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