Japan Synopsis
ルパン三世 カリオストロの城
“Believe in the Thief.”
After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
56 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro sits at position #16.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
3 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
★ 6.5 · Japan
3 sharedMemories
★ 7.4 · Japan
3 sharedPretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 1
★ 7.8 · Japan
3 sharedLupin III: The First
★ 7.4 · Japan
Other Titles From Tokyo Movie Shinsha
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $71K per minute on screen and earned $80K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,168 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Family productions specifically: #54 of 229 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | December 15, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0079833 |
| Official Site | tmsanime.com |