From ???@??? Wed Feb 24 10:57:52 1999
To: anime
From: Kiki
Subject: Castle Cagliostro, next Wed, March 3rd!

Well, I got about 4-5 votes for "Castle Cagliostro", one for "Like The Clouds Like the Wind", and none [so far] for "I Can Hear The Sea".  So Castle next, then Wind after that.  [I'll show Sea sometime later in the future.]

So, it'll be The Castle Of Cagliostro next week!

nausicaa.net says this:
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  Lupin III is the grandson of the famous French Gentleman Thief, Arsene Lupin. He and his friends, the master gunman Jigen and the master swordsman Goemon, go through many adventures to get treasures around the world. The beautiful and mysterious Fujiko could be either an ally or an enemy to Lupin. And Inspector Zenigata is always in hot pursuit of Lupin.

  "Lupin III" is a very popular animation series in Japan. It has three TV series, five movies, and numerous TV movies. Miyazaki co-directed the first Lupin TV series with Takahata in 1971. In 1979, Miyazaki wrote and directed the second Lupin movie, "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro". In 1980, he wrote and directed two episodes of the second Lupin TV series: "Albatross - Wings of Death" and the last episode of the series, "Farewell Beloved Lupin".
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I believe this is the first film Miyazaki wrote directed, though he directed TV shows, and worked as an animator on films and TV shows.  It has all of his usual wonderful elements: flying machines, fun inventions, deeper plot than appears on the surface, and, best of all, great female characters! :)

Being 1979, the animation and artwork is simple, but full of heart.  This one has been dubbed and is in general release [you could probably find it at any Blockbuster] but the dialog in the dub has been quite "dumbed down."  Come see it with a fan-translated script!

I just love this film and can't wait to show it!

What: The Castle of Cagliostro -- Kariosutoro no Shiro
When: wednesday, March 3rd, 6:30 eat, 7:30 movie
Where: Bugville, as usual
How: english script over Japanese dialog

See you there!

Kiki

PS Something I forgot to mention last week about Grave of the Fireflies.  The animation is unusual in that cels were outlined using *brown* ink instead of black.  This gave the film a very subtle quality of softness.  I've seen cels from this film, and they're absolutely lovely...