The Miyazaki Lupin Movie

Hayao Miyazaki's Directorial Debut, The Castle of Cagliostro, Lupin the 3rd's most legendary movie 40 plus years ago it still holds up, but it was complicated production which we'll be getting into today. Featuring ‪@CaribouCoon‬
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00:00 - Intro
00:40 - History of Lupin
02:57 - Cagliostro Opening
7:42 - Influence and Impact
12:18 - Otsuka and Telecom
15:17 - Story and Characters
19:15 - Music and Manga UK
23:49 - Would you Reccomend it?
27:00 - Legacy
28:15 - Outro

[@Stevem]

SOURCES Moomins (1969) Lupin The Third Lupin The Third Part 2 Mamo Castle of Cagliostro Fuma Conspiracy Napoleon's Dictionary Bloodspray Goemon Lupin Pilot Gravestone Jigen Lupin The Third Live Action Movie Lupin III Esso ad Montage 1 Future Boy Conan Puss "n" Boots Animal Treasure Island Ali Baba Montage 2 King and the Mocking Bird ... Modern Times Horus Prince of the Sun Metal Gear Solid Little Nemo The Great Mouse Detective The Goonies Indiana Jones Starting Point 1979-1996 80sanime.tumblr.com/post/109038987927/this-is-a-revised-version-of-a-translation-i-did sites.google.com/site/lupinthethirdcom/anime/films/-1979-the-castle-of-cagliostro/interviews/1981-4-june-hayao-miyazaki-yasuo-ohtsuka sites.google.com/site/lupinthethirdcom/anime/films/-1979-the-castle-of-cagliostro/interviews/1981-january-hayao-miyazaki kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH_OkKR3baqMf9k The Castle of Cagliostro Part.1: A Long Way for Japanese Anime - OTAKING Seminar #221 English DUB and part 2 Manga Entertainment's Special Edition DVD Otsuka Interview The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 54 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGTCZ2Z3pLqFetU - tanaka panel animetudes.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/the-history-of-tms-part-6-lupin-the-third/- That tms history thing www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/hayao-miyazaki-exploring-the-early-work-of-japans-greatest-animator/ch1-from-fan-to-professional#b-9781501335976-ch1-fn9 www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html#true halcyonrealms.com/illustration/ghost-tower-miyazaki-hayao-illustrations/ archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.548178/page/n15/mode/2up t.co/0xT35jd2Qo?amp=1 twitter.com/MichaelJLeader/status/1070295201527291905 further reading www.zimmerit.moe/the-cars-of-yasuo-otsuka/ James May on fiat 500 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqPImaeLacZjl9E www.autoblog.com/2008/10/01/fiat-creates-special-edition-fiat-500-lupin-iii/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMg-hQsC1c75w65aFx4nTFaSaMbXCbVcj7JyMurOJZhI1sMHv8n3ULjgvB0c2jORCIL4KttljkTarujAVNWG91hckT0lVn0hu8uQd4qkn2yTeqsgGc7pKCBGyp5oAAR0iNJbmXfQ8P9e8hRgPHU5_K-RlW7HGb6h_KLZXCCjg6N4

[@Stevem]

Music Moonlight Sinatra youtube track Beethoven's 9th Symphony Cagliostro soundtrack I guess lol Lupin Part 2 Op

[@souljastation5463]

Hi, At 3:28 a guy says that "the first shot of Cagliostro is for a lot of people also the first introduction to the characters, period" That's incorrct information: the red jacket series is from 1977 and the movie is from 1979, Lupin was already immensely popular when they decided to make a movie about him (if he wasn't they wouldn't even have made that movie). Now, if he was talking about the west and not Japan he is also wrong, because despite Lupin coming later in the west, the movie Cagliostro never passed on TV, so most people know Lupin because of the TV shows, not the movie. P. S. I like your videos best compared to many other animation yputubers, but please can you do a little more effort in researching how to pronounce Japanese names correctly? otsUka it's painful to hear, it should be Otsuka or even OtsukA, the middle of a word is never emphasised in Japanese. To not go wrong just put the emphasis always at the start. Of course there's also the "u" problem (it shouldn't be pronounced) but I'm not asking for perfection ;) , however, I think you understand how putting the emphasis on a letter that shouldn't even be there is a problem.

[@Stevem]

@@souljastation5463 a lot of people's first introduction to the lupin is a general thing not a historical thing dude , that Cagliostro is the most popular part of the franchise not that it was the first part of the franchise. As in both me and shaybs saw Cagliostro first and we were born in the 90s it's about distribution too ,were from two different countries and in England Cagliostro was literally the only part of lupin you could buy in England for quite a while.

[@souljastation5463]

@@Stevem You said well: "that people could buy", but what about TV? Usually people that buy animation DVDs (or VHS back then) are a niche minority, the general public go with what they see on TV, and the Lupin TV show was very popular in most European countries (with the exception of England, I take?).

[@Stevem]

@@souljastation5463 dvd or rentals were huge market in the 90s (dvds still outsell blurays to this day ) lupin wasn't on TV here so yeah you'd have bought it or rented , and it's huge in Italy you know what entry is really big in Italy, Cagliostro it's the reason the fiat returned in part 4 it's literally sponsored by fiat. Cagliostro has likely been on TV here and there too we are talking about a lot of countries when you say "west" , but the blunt of it is Cagliostro fandom goes beyond the fan base of core lupin because it's the most popular entry, Miyazaki's movie credit travels far when I used to go into shops that sold movies I can guarantee I could find a copy of Cagliostro but the rest lupin is unlikely (Cagliostro is on Netflix here in England too (

[@astern.7425]

The thing that also impressed me is how this movie sucessfully potrays Lupin as a likeable fun dude, considering his original manga counterpart, which is...yeah.

[@Stevem]

he's quite a bit different in the manga for sure

[@astern.7425]

@@Stevem yeah, but Miyazaki doesn't remove that pervy personality, he just toned it down enough to be tasteful Keep up the good work btw 🙂

[@Stevem]

@@astern.7425 cagliostro is the softest lupin i can think of hahah, certainly more than the original show

[@santos8468]

Let's not mince words. Lupin in the manga is a rapey scum bag.

[@paperluigi6132]

@@Stevem that movie’s portrayal of Lupin can also be interpreted as an older, more mature version of the character.

[@Wired4Life2]

One of the greatest directorial debuts in cinema history, full stop.

[@Stevem]

LETsGOOOOOOOOO

[@zyzdzy]

I didn’t expect to see you here, BlueFox94, godspeed!

[@Wired4Life2]

@@zyzdzy So you’ve heard of me?

[@zyzdzy]

@@Wired4Life2 A tale or two across these brigading lands! It’s nice to see a familiar face.

[@blindOni]

I remember days of being in art school and being memorized by Castle of Cagliosio’s breathes of air and setting shots. Thats a calling card of Miyazaki, now I want to rewatch it.

[@Stevem]

do ittt

[@dcta51]

The movie makes you want to go on a hiking trip in rural Europe.

[@lolzforlunch]

The reason i never watched Castle of Cagliostro was cause i thought it was a movie heavily based on a series i knew nothing about, so i wouldn't understand the lore/story beats in a movie. Glad to see i was just keeping myself from straight up art.

[@Stevem]

Yeah you can go in blind pretty easy

[@superharuhifan]

All of Lupin is pretty much blind friendly

[@MFox-mp3zu]

Gorgeous way to get introduced into Miyazaki’s work, I couldn’t ask for any other movie to get me into this guy.

[@Stevem]

I adored this movie when i was younger im pretty suree its one of the first i saw

[@user-rc3cm1zv4j]

Lupin has to be one of my favorite anime franchises of all time. The cast is so charming that even bad entries in the franchise are at least watchable. Great video 👍

[@Stevem]

thanks my dude

[@Lyndonology]

That car chase is still one of my favorites.

[@Stevem]

yeah it's pretty legit

[@chadgarcia983]

I saw this when I was 7 I recall feeling intense fear when Lupin's decoy was impaled by the count's men. I still go back and watch this all the time.

[@Stevem]

Great scene tbh

[@celestepalm6949]

In regards to the "surprisingly quaint, wistful scenes" throughout Cagliostro. If Miyazaki's involved, you WILL notice Nature, even in a high action film.

[@illustriouschin]

I want this movie injected directly into my brain.

[@Stevem]

The mamo experience huh

[@dcta51]

My thoughts exactly! 😂 Whenever i go on Netflix i always watch the beginning.

[@amiefortman7220]

Probably my favorite bit of animation in the entire movie is Lupin kicking the hood of the car down and jumping into the driver's seat. Something about it being almost one fluid motion combined with how quick and snappy it is and the grin on Lupin's face as he does it--it really gets your blood pumping even before the chase scene truly starts. This whole movie is full of great little moments like that, and that's part of why I love it. :D

[@realPablo1314]

one year watched like all of Lupin material in a couple months. Lupin marathons. i like Lupins voice

[@ziggyk.stardust8873]

It's amazing the overall impact Cagliostro has had on the film industry

[@HotZenny]

I watched this one having never seen any Lupin or without knowing it was even directed by Miyazaki, by the end of the film I was asking myself if it was made by Ghibli...? Then his name scrolled by in the credits lol! It's crazy how fully fleshed out Miyazaki's art and directing styles were already so defined this early in his career. Also more collabs with Shaybs!

[@Stevem]

lol we'll see if anything comes up

[@joadarium9605]

To think long before Ghibli, his first major film was on one of the biggest characters in anime history. Absolutely amazing

[@78deathface]

“Your lupins or your life” -Dennis Moore

[@Stevem]

not my LLupinnnss

[@theonass3392]

The coolest part about this film is you can see bits and pieces at almost all of his later films in it. The wide shots, score, pacing, character design all of it. It’s wonderful.

[@thedanielstraight]

I learned a lot on this. Pre-1980 Lupin has always been a void in my education... which is odd because I studied the music of that era for quite some time.

[@superharuhifan]

watch the 1974 live action to achieve true worldly wisdom

[@CaribouCoon]

the G.O.A.T talks about the G.O.A.T

[@Stevem]

Shaybs talking about the G.O.A T I agreeee

[@tavvyprods1275]

@Caribou-kun This is actually the first time I’ve seen and heard of you. (I don’t like your like of swearing though).

[@NeptuneCactus]

A new video on one of my favorite movies by one of my favorite content creators? Today's a good day!

[@Stevem]

Lets goooooooo

[@MrTobiasRieper]

This was the movie that introduced me to the Lupin The Third franchise, and since then I've love every single entry of it

[@Juply]

Hello agent 47!

[@toughlifevirgina]

My favourite Anime and Anime franchise of all time. Thanks for giving it a lot of love, Stevem!

[@Stevem]

no worries

[@skymagenet]

Didn't realized that Lupin the third original character had a way different personality. I was wondering if Netflix show Lupin was inspired by Lupin the third as the first thing coming to my mind but nope it turns out its the fictional character Arsène Lupin.

[@Stevem]

Arsene Lupin also inspired Lupin the third so it all comes together in a round about way

[@pendaco]

It's why he's called "the third". Arsene Lupin is his grandfather 😉

[@InstrumentManiac]

Wow this was such an informative vid! I always loved the music and animation of Cagliostro but it's even more fascinating when you tie in all of the surrounding history. Thanks for putting this together you've earned another subscriber

[@Stevem]

thanks :)

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Castle of Cagliostro has easily been the best thing to happen to the franchise! It's a masterpiece from a story telling, music, beautiful backgrounds and animation! This is an easy recommendation to anyone into Studio Ghibli Films or wanting an intro into Lupins shenanigans!

[@thebeasthatfeasts]

I'd like to see more in depth reviews like this on other Lupin movies. Good job.

[@Stevem]

if this ep did VERY well id consider it on my favourite Fuma Clan

[@thebeasthatfeasts]

@@Stevem That's a good one. Good luck on the views!

[@konnichiwa1975]

@@Stevem YES, PLEASE!

[@freakus___3]

lovely video. ive consumed most of lupin the past year and this is def in my top five fav lupin films. you can see some of miyazaki’s energy come back in the recent lupin the iii the first film- truly putting the gentleman in gentleman thief there. just hope the other characters get their time to shine in the next few films.

[@Stevem]

ive yet to see the new one but it looks very well put together

[@esztervarga5431]

Why I feel Miyazaki is like Gordon and that italian conductor Toscanini? All of them are amazing in their job and really have high standarts focusing to be perfect and have a deep passion of what they do.

[@RunDub]

Among my favorite anime ever, and one of the greatest of all time! I've been a huge fan of Cagliostro for nearly 30 years.

[@jcage1022]

I loved Castle of Cagliostro. I was turned off from it at first, but I quickly became interested, and fell fast in love.

[@DTM-Books]

Big thumbs up for showing Animal Treasure Island and Future Boy Conan, which most Western Miyazaki fans now nothing avout. And that goes double for Heidi, Marco and Anne.

[@Stevem]

thanks daniel! I'd like to do a video on at least future boy conan later however i want there to be some way to watch it official first if that be physical or streaming first if that's even possible but i live in hope

[@V.U.4six]

Part of the problem is that those are difficult to find

[@TheRealNormanBates]

19:00 I would have to say that this is the only time Fujiko was not just a “bad ass”, but an actual character (and nowhere near the manipulative floozy with breasts of extraordinary magnitude). Akin to Ripley or Sarah Conner, the key to a strong female character is simply having a strong character that happens to be female. 23:10 I like both the Streamline and Manga dubs. They both have their own “flavor” to add (compare the 2 dubs to when the butler is reading Lupin’s message to the Count).

[@Stevem]

Women known as fujiko mine is probs the most interesting fujiko, this one is fine although im not sure theres much character to be seen outside her usual own mission kind of thing and that she is also an army lady now. I cant say I think there are any hard rules for writing any of those types of characters , both Ripley and Sarah don't start that way

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@Stevem true... but compare her in COC to the 70’s show (not that I mind _(hubba hubba!)_ ... I just find it interesting how Miyazaki found a way to tone down the characters and bring them down to earth without betraying them.

[@EmilynWood]

Thank you so much for making this video. I just saw this film for the first time a night ago and my admiration and appreciation for it keeps growing. It's such a great action film in its own right but with more depth--Where you pointed out showing that they don't care as much about the money anymore as being a shift in the opening of the film, I hadn't even thought about it but it makes me appreciate the film more. Also the music is great.

[@cafemagrana]

Although not one of my favorite Miyazaki films, Castle of Cagliostro is still so impressive and a certified classic

[@Stevem]

for a film made in 4 months it is insane what they could do ,with only 10 Key animators also

[@mechajay3358]

_I can't give Castle of Castrogo enough praise, It's truly a perfect film. I really like some of the changes made to the main characters personalities that most hardcore Lupin fans might not, I actually found the change to make them more endearing so it's definitely one of the more creative interpretation in Lupin III franchise. This film was also the start of how Miyazaki creates his movies going forward._

[@Stevem]

the end of miyazakis lupin eps were going in that direction anyway doesnt surprise me 10 years later this is where they got to

[@carmix6721]

This animation has all the techniques of animation. And it was produced in a very short period of 4 months. I think that Hayao Miyazaki is a miraculous animator who surpasses Walt Disney.

[@benismcballsacc5083]

That film had a fucking insane production schedule, so can't blame him for having those feelings.

[@anonymousgoblin792]

I don’t understand how anyone can dislike Lupin as a series honestly. I guess James has different tastes I guess. All of the shows have their own flare to them and I personally loved watching parts 2, 3, and 5.

[@Wario_Man]

my brother hates the series he said that it looks horrible

[@sandwichdepescado6442]

@@Wario_Man well nothing you can do about it

[@chimenychime]

I used to watch it all the time as a kid. This is how my partner and I connected

[@Stevem]

That's very sweet!!

[@chaseman113]

I adore how the Fiat does a “hop, skip & a bang” before the rocket boosters ignite fully. I love that trope of cars giving a quick backfire & stall before the boosters or secondaries kick in and car rockets off.

[@WillScarlet16]

I also believe there's a good amount of Hergé's Tintin in Cagliostro and lot of other Lupin - 'King Ottokar's Scepter' 'The Secret of the Unicorn' and 'The Calculus Affair especially show a lot of similarities, i.e. exotic made-up European settings and high speed comic car chases, one of which involves another Italian car - "Italian car, Italian driver, best in the world, no?"

[@Stevem]

maybe hard to say i never saw miyazaki mention it dont know how bigg tin tin is japan at that time , a lot of this stuff is tropes that pull back to the days of the original lupin novels (cagliostro is from them originally)

[@juicebox9465]

Yeah as someone who grew up with Tintin this felt oddly familiar.

[@paulleow8017]

Ikr?! The Parallels to Tintin are partially what got me into Lupin

[@Eterrath]

Now I know how I'm passing my next 30 minutes with my drink

[@colesackel4991]

One of my favorite movies of all time, and you guys did such a great job breaking it down! I was a big fan of the back-and-forth discussion. Just subbed, can't wait for Nausicaa!

[@Stevem]

Oh yeah this video has been blocked and demonitised a bunch so, if ya can support the show it is much appreciated www.patreon.com/stevemmmmm

[@Stevem]

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[@Ryotsu2112]

Like many others, this was my first introduction to Miyazaki. A friend of mine from work wanted me to check it out, so he loaned me a VHS tape of it. It was the Streamline Pictures dub with big spaces of black omitting all of the Japanese credits during the titles scenes, which looked strange at the time (until I saw the original version). This was back in the late 90’s (I’m 55 now) when a lot of Anime and Anime merchandise was starting to make it’s way to the USA for the first time via places like Suncoast Movie Company in our local mall. This film got me into Miyazaki, and I’ve been a fan since. I’ll never forget the first time seeing the Fiat scale the cliff through sheer velocity and forward momentum. It almost looks like it could work, while at the same time looking absolutely impossible. What a chase sequence.

[@Stevem]

once in a lifetime chase, the fuma clan one is a good follow up but more traditional

[@Ryotsu2112]

@@Stevem I did watch Fuma sometime after that, but I don’t remember it very well. I didn’t dabble in the rest of the Lupin animated works for long.

[@Stevem]

@@Ryotsu2112 fuma is one of my faves for sure just wish it had a better dub

[@walangchahangyelingden8252]

The first movie of his that I watched. I love the movie but that beginning car chase is pure animation, pure cinema. The atmosphere of this movie is something. It's like it's a real place.

[@dcta51]

The beginning all the way up to the castle is my favorite part. Really leaves an impression on you.

[@TheCoolCore]

Seen this film, and can definitely concur it's a blast to watch. It's fun the entire ride (hehe). Everyone who is an anime fan should see it.

[@Stevem]

I found a lot of respect in this one after watching everything that came before it , miyazaki wise and lupin wise

[@Stevem]

BIG THANKS TO SHAYBS WHO YOU CAN SEE HIS VIDEO HERE kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpOQg55sqaaefdU

[@p5rsona]

This was a great movie but I actually was introduced to lupin via the mine fujiko series which to this day is in my top 5 anime. Lupin in that r rated jazzy universe (along with the other Koike movies) is the best!

[@Stevem]

That was my first lupin TV show it was recommended online to me for cheap on some website and I picked it up

[@nikalpaca]

Awesome video. I don't know why this movie isn't as much of a "miyazaki" classic as others

[@Stevem]

more so in japan since in a lot of other places its popularity came post miyazaki's worldwide fame

[@LeoRex13]

Yeah man just watched it again last night! Super time :)

[@montec6113]

Personally I think this is one of the best videos you did so far!

[@Stevem]

That's very kind of you to say

[@absolutefool9577]

Lupin the third is honestly underrated and I think cagliostro takes most of the fame while the rest of the series is just there. I like the movie but people really should check out the show

[@Stevem]

I would expect so, since it was directed by Japan's most famous director. The TV show isn't exactly unknown though it's huge in Italy and in the American toonami have run season 2 , 4 and 5 at least

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

I feel that a little but recently TMS has been getting the series out there on streaming, Diskotek has been putting out the shows and lesser known specials on DVD and Blu-ray, and The First got a lot of attention from people unfamiliar with Lupin. I do think Part V is the highpoint of the series, just the best writing they've had.

[@ssg-eggunner]

Part II is Peak

[@beastofedelwood1473]

I kinda wish you guys had talked a little about Count Cagliostro himself in that caracter section. Dunno if anyone else found him interesting but I personally found every scene with him really cool and I love how he's kind of an antithesis to Miyazaki's Lupin: while Lupin is kind of a humble thief who makes do with what he has available at the moment he needs, the Count surrounds himself with traps and has a set plan for everything he does. In a way, they're like a knight and a wizard.

[@Stevem]

interesting thoughts, there was a longer conversation but i dont recall if we brought him up since later he became the archetype for future movie villains, so he didnt seem that interesting to us i guess

[@iamabread9614]

Love the series so much I even have a Jigen costume that I sew myself and bought a Goemon samurai sword just so I can say "I've cut another worthless object". If you want to start watching my suggestion is Castle of Cagliostro, Fuma Conspiracy, Tokyo Crisis, Green vs. Red, and Goemon's Blood Spray

[@tavvyprods1275]

I once dreamt that the Sherman Brothers, who did songs for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Charlotte’s Web did songs for this film.

[@comealongradio1108]

Great video! Castle of Cagliostro is one of my top 5 favorite movie of all time. It's nigh-perfect.

[@Stevem]

Im glad ! it's charming in its own right

[@TheCynicClinic]

Fire Treasure is such a fucking banger dude, the opening credits sends me to the great beyond every fucking time

[@Stevem]

it's so good they have like 4 variations of it in the motifssssssss

[@pendaco]

Yeah it's like a place you want to live in yourself. Sort of endless summer kind of vibe when you were a kid a went on adventures with your friends, building tree houses, playing cops and robbers etc. 😎

[@artgatherer3477]

Great video!

[@lichlame]

Really enjoyed this video.

[@annagaetjen8226]

great video for one of my favorite movies ever!! love it

[@Stevem]

Thank you !

[@CiloBecauseWhyNot]

Man I remember watching it as a kid..It was such a good film that now i start to remember it as i see lupin clips

[@iamabread9614]

I watched all the Lupin Movies and shows when I was a kid. Castle of Cagliostro is my very first introduction to Lupin and ever since then I watched anything that has the name of Lupin or when the main cast cameo in some show or movie.

[@alexh1323]

Woah, I just watched that film 3 days ago. What a coincidence!

[@Stevem]

very pog

[@hiimgabenewell9320]

Oh man, am I glad that THIS movie was my first introduction to Lupin, like you guys said, the rest is pretty weak compared to this underrated masterpiece. I really like that Zenigata was more serious and had actual character in this, and his Cagliostro design, in my opinion, is superior to the standard Lupin design. You really gotta love an appreciate every bit of animation the people working on it were able to squeeze out, extremely remarkable for the time, too! Also, that Miyazaki touch! You really, really gotta love that Miyazaki touch, it's impeccable! Anywho, thanks for the video, great job as always, looking forward to the future, see you soon.

[@Stevem]

thanks gabe

[@CuriousCave128]

I do agree that none of the other Lupin stuff that I've seen are as good as Cagliostro, but I do feel like some get kinda close, or are good in a different way.

[@hiimgabenewell9320]

@@CuriousCave128 I guess that's something about the Lupin franchise. Maybe with the right people on staff it can be almost anything (almost)

[@Stevem]

@@hiimgabenewell9320 it's also a tone thing in a big fan of fuma clan and women known as fujiko mine too

[@hiimgabenewell9320]

@@Stevem I'm kind of missing something here, by "Fuma clan" are you referring to the 1987 movie "The Fuma Conspiracy"?

[@infinitedestiny141]

AWESOME JOB !

[@Stevem]

cheers

[@charlesromano7463]

This film got me into the Lupin series and so glad it did

[@ZakSword_TxS]

In 2004 my family bought a DVD of Castle of cagliostro. I still have that recording and the English dub in that one is soooooo much better than the ones on Netflix.

[@eggzisstenshulldredd1626]

OHHHHH, THAT'S WHY IT'S SO WELL ANIMATED FOR THE TIME.

[@MagnitudeReviews]

Unpopular Opinion: Castle of Cagliostro is Hayao Miyazaki's best film in his entire career

[@Stevem]

in Japan it's pretty popular your more likely to hear that

[@emilyfarfadet9131]

Every year or so I just stop and obsess very hard over how damned good this movie is.

[@PinkStalin]

Fire treasure is the best. I don’t think it was a mistake to make it “universally appealing” And then you have to reallllly give it to hayao since this animation is some of the best from 1979. I mean again “1979”!! I’ve seen this movie more than ten times.

[@Stevem]

Animation is a timeless medium plenty of good animation out of Japan in the 70s

[@michaelraven1221]

Ah, i feel like i've come home, i figured this Miyazaki video essay would be the perfect way to catch up and have some fun again. I may try emailing u again like I used to, though I know its a long shot haha. I'm psyched about chatting about these great works again. I remember being lucky enough to see the classic Lupin III show for a good while on tv when i was 12, loved it, didn't understand it so much at that age but I subconsciously knew it was good on allot of levels. I could also sense the artistic liberation. Now with this film though i haven't seen it, (crazy right, i'll change that soon) i can tell that spirit isn't lost. Another thing that's grabbing me is the happy confusion i get, like how the happenings are cartoony yet don't lose that edge, and grit ya know? Like there's is the feeling of a serious deadly consequence if things go wrong. The soundtrack does the same thing in my opinion which is awesome. Those backgrounds clearly give me an instant classic Miyazaki vibe, and having Yasuo Otsuka on board, ah, you can't go wrong the late great Yasuo, just a dedicated, passionate, studious, craftsman of glorious living lines. But all this, and so much more, in just seven months? That's insane! This was another great video essay dude, Kudos to you and you're guest narrator Shaybs. :-)

[@jakobdueck7491]

I jumped on this video. thx for it.

[@Stevem]

glad

[@small_howl]

I LOVE THIS FILM SO MUCH

[@Stevem]

glad to hear

[@camilaGMW]

I'M HERE!! \o/ Thank you for your marvelous work!

[@Stevem]

Glad you are enjoying!!!!

[@Cancertz]

I just finished watching this movie today on Netflix, and is a huge amount of fun. I loved it.

[@mrmook3001]

gee the mid to late 70s had some great anime. Castle of Cagliostro is almost like the Cherry on top. nice to see you do a vid on Lupin.

[@BenCol]

Watched this film on Film4 one evening about 10 years ago or so. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve watched it since then. 50 maybe? Could be 100, it wouldn’t surprise me. It’s my #1 favourite film, the one I turn to whenever I need a pick-me-up or to while away a rainy afternoon. I wouldn’t say it’s Miyazaki’s best film, but it is my personal favourite of his filmography. I love the world: Cagliostro feels like a real place, a country that’s existed long before the film begins. It helps that I think Alpine Europe is one of the most picturesque places on Planet Earth so I’m down for any film that takes place there. Despite my love of it, I will say that having watched more of the Lupin films, TV shows and TV specials, it does bother me just a little that Miyazaki sanded down some of Lupin’s rougher edges - he isn’t as cheeky and mischievous here as in other entries, after all he’s pretty much Japan’s answer to James Bond. But then Bond’s personality is pretty malleable so it makes sense for Lupin’s to be too - I do like the variety of interpretations of the character, it’s part of what makes the series fun to watch for me. Cagliostro does feel like it’s depicting an older, more mature Lupin, which does make for a nice counterpoint to other Lupin stories, though it’s rather undermined by the ending where Lupin and the gang race off for another job in a “That’s Our Lupin!” way. So yes, my favourite Lupin film, but not my favourite depiction of Lupin, if that makes any sense. I will say that Tony Oliver will always be my favourite English dub Lupin voice - he gets the right mix of silly and serious. Hayter doesn’t quite have that silliness, which works for the Lupin in Cagliostro, but I don’t think it’d work for any other Lupin story. He’s better than Bob Bergen in the Streamline dub though, but Bergen does a pretty good job. It’s just a shame that the Streamline dub seems to be the go-to dub these days: it’s the one on Netflix and the one StudioCanal uses on their DVD and Blu-Ray. I only have the Manga dub because I bought the Manga DVD release when I saw it in a CeX shop, despite already owning the Optimum/StudioCanal DVD. Yes, I own two different copies of this film - that’s how much I love it.

[@Stevem]

i never caught it on film4 but i know its been on there a fair few times which i thought was cool oh thats shame about the manga UK dub i thought the newer releases would have it , i know discoteck does but theres was an american release, i like both hayter and tony, i always found a lot of dubs for lupin to be pretty fun easy watching stuff

[@BenCol]

@@Stevem Yeah, it was part of a Studio Ghibli season. It’s not a Ghibli film, but I guess they treated it as an honorary Ghibli on account of the Miyazaki connection. Sonny Strait does a good job too in any of the Funimation dubbed Lupin films/TV shows/TV specials, his voice fits the role well. Only problem with Funimation is that they pronounce his name “Loo-Pin” as opposed to “Loo-Pahn” but it’s a very minor niggle. And hey, it’s better than the Streamline dubs where they had to call him “Wolf” for legal reasons. I like Bob Bergen, but the problem is whenever I hear his voice I think of Luke Skywalker, as he was the go-to guy to voice him when Mark Hamill was busy or too expensive (like Jim Hanks and Woody). But yes, it does bother me how poor the Lupin releases are in the UK. Not so much that what we get is bad, but just how little there is of it. Discotek are doing a great job in the US with Lupin (including a release of Mamo with all 4 English dubs), and what they haven’t done Funimation probably already did, but over here? Two films, two TV shows and a couple of the specials. Why can’t we get a nice Blu-Ray release of Mamo or the Legend of the Gold of Babylon? Thankfully, some kind Americans have put a lot of it up on KZbin - the downside is that TMS then takes it down again. Bah! Either way, the release of The First can’t come soon enough! Hopefully it’ll go into cinemas first.

[@Stevem]

@@BenCol yeah i was watching nostrodamus the other day and noticed that was a bit weird but i liked the cast

[@gablava9099]

This was the movie that got me into lupin, and the fiat 500

[@ThePreciseClimber]

My introduction to Lupin III was, curiously enough, the Famicom game, Pandora's Legacy ( バンドラの遺産). It was a fairly poor game but, interestingly, it was kind of a sequel to The Castle of Cagliostro and featured the character of Clarisse. The plot was a little odd and featured a phoenix trapped inside Pandora's Box.

[@Stevem]

that sounds really interesting, such a weird idea

[@Dani_marie_]

The first, and my favorite. This movie lives in my heart rent free. I love lupin.

[@Stevem]

good to hear

[@emptylanternmedia2248]

Such an iconic opening

[@mspeter97]

It's funny how the Lupin in this movie and in the later series is entirely different to who he is in the original manga

[@Rivercoon]

According to Fred Patten the Spielberg quote dates from him watching the film at the 1979 FilmX screening in Los Angeles.

[@Ffeoli1039]

Timeless film.

[@FalloutboyLetsPlays]

Best Anime Channel on KZbin 👌👍💪

[@dcbandnerd]

I've watched this review several times and it really makes me wanna watch the Manga UK dub since I've only heard the original Japanese track and the Streamline dub. I really like Bob Bergan's Lupin, especially in Cagliostro, but the dub is afraid of those long silences and places dialogue where it ought not be. Plus, I've heard so much about how great David Hayter's version of the character but I can't seem to find a streaming version of it.

[@Ajspya]

I loved this movie it was like my whole childhood dude

[@luckykennedy7364]

Man Lupin the first did what u guys said

[@gokaury]

I adore Cagliostro. Specifically the Hayter dub. There is just something about this dub that elevates it high above the Bergen dub (The Bergen dub is missing part of the movie's soul). For curiosity sake, I would love to see a Tony Oliver cast dub of it, but that is obviously never gonna happen. I absolutely love it. Definitely in my top 5 animated movies of all time list. Bar none.

[@Stevem]

I always watch the hayter dub , good fun, Japanese is good also

[@aaronklein1820]

Great video! I have only seen the movie for the first time a week ago and really liked it. Quick question: Would you mind doing a video about your bookshelf? So far I've spotted Shigeru Mizumi's Showa - A History of Japan manga and "How Music Works" by David Byrne, along with some Dragon Ball volumes, "The Republic of Pirates" and "Deep Work". What did I miss?

[@Stevem]

maybe when im big enough for people to actually care what's on my book shelf a lot of old books from over the years lol

[@fionatsang9353]

Thank you, I remembered the opening title sequence being animated from the first time I watched this film, but every dvd version I've come across since just has still images with the credits over them - I distinctly remembered that bit where Lupin lights a cigarette and the glow from the lighter is on his face but every time I've watched it since it just shows a still of him and Jigen smoking, I thought I was going nuts or my memory was faulty! Can you tell me which version you guys reviewed? I've watched 2 different dvd versions but none of them had the animated opening. I remember watching it with the original opening and a really awesome English dub, I have the horrible feeling that it was on a VHS tape which, if I still have, I no longer have any means of playing :P

[@noughiphiet]

I saw the Streamline dub in the Theater at Cleveland Institute of Art back in 1991 I think? I was always confused as I thought it was Tony Oliver that voiced him, but it seems it is Bob Bergen. I've never seen the newest dub of it.

[@Stevem]

Bob Bergen only played Lupin a couple times in the 90s , mostly Tony Oliver has played the character since

[@dumbassdiana9367]

I’m surprised they didn’t mention that this movie is somewhat based on a story from one of the original Arsène Lupin novels

[@wlfteef3904]

This video came out at such a perfect time, February 10th is Lupin's birthday :D

[@Stevem]

Hb LUpin

[@ClarkGillian89]

can't believe they animated it under 7 months

[@Stevem]

Yep basically 4 months for animators

[@AoiHeartStranger]

I like this video so fucking much, best Lupin related youtube video, on pair with Shaybs vid.