostro on VHS way back in the day. The dub was different on VHS, especially the voice Lupin. I'm guessing they re-dubbed the cast because of degrading audio quality over decades. I miss the old voice of Lupin, he was played far more playfully and was actually funny... I know this is an old review and no one has commented in years, but does anyone know where to get the original dub?
Yeah, it's on the blu ray with the other english dub. All you have to do before the movie starts is go to settings; english mono (1992) and then, that's it.
Should've talked more about the Japanese cast too. Oh well, great review. Could you look at Mystery of Mamo next?
PS. I also feel I should mention that in the manga, Goemon is written a lot better. He's sort of the wide-eyed innocent who pretends to be all stoic, because of his samurai roots, but still has a silly side to him that is bought out by lupin. He and lupin start out as enemies, but he eventually looks up to him as a teacher.
I'm a romantic, so I can forgive, if not embrace the sappiness of Lupin's fairy tale analogy, which also makes things a bit sadder when you watch the Island Of Assassins (aka. Walther P38). If Cagliostro was the Disney fairy tale with a happy ending where the thief thwarts the sorcerer and saves the damsel and rides off into the sunset, then IoA was a Grimm tragedy where the thief thwarts the wizard, but fails to save the princess and her people, and just walks off in somber silence as the nation burns to the ground behind him.
Ohhhhhh HECK YEA that was a great movie!!!! Every movie has its faults and whatnot, but DARN Lupin III was an awesome movie!!!
Lupaun can make Peter Parker eat his heart out! Not even spiderman can do this without his webs.😲
I sure hope there's gonna be a Nuts and Bolts episode for this.
Couple of fun facts; there's an older English dub of this film which I actually own on VHS, which I think is even better. Aside from that, the hood popping up on Lupin's Fiat 500 is actually reference to the Abarth-tuned racing Fiats, where they had to do this to keep the engine cool.
Lupin's Fiat 500 reminds me of the old East German Trabant, or that car the CIA guy in Goldeneye had when he met Bond at the (allegedly) Pulkovo Airport (but that's a comment for another time), and used a sledgehammer on the fan when it wouldn't start...
The car in Goldeneye is actually a ZAZ-965, a Soviet-made car heavily inspired by - though mechanically distinct from - the Fiat 500. It in fact looks quite a lot like a Fiat 600, an enlarged version of the 500.
The Trabant is just a coincidence, though. It took its styling cues from a lot of small European cars at that time, and was a contemporary of the Fiat 500. It was the first production car with an all-plastic body, though!
Lol! David Hayter fights the main villain on top of a giant "metal gear".
I miss this I don't have this dvd anymore.
Been a long time since I've seen this movie😄
Glad to see this back up. Fuck copyright claims.
This movie is good! Lupin III is awesome!
4:36, now all we need is for Jim Sterling and Bennett the Sage to team up.
That ending had me cracking up.
I don't know maybe it's my dorkiness but all I could think of during the clocktower fight was the Great Mouse Detective. Basil look out!
Didn't the bad guy in that movie get crushed to death by moving parts too?
No he fell off of Big ben
Ahhh, I knew the bat fell but I couldn't remember what happened to Vincent Price-R... I mean mouse.
Disney was influenced by the sequence for that film.
really the reason lupin did this whole thing was the challenge as i think i remember a episode were the dude spent three years in one of the most secure prison just to complete his plan and prove he can break out you cant say lupin is not dedicated as long as fujiko is no around to detract him
David Hayter is also Tamahome from fushigi yugi. And Miaka, the female lead is Bridget Hoffman who also plays lady Clarisse. Coincidence... Maybe.
Just watched the dub they have on Netflix and...I think this is a different dub altogether. I feel so confused now.
Fuck Konami indeed Sage, Fuck Konami indeed..........'Is a Fan of Suikoden and now Metal Gear'. If it makes you feel any better, due to various circumstances involving recent event concerning Pachinko machines, we can all have a laugh at Konami's expense, maybe not now but fairly soon.
Also, a Lupin the 3rd Movie by Miyazaki with the Main Character voiced by David Hayter?
Where the hell has this been all my life?
+ShadowWolfRising What event are you talking about?
from what i've heard, the internation gambling association (or whatever it's called, the thing minotoring gambling in various countries, it's an internation one.) or whatever is considering classifing Pachinko (The main thing Konami is abandoning Video Games for) as gambling.......which is illegal in Japan. There is a bill in the works to try and legalize gambling though.
Lots of ways this could effect them granted this is mostly just from what i've heard so i have no idea how accurate it all is. So take this with a grain......or 40 of salt.
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Damn, that would be incredibly detrimental to Konami if it were to happen. Going to read up on this a bit.
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when you do, tell me if i got anything wrong, it's been a little since i last read up on this.
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It's actually correct, there is motions regarding the reclassification of pachinko. Not only that, Pachinko's costumer base has been decreasing rapidly for years.
There has been a 50% loss of players since 2002 and the existing fanbase is aging with very little young blood entering the mix.
Not only did Konami put all their bets on a threatened industry, the industry was already a leaking tub unlike the videogame industry, which grows dramatically every year.
While *_Castle of Cagliostro_* is undeniably a Lupin movie first and foremost, I can't help but think that Sage underplayed Miyazaki's influences on the project, from the little things to the significant ones. Case and point would be downplaying Fujiko's characterisation as a femme fatale wildcard and (to a lesser degree) that of Lupin's lechery.
+Goleon No it isn't the Woman Called Fujiko Mine is farther from the manga than anything else. I love WCFM, but it is not the manga at all. Believe me, I've read most of the manga
Absolutely ! The original manga reminded me more of Tom & Jerry and Lobo one-shots. Hell, it has an even meaner sense of humor. I found the treasure of Mamo to be close enough.
saidi7975 As someone who owns almost all the manga of Lupin. I'd say Mamo more resembles the World's Most Wanted series and the later volumes of the original. The early volumes are more similar to the first couple of episodes of green.
Jeez if you're able to take apart this film I can't imagine the time you'd have taking apart the other films -.-
No matter, I still like your Sol Bianca review. Looking forward to the next Bubblegum Crisis review.
I can think of at least one reason he would want the machines, but not the money they make. Simple economics. By allowing the counterfeits to exist, he devalues everything he steals.
I saw the special edition of this movie on Netflix,it wasn't to bad
16:54 The lightning outside my house was perfectly timed here.
I definitely like this movie!
It did say in the movie that it was the plates that Lupin was after, not the machines and it's what Fujiko goes for in the end. Mind you, I saw a different dub, so not sure if it was covered in that one. Also, Lupin's a thief who goes for valuable stuff. The bills are essentially worthless, but the plates for them would be worth a lot.
+DAv2003 Oh, also forgot to say beforehand, but another really good review here Bennett. Nice to go into the Lupin series with this movie and proved to be an entertaining video. The destruction of physics are always a fun thing to see.
You saw the Streamline dub. He reviewed the more well known dub by Manga.
+Goleon Yeah, that was it. Seems like there were quite a few differences between the dubs.
DAv2003 Oh yeah. The Genon dub of Lupin The Third Series 2 is a good example but it's still good in my book.
+Goleon The Geneon dub is by far my favorite dub. I know it plays a bit fast and loose with the translation but it's so damn funny
Lupin is the corny, up-beat action star desperately needed in the world of anime.