This was the very first studio Ghibli film I saw and it's my favorite.

The opening scene where Lupine throws away the wad of bills. Did you notice Goemon in the back seat?

Sumi Shimamoto, who played Clarice, also played the heroine in the later Lupin III TV series directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and later played Nausicaa.😊 Also, Shimamoto Sumi, who is now a veteran voice actress, said that she only found out that she had passed the audition for the role of Clarice when she came home from a part-time job.😅

Recently, Eiko Masuyama, who played Fujiko Mine, the last surviving member of the Lupin gang, passed away.😢May she rest in peace 😔

Miyazaki is more faithfull to Maurice Leblanc than to Monkey Punch

Berserk Nausicaa is one of the best things ever. In the Manga you see more of her warrior side. This is kind of pre-Ghibli but it fits perfectly into their style.

One of my all time favorite movies. It is so not my style, and I did not like Country Roads. But this stole my heart and now I can't hear Country Roads without tearing up. Such a perfect movie. And it really reminds me of how it felt to live in Japan. I see this as part of a 4 movie Ghibli set. All based in the same part of Japan and following life in that area as Japan changes. The first is Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro). That is what the area was like before development, the traditional life. Pom Poko covers the development phase of West Tokyo, opposed by magical animals that lived there. Then comes Whisper of the Heart, what the place is like after development. And then, as you know, The Cat Returns which runs with the story written in this movie. All are amazing movies. All are very different. And all done by different Ghibli directors.

You have the manga ending where the Second Lady in chapter 2 appears again in Tokyo with takaki and maybe a happy ending 🙃

エンディングの映像も含めて最後まで観て欲しいですね・・・

By the way, if you'd like to see more movies with Lupin The Third, there are tons. Maybe check out "Mystery Of Mamo", "Fuma Conspiracy", "Farewell to Nostradamus", or "Island Of Assassins".

Apparently the final battle inspired the clocktower fight in "The Great Mouse Detective". Good on you movie, good on you!

Our company did the English subtitling for The Castle of Cagliostro. This may actually be it. I remember it was a breeze since there's so little dialogue in it. Our company's name may be in the credits. I heard we were not the only ones providing subtitles for this film so there could be more than one version floating around.

So glad a Miyazaki fan reacted to Lupin! It's such a fun movie, and different to Miyazaki's other films in that Joe Hisaishi hadn't come onto the scene to collaborate with the soundtracks. ps. In Japanese we pronounce Lupin: loo-pun rather than loo-pin :)

So glad to see a reaction on my favourite miyazaki film, and subbed too! The dubbed versions can be a bit hit and miss. NB. Studio Ghibli is pronounced with a soft g - jib-lee. It's not the same pronunciation as the arabic word.

The movie is inspired by The Little Mermaid, both the original fairy tale by Hand Christian Andersen and the Disney movie. There're a lot similiarities and parallells to it, such as Ponyo is a red haired sea creature who falls in love with a human and her dad is against the very idea at the start, as he hates humans for overfishing and polluting the sea. She becomes a human through magic and spend time at Sosuke's place, where she learns about the human world and how it works, she reverts back to her original form but becomes human permentily so she can stay with Sosuke. Fujimoto, like Triton to see that not all humans are bad and realize he has to let go of her daughter as he can't have control over her life and choices. Also, from the original tale, there is the threat that if Sosuke wouldn't pass the test, Ponyo would turn into sea foam, which sadly happens to the mermaid (although she's reborn a sky spirit). Sosouke have parallells with Prince Eric as they both have black hair and lives next to the sea. Ponyo being silent in the first part of the movie could be a reference to Ariel losing her voice to Ursula. Aside from The Little Mermaid, there're two reference to Richard Wagner's The Ring of Nibelungen, first Ponyo's birthname is Brynhilde, which is also the name of one of Valkyries, who falls in love for Sigurd, a mortal. The other is the music that is played when Ponyo looks and chases after Sosuke in Lisa's car, is similiar to Wagner's The Ride of the Valkyries.

Can I just use without any filters etc?

I love your story plot guess, bro

Best Hayao Miyazaki’s movie

Ok so Lap_ta means theb!ch in Spanish, so strongly that it makes the movie a source of jokes.

I love this movie but I cry towards the end of the film. That reason is for Betty White and she was my favorite as Rose Nylund.

I recommend Memories of Murder (2003), a work by the same director.

Looks like I'm late to the party, but better late than never (and let's hope it's not too late since too late is the same thing as never). 😋 Something I didn't notice until after I'd watched this film at least a dozen times is that there was a blatant hint as to Nausicaä being "The Chosen One" right at the start. The last image during the opening credits and the first glimpse we get of Nausicaä a few seconds later should have tipped everyone off, but it was subtle enough to miss if you didn't know it was a clue. With the Giant Warrior, it was called into service before it had finished growing. It was essentially a very premature baby, albeit a baby designed for destruction. It was programmed to obey since it's nothing more than a biological robot, so it attempted to obey to the best of its ability, until it couldn't obey any longer and died. One of the most clever uses of "the rule of three" is that silly-sounding "la, la-la-la-la, la-la" theme. The first time we hear it is when the Ohmu is obviously "talking with" Nausicaä' and in hindsight, examining her memories. The second time we hear it, we see the key memory which the Ohmu obviously must have seen. The third time we hear it, the Ohmu collective repay kind for kind and life for life. That knowledge changes that silly-sounding theme from "silly" to "spine-tingling". While the manga is a far more involved story with a lot more detail, this movie is a great story in its own right.

This movie is beautiful in every single aspect, specially the intro song with those magnificent scenes so rich in color and telling so much about Jigen and Lupin, sublime !!!

Porco Rosso is my favorite Ghibli movie. It makes me tear up every time with the explanation of how he became a pig. Lots of old Miyazaki movies like Grave of the Fireflies have some deep anti-war sentiment. I feel like this one is never mentioned when it comes to Ghibli movies and it always makes me happy to see people appreciating it.

Agree with you between Fuji and House blend, the latter is acidic and so I don’t enjoy it as much. ❤

Fun fact: they didn’t put Ghibli on the motor, they named the whole studio after this very motor !

All that complaining about there not being strong female protagonists from the woke. Bullsh!t! They were getting them as far back as the 90s and Nausicca is one of the many we have gotten.

I don't know if you've seen "Nasuicca: Of the Valley of the Wind" yet, but a friend of mine brought up a theory that the floating city of Laputa might have been what caused the "Seven Days of Fire" as referenced (and kinda seen) in Nasuicca, due to a war between two fractured parties of the Laputa royal family. Once the war had concluded, with the more honorable side winning, they were horrified by the aftermath of their war and decided to abandon the floating city out of guilt and disgust, believing that no one should have that kind of power.

Bro i've been looking for a good one to send home, thanks for the recommendation.

Ueshima won't ship these outside the UK. Arbitrage, anyone?

This was a Studio Ghibili film, but it was directed by Yoshifumi Kondo. Miyazaki was involved but Kondo was in charge. Kondo was suppose to be a guiding animator for Ghibili going forward. His life was cut short by illness and this was his most well known film. BTW, Shizuka's room was bigger because her older sister had moved out.

One of the main reasons why a lot of characters look similar to other characters in his movies is Hayao Miyazaki based them on family members or people he works with. In My Neighbour Totoro, the dad looks a lot like Muska. EDIT: I always thought it odd that the "Spell of Destruction" is just one word. You'd think it would be as long as the spell earlier to point out the location to the castle. And the only reason the top part of the island didn't get destroyed is that it was the civilian area and castle gardens. The destruction was only to destroy the weaponry from falling into the wrong hands.

Japanese word “Tsuki” is meaning as “moon”. Nishimiya wanted to say “Suki” as “I love you”, but she said “Chuki” without correct pronunciation, so Ishida could not listen correctly and he could not understand all her words from start to end of this movie. Thanks.

Clarice is referenced in Lupin part 5

The Cat Returns is actually meant to be a sort of "sequel" to this movie, with it being like an adaptation of the final version of Shizuku's "Whisper of the Heart" story

Drinking the Fuji one as I watch this 😅

I know this is has been a year but I'm still gonna comment on some of your interrogations ! So first, about the "Balus" spell (destruction), I'm fairly certain only members of the royal family can use it (AND they need the stone, not just anyone can do it). Then, the point of the incantation itself was probably to destroy the castle in case it has been taken over, and therefore to avoid its power ending up in the wrong hands (however one might wonder why they didn't destroy the castle when they left it centuries ago, maybe they thought no one would be able to access it anyway (or use it, since only the royal family can). As for why it's only one word, well it's supposed to be an emergency spell, so if it takes 10 seconds to cast it's kind of pointless. Then, about why they abandonned the castle, I think the only explanation the movie gives is Shiita explaining that at the end the people here weren't happy because they were away from the earth, and basically away from the base state of what humans are supposed to be and do. Like they've detached themselves so much to simplistic things that their existence is pointless (something like that, not certain if I explained that properly). The water flooding certain part of the castle is just rain that has accumulated over centuries. You pointing out about the craters everywhere in the landscape is actually incredible well thought and I never made the connection, your theory is very plausible. Finally, the castle was supposed to be destroyed *entirely* by the spell, but since it's been centuries a lot of plants have grown into the castle (including the giant tree), the root systems kept quite a lot of it in place (as well as the giant flying stone), which is why it didn't entirely break.

Shizuku is doing translation work at 14 years old. she didnt just change the lyrics of country roads. this is why her classmates are so impressed. (and why the subtitles may be weird, theyre a translation of a translation. LOL)

Tip for reacting. Don't pause every few seconds for your commentary. Just make the commentary as the movie plays along.

Bokksu was awful. I like seaweed and most snacks like that but these foods were stale and on the verge of turning bad. It stunk so much my husband literally started gagging. I tried to give the unused portions away at work and ended up pretty much just throwing it away. A waste of my money.

I consider that Porco is a pig because he felt without honor and not dignify and in the moment that he felt enthusiastic and honored, and proud about him self is when he turns again in human.

Think it’s demon slayer moulgon train

I heard Nihon boxes are the most legit ones and the rest have mostly knockoffs. What's your thoughts? Also, on average, how much of a Nihon box is food items. I have allergies and I'm trying to decide on a supply crate for anime and Asian goodies with guaranteed figures every month. I know this is 6 months old, but I hope you will respond with some advice.

Bought the Fuji mountain beans at Waitrose, it's very good 😃 it doesn't have that unpleasant bitterness like most coffees do at this price tag ☕ I agree that it's good on its own even without adding milk!

Pretty much went on a same trek here in my country on Knuckles Mountain Range. Couldn't see a thing once we got up. We sat down for a cup of tea and just as we started sipping, the mist lifted and we were greeted with the most beautiful sunrise with a stunning view on the valley below. Never been out of my country and a trek in Wales is number 08 in my bucket list. Thanks for the video mate! ❤

Betty White is in the English version. It's really sweet.

Just ordered 6 bags of their coffee on a friends recommendation. 3 house blend, 1 Tokyo and 2 Fuji. Looking forward to trying it. Waitrose are stocking it too I believe .

Our loos in my country is just one big shower room with an added toilet + bidet shower (no toilet paper, I'm afraid)! It's so weird to see the toilet and the shower area seperated in Western loos. Thanks man, if I'm visiting UK, I'll definitely check that place out. 😊

I watched this when i was going through a breakup, I kinda regretted it..