Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro (Special Edition)
by Hayao Miyazaki
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Actor: Bob Bergen, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Yasuo YamadaDirector: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Carl Macek
Producer: Tetsuo Katayama
Producer: Yutaka Fujioka
Writer: Maurice Leblanc
Writer: Monkey Punch
Writer: Tadashi Yamazaki
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-29
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Manga Video
Movie Reviews of Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Disappointing "Special Edition"
Summary: 3 Stars
To begin, The Castle of Cagliostro is one of my favorite/best ever adaptation of the world of Lupin the III. This DVD edition has an impressive new 5.1 English soundtrack and finally 16x9 enhanced for widescreen TVs. My biggest gripe about this "Special Edition" is the butchering of the opening and end titles and lack of any special features. Watching this DVD the first time then seeing this type of crummy translations are disheartening. Anime to this day should not have this type of Voltron-edit butchering anymore. So now the opening titles are no longer animated and are restricted to still images with English credits. Really an insult to the original anime Hayao Miyazaki's vision of giving a bit of narration even during the credits.
Same goes to the end sequence in which it no longer closes with "The End" and a long shot of the surrounding city. Now it has an extended credit roll sequence in an empty void with the only saving thing is the use of the extended song. A "special feature" would have suffice of having the original unaltered openings and closings, but alas none. All in all, a good buy for overall sound and picture, but if you are familiar with the original openings, you will find it very disappointing as many fans will still have to wait for a definite version of Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro in their collection.
Summary of Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro (Special Edition)
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 08/29/2006 Run time: 109 minutes Rating: NrHayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro) achieved his first international hit with this delightful 1979 adventure yarn. Quick-paced, high-spirited, and loaded with wit, Cagliostro is a dandy throwback to the caper pictures of the '60s. International man of mystery Lupin?III stumbles back into the picturesque European duchy of Cagliostro with his faithful and gruff sidekick, Jigen. They will encounter, in no particular order, a runaway bride, a magical ring, an evil count with a dastardly plan, an inspector bent on catching Lupin, perilous rooftop chases, hooded guards with superhuman powers, a well-used dungeon, a counterfeiting scheme, and an ancient mystery promising grand treasure. Lupin deploys an array of Bond-type gadgets, razor-sharp wit, and a surprise up both his sleeves. Despite the hail of bullets, this caper is great fun, never taking itself seriously. Miyazaki's career illustrates how limiting the term anime can be for these films; there are hardly more than 10?live-action films of this genre as entertaining. Far less mean than Hollywood fare, it nevertheless is for ages 9 and up with language and gunplay. The Lupin character has been featured in other anime films, but never as successfully or with as much fun as in Miyazaki's film. The new English-language dubbing is excellent to boot. --Doug Thomas
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