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Lupin and Jigen pull off a successful casino heist and flee in their car, up to their necks in cash -- until Lupin realizes every bit of the cash is all counterfeit. The legendary "Goat Bills" -- counterfeit bills which could easily pass for real to all but the most trained eye -- inspire the duo to pay a visit to the tiny European nation of Cagliostro, long rumored to be the bills' source, for their next heist.
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Certain things are, of course, inevitable: Lupin tries to steal the girl, the treasure, the source of the Goat Bills, and whatever else he thinks he can get away with; Fujiko is in the castle trying to steal one or more of Lupin's targets as well; the Count is a formidable villain; and Inspector Zenigata is still trying to hunt Lupin down (though he gets more than he bargained for).
''The Castle of Cagliostro'' is famous for being Miyazaki's first film, but a couple of its scenes achieved their own fame. The car chase at the beginning of the film was allegedly praised by [[Steven Spielberg]] as one of the greatest car chases ever set to film, and he's alleged to have called ''Cagliostro'' one of the greatest adventure movies of all time. The other famous scene is the climactic battle-and-chase in Cagliostro's clock tower, a scene at least [[Batman:
Footage from this film (as well as ''The [[
* [[Action Film Quiet Drama Scene]]: Lupin wandering around the burnt out castle in a contemplative mood with Jigen wondering what is preoccupying him and getting an explanation.▼
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▲* [[Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene]]: Lupin wandering around the burnt out castle in a contemplative mood with Jigen wondering what is preoccupying him and getting an explanation.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: In the Manga Entertainment dub, [[Metal Gear Solid|David Hayter]] voices Lupin, who carefully sneaks into the enemy's base to rescue a hostage at one point in the film.
* [[All That Glitters]]: {{spoiler|Cagliostro's lost treasure is a partial example. The Roman ruins' enormous value is purely cultural, but the international attention they'll receive from academics and tourists will be useful for Clarisse and her country's economy.}}
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: This is lampshaded in the car chase.
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'''Lupin''': The girl.
'''Jigen''': Typical. }}
* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: Zenigata and his men are hot on Lupin's heels as everyone leaves the country of Cagliostro, and Fujiko escapes with the Goat Bills' master plates. "The End", but life goes on.
* [[Anti
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Asleep for Days]]: Lupin sleeps for three days after being severely wounded in a fight with the [[Big Bad]]. He's distressed to discover how long his nap has been -- since it means he might be too late to save the day -- and demands large amounts of food in order to recover his strength.
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* [[Dirty Old Man]]: Lupin accuses Count Cagliostro of being one, though it's questionable if he had any feelings for Clarisse at all.
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: After {{spoiler|the Count}} is killed by clock hands, Jodo humbly asks Goemon to do him in. Goemon refuses.
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''[Goemon sheathes his Zantetsuken]''
'''Goemon''': Evil destroys itself. }}
* [[Don't Look Down]]:
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* [[The Dragon]]: Jodo.
* [[The Dulcinea Effect]]
* [[Early
* [[Elite Mooks]]: The Count employs assassins with masks, metal claw gauntlets, and armor Jigen can't shoot through without an anti-tank gun.
* [[
* [[Fairytale Wedding Dress]]
* [[Family
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Fans sometimes call the [[Big Bad]] Count Draco due to being named so in the ''Cliff Hanger'' game.
* [[Gentleman Thief]]: This is played straight with Lupin, which may come across as strange because he's…[[Chivalrous Pervert|well, Lupin]]. {{spoiler|He's acting this way because he's still grateful to Clarisse for saving his life many years ago}}. Jigen calls Lupin out on his atypical behavior fairly early in the film.
* [[Girl in
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: Two deaths via clock--one of the Count's Mooks and {{spoiler|the Count himself}}--are signified only by sound.
* [[Hoist
* [[Hyperactive Metabolism]]: Lupin is severely wounded, but recovers after gorging himself to the point of being sick and then sleeping.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Goemon falls under this trope largely because [[Katanas Are Just Better]] ("this is no ordinary sword", he says). When a wounded Lupin falls into the car from the autogyro, Goemon's sword swipe gets Lupin neatly out of his burning clothes without further scratching Lupin. (Other examples are on the page for the Trope.)
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Lupin uses several of these, but the most notable is the long-handled spanner he duels the Count with.
* [[Interesting Situation Duel]]: The fight amongst the clock-tower's gears is one of the most iconic in cinematic history.
* [[In
* [[Instant Dogend]]: Jigen's smokes (but not Lupin's) fall under this.
* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Jigen's bullets bounce off the [[Elite Mooks]] -- but Goemon's sword doesn't. Fans of the series know Goemon's sword is a one-of-a-kind katana possessing a super-sharp edge.
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* [[No OSHA Compliance]]: All those giant exposed gears in the clock tower can't be safety standards compliant.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Jodo does ''not'' look like a good guy.
* [[Pin
* [[The Prophecy]]: The words inscribed on Clarisse's [[MacGuffin|ring]] by her ancestor, Gotoh, is a key part of the plot: "Light will rejoin shadow and live again."
* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: {{spoiler|The Count manages to unlock the treasure, but by doing so, the clock tower automatically moves to noon and the clock's hands crush the Count.}}
* [[Regent for Life]]: The Count wants to become this by marrying Clarisse.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: This trope is subverted. Clarisse falls in love with Lupin after the first time he saves her, but even by the end of the movie, he can't be tied down and leaves.
* [[Rock
* [[Roof Hopping]]
* [[Runaway Bride]]: See the [[Damsel in Distress]] entry above.
* [[Ruritania]]: The Duchy of Cagliostro has a population of 3,500 and is the smallest independent member nation of the [[United Nations]].
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]]: The Count has numerous connections with Interpol and several governments.
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: Zenigata {{spoiler|works with Lupin to escape their mutual deathtrap}} and {{spoiler|ignores a direct order to drop the Goat Bills case}}.
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Lupin is normally planted pretty firmly on the cynical side, but Miyazaki slid him back to the side of idealism. This can be jarring to viewers who are introduced to Lupin here, then watch his usual [[Jerkass]] antics in any of his other movies or series -- even though the film goes out of its way to show Lupin has a reason for being better behaved than usual.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Count Cagliostro is one of the most perfect examples of the trope in all of fiction.
* [[Soft Water]]: The castle is built in the middle of a lake, with lots of high towers; there's no bonus points for guessing what happens later in the film.
* [[The Stoic]]: Goemon as usual. In one scene Jigen huddles under a blanket, complaining about the cold. Goemon just stands there, completely unbothered.
▲* [[Strange Bedfellows]]: {{spoiler|Lupin and Zenigata call a truce so they can both get out of the castle dungeon alive and Zenigata can go after the Count for the making the Goat Bills.}} Given how often they work together in ''other'' Lupin titles, though, their teamwork here isn't quite as strange as the trope name implies.
* [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist]]: Inspector Zenigata is in fine form here, and he's heavy on the "sympathetic" this time.
* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: This movie has Lupin and Fujiko behave in their most kindness.
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** Lupin shows off unthinkable long-jump skills on the roofs of the castle. Sure, he had a lot of momentum going, but it's still silly.
* [[Trap Door]]: More than one of these lies within the titular castle. They all dump their victims into the same vast cistern -- and after several centuries of use, it's not a fun place to be.
* [[Universal
* [[What a Piece of Junk!]]: Lupin's Fiat 500, especially after it somehow survives having a grenade explode right on top of it. Judging from the lever Lupin pulls before the first chase sequence, it's very heavily modified.
* [[What Happened to
* [[Woman in White]]: Clarisse
* [[The X of Y]]
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