Hayao Miyazaki made this film in 1979; while the animation and story are more a bit more cartoonish than his later works, "The Castle Of Cagliostro" is still a lovely example of quality, escapist film.
The story follows the effort of Lupin III( an international cat burglar who is actually a big romantic marshmallow at heart) to rescue a young princess from the clutches of the wicked Count Cagliostro. It has great action sequences, slapstick humor, buried messages of the fallacy of government, and an ending that is bittersweet without being disappointing.
All in all, an admirable debut by one of the world's greatest directors.
The story follows the effort of Lupin III( an international cat burglar who is actually a big romantic marshmallow at heart) to rescue a young princess from the clutches of the wicked Count Cagliostro. It has great action sequences, slapstick humor, buried messages of the fallacy of government, and an ending that is bittersweet without being disappointing.
All in all, an admirable debut by one of the world's greatest directors.