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The Castle of Cagliostro - Quiz
  • 1. Who directed the 1979 film The Castle of Cagliostro?
A) Hayao Miyazaki
B) Toei Animation
C) John Lasseter
D) Monkey Punch
  • 2. In what year was The Castle of Cagliostro originally released in Japan?
A) 1983
B) 1991
C) 1979
D) 1967
  • 3. What is the primary reason Lupin III heads to the country of Cagliostro?
A) To rescue his captured partner Jigen
B) To attend a royal wedding
C) To steal the crown jewels
D) To find the source of counterfeit bills
  • 4. What items does the Count need to recover the ancient treasure of Cagliostro?
A) A secret map and a key
B) Two golden plates
C) A royal decree and a signet
D) Two ancestral rings
  • 5. What game served as a heavily edited version of the film in 1983?
A) Cagliostro's Escape
B) Cliff Hanger
C) Lupin III: The First
D) The Mystery of Mamo
  • 6. Who provided the first American theatrical dub of the film in 1991?
A) Manga Entertainment
B) Toho
C) Streamline Pictures
D) Disney Animation Studios
  • 7. Which character serves as the longtime nemesis of Lupin III?
A) Inspector Zenigata
B) Goemon Ishikawa XIII
C) Jodot
D) Count Cagliostro
  • 8. What was the occupation of the woman Lupin attempts to rescue at the start?
A) Princess
B) Casino owner
C) Lady-in-waiting
D) Television reporter
  • 9. What is the true treasure of Cagliostro?
A) Ancient jewelry
B) Exquisite Roman ruins
C) Gold coins
D) Counterfeit printing plates
  • 10. How does the Count die at the end of the film?
A) Shot by Zenigata
B) Crushed by clock arms
C) Drowned in the lake
D) Fell from the castle tower
  • 11. Who posed as a television reporter to expose the counterfeit operation?
A) Jigen
B) Fujiko Mine
C) Clarisse
D) Goemon
  • 12. What did Lupin leave on the back of the butler Jodot?
A) A tracking device
B) His calling card
C) A threat letter
D) A counterfeit bill
  • 13. What is the relationship between Lupin and Fujiko Mine?
A) Business partners only
B) Enemies
C) Siblings
D) On-off lovers
  • 14. Why did Interpol remove Zenigata from the case?
A) Fear of political repercussions
B) Lack of evidence
C) He retired
D) He was injured
  • 15. How long ago did Clarisse save Lupin's life?
A) Two years
B) Ten years
C) One year
D) Five years
  • 16. Who created the original Lupin III manga series?
A) Toshio Suzuki
B) Monkey Punch
C) Hayao Miyazaki
D) Maurice Leblanc
  • 17. Which fictional character is Lupin III claimed to be the grandson of?
A) The King of the Mockingbird
B) Arsène Lupin
C) Count Cagliostro
D) Sherlock Holmes
  • 18. In what year was Studio Ghibli founded by Miyazaki, Takahata, and Suzuki?
A) 1978
B) 1983
C) 1979
D) 1985
  • 19. How many months was the total project duration for The Castle of Cagliostro?
A) Five months
B) Seven and a half months
C) Nine months
D) Twelve months
  • 20. What car did head animator Yasuo Ōtsuka own, which was used for Lupin's car in the film?
A) Citroën 2CV
B) Fiat 500
C) Mercedes-Benz SSK
D) Volkswagen Beetle
  • 21. Which car did Hayao Miyazaki own, which served as inspiration for Clarisse's car?
A) Fiat 500
B) Ferrari
C) Citroën 2CV
D) Mercedes-Benz SSK
  • 22. Who composed the score for The Castle of Cagliostro?
A) Yuji Ohno
B) Bobby Kihara
C) Joe Hisaishi
D) Toshie Kihara
  • 23. Which of these elements did Miyazaki remove from the typical character portrayal of Lupin?
A) Gentleman thief identity
B) Use of calling cards
C) Love for valuable objects
D) Lecherous behavior
  • 24. What was the official production budget of The Castle of Cagliostro?
A) ¥800 million
B) ¥500 million
C) ¥100 million
D) ¥1 billion
  • 25. Which author inspired the mechanism of secret tunnels in the clock tower?
A) Maurice Leblanc
B) Edogawa Ranpo
C) Monkey Punch
D) Boileau-Narcejac
  • 26. Who was the primary performer of the film's score?
A) You & The Explosion Band
B) Studio Ghibli Ensemble
C) The Jazz Orchestra
D) The Tokyo Philharmonic
  • 27. What was the main vocal song of the film titled?
A) Cagliostro Waltz
B) Lupin's Theme
C) The Gentleman Thief
D) Fire Treasure
  • 28. What was the original 1952 film that influenced the visual design of the castle?
A) The Mystery of Mamo
B) The Green-eyed Lady
C) Ghost Tower
D) The King and the Mockingbird
  • 29. Which event in 1980 featured a marketing survey screening of the film?
A) World Science Fiction Convention in Boston
B) FILMEX 82
C) Tokyo Movie Shinsha Film Festival
D) Cannes Film Festival
  • 30. According to Fred Patten, why were early screenings of the film unsuccessful?
A) There was no marketing budget for the film.
B) The English dub was considered of poor quality.
C) People viewed it as only an animated-cartoon, not a serious live-action movie.
D) The film was too long for general audiences.
  • 31. Which company released the film in the UK on 10 June 1996?
A) Manga Video
B) Discotek Media
C) StudioCanal
D) Optimum Releasing
  • 32. Which format was used for the 2008 Japanese Blu-ray release?
A) HEVC
B) MPEG-2
C) MPEG-4 AVC
D) VC-1
  • 33. Which company released the 4K UHD version of the film in the United States in 2021?
A) Crunchyroll
B) Discotek Media
C) Manga Entertainment
D) Walt Disney Studios
  • 34. What was the total number of tickets sold worldwide according to the available figures?
A) At least 1,068,801
B) 500,000
C) 850,000
D) 2,000,000
  • 35. In November 2001, which magazine's readers voted the film as the best anime in history?
A) DVD Talk
B) Animage
C) Otaku USA
D) Kinema Junpo
  • 36. According to Janet Maslin, how is the film's animation described regarding body movements?
A) Excellent
B) Weak
C) Fluid
D) Non-existent
  • 37. Marc Savlov contrasts The Castle of Cagliostro with which film, citing a lack of 'Technicolor ultra-violence'?
A) My Neighbor Totoro
B) Spirited Away
C) Princess Mononoke
D) Akira
  • 38. What percentage of critics' reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive?
A) 96%
B) 99%
C) 85%
D) 72%
  • 39. How did Monkey Punch describe The Castle of Cagliostro?
A) Excellent
B) Disappointing
C) Average
D) A masterpiece
  • 40. What award did the film receive from the 1979 Mainichi Film Concours?
A) Academy Award
B) Golden Bear
C) Ōfuji Noburō Award
D) Best Director Award
  • 41. What term is used to describe the film's fantastical view of Europe?
A) Akogare no Paris
B) European Dream
C) Neo-Tokyo
D) Western Utopia
  • 42. Daryl Surat of Otaku USA compared the film's character shifts to a James Bond movie where the Bond mobile was a what?
A) Honda Civic
B) Ford Mustang
C) Volkswagen Beetle
D) Toyota Camry
  • 43. Which magazine named the film 'The Best Japanese Animated Film of All Time' in 2009?
A) Kinema Junpo
B) DVD Talk
C) AnimeOnDVD
D) Animage
  • 44. Which website gave Manga Entertainment's releases a 'Collector Series' recommendation?
A) CBR.com
B) Rotten Tomatoes
C) Metacritic
D) DVDtalk.com
  • 45. How did Miyazaki portray Fujiko in this film, according to the text?
A) As a villain
B) As a magical being
C) As a royal princess
D) Un-sexualized
  • 46. In 2020, which website ranked The Castle of Cagliostro as the best Lupin movie?
A) CBR.com
B) AnimeOnDVD
C) Animage
D) Mainichi
  • 47. Which game show featured the arcade game Cliff Hanger in the 1980s?
A) Jeopardy
B) Wheel of Fortune
C) Starcade
D) The Price is Right
  • 48. In which 1985 film did the Cliff Hanger arcade game make an appearance?
A) Raiders of the Lost Ark
B) Atlantis: The Lost Empire
C) The Goonies
D) The Great Mouse Detective
  • 49. Which character from Cagliostro is cited as an ancestral example of moe character design?
A) Lupin
B) Clarisse
C) Goemon
D) Jigen
  • 50. Who is the Pixar Animation Studios co-founder deeply influenced by Cagliostro?
A) John Lasseter
B) Takashi Yamazaki
C) John Musker
D) Ron Clements
  • 51. Which Disney film's climactic Big Ben sequence paid homage to Cagliostro?
A) Aladdin
B) The Great Mouse Detective
C) The Little Mermaid
D) Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • 52. What technology did The Great Mouse Detective use to promote its climax sequence?
A) Stop-motion
B) Hand-drawn animation
C) Live-action integration
D) Computer-generated imagery
  • 53. Which series features an episode titled 'The Clock King' that references the clock-tower fight?
A) Batman: The Animated Series
B) Lupin III: The First
C) Here Is Greenwood
D) The Simpsons
  • 54. Which Disney film features a scene of receding waters inspired by Cagliostro?
A) The Lion King
B) Treasure Planet
C) Atlantis: The Lost Empire
D) The Great Mouse Detective
  • 55. Who directed the 2019 film Lupin III: The First?
A) Ron Clements
B) John Lasseter
C) Takashi Yamazaki
D) John Musker
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