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