"Lupin III and Jigen head to Cagliostro to investigate origins of legendary counterfeits. Upon arrival, they save a girl from a high-speed chase and Lupin seeks to remedy the situation while the castle's secrets emerge from the depths."
Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro is an action, adventure, comedy, mystery, and seinen anime movie. It was originally released in December 1979 by Tokyo Movie Shinsha running 1 hour 39 minutes. The anime is the spinoff movie from the main Lupin the III series.
General Rating: 8.2/10
My Rating: 9.1/10
Arsene Lupin III discovers that the spoils from his latest casino robbery are actually "Gothic Bills," legendary counterfeits that are nigh impossible to distinguish from genuine bills. Together with colleague Daisuke Jigen, he heads to the small nation of Cagliostro to investigate the origin of these counterfeits. Upon arrival, they save a girl from a high-speed chase who turns out to be Clarisse d' Cagliostro, the daughter of the late Duke d' Cagliostro. She is running from a sinister plot by Count Cagliostro to steal her family's treasure through a forced marriage.
Natural flirt Lupin dislikes seeing a girl in distress and seeks to remedy the situation. Goemon Ishikawa XIII, Fujiko Mine, and Kouichi Zenigata also join the fray, each with their own motivations. As everyone converges at Cagliostro Castle, Lupin reminisces about his visit there 10 years ago, and the castle's secrets emerge from the depths.
Fans of animes like Riding Bean, Redline, Millionaire Detective, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Castle in the Sky, Baccano, Gunsmith Cats, or JoJo's Bizarre Adventure will definitely love this anime and should give it a watch!
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