Happy Weekend Again!
I hope you are well.
This is part three of the trailer posts covering the 19 Japanese titles that were released into the wild. You can find part one here and part two here. This one covers the anime.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first animated Lupin III film, we’re getting some re-releases ahead of a new TV anime (more details here) that gets released next week.
Here is the anime for the weekend!
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro 
ルパン三世 カリオストロの城
「Rupan Sansei Kariosutoro no Shiro」
Release Date: December 15th, 1979 (Japan)
Duration: 96 mins
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Yasuo Otsuka (Screenplay), Haruya Yamazaki, Hayao Miyazaki (Script), Monkey Punch (Original Manga)
Starring: Yasuo Yamada (Arsene Lupin III), Makio Inoue (Goemon Ishikawa), Kiyoshi Kobayashi (Jigen Daisuke), Goro Naya (Inspector Zenigata), Eiko Masuyama (Fujiko Mine), Sumi Shimamoto (Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro)
Animation Production: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Synopsis: Famed thief Arsene Lupin III and best-pal/partner in crime Jigen, search for a counterfeiter who 
has rendered their latest casino heist a waste of time as they discover their haul of cash are called “Goat Bills”. They discover that the fake money they have comes from a counterfeiter in the secluded country of Cagliostro and he is a wicked count who is holding a beautiful and innocent princess in a tower. Lupin and his pals resolve to steal the Count’s treasure and the princess, too, all while Inspector Zenigata is hot on his trail.
Lupin wa Ima mo Moeteiru ka?
ルパンは今も燃えているか？ 「Lupin wa Ima mo Moeteiru ka?」
Release Date: 2018
Duration: 27 mins
Director: Jun Kawagoe
Chief Director/Writer: Monkey Punch (Original Manga)
Starring: Kanichi Kurita (Arsene Lupin III), Daisuke Namikawa (Goemon Ishikawa), Kiyoshi Kobayashi (Jigen Daisuke), Kouichi Yamadera (Inspector Zenigata), Miyuki Sawashiro (Fujiko Mine),
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
A short film produced by Monkey Punch, the author of the popular anime “Lupin the Third” character whose legendary big screen outing to the castle of Cagliostro gets a 4K re-release to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original story. This plays alongside the feature.
Synopsis: Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon are lured to a race circuit by a mysterious letter sent by someone called Mr. X. They race using their trusty Fiat but enemies from their past appear to challenge the guys!
Riku wa Yowakunai 
リクはよわくない 「Riku wa Yowakunai」
Release Date: October 01st, 2021
Duration: 62 mins
Director: Masatsugu Arakawa
Writer: Cookie! (illustration), Shinobu Sakagami (story), (Original Creator)
Starring: Masumi Asano (Riku), Rica Matsumoto (Narrator/Protagonist), Natsuko Hanae (Paguzo), Tomokazu Sugita (Yosuke), Toshiyuki Morikawa (Tsutomu),
Animation Production: Juumonji, Kachidoki Studio
Synopsis: This is an animated film based Shinobu Sakagami’s book which is based on her own life with her beloved dog, an Italian greyhound named Riku. The film adds many episodes that were not included in the original story and offers a coterie of pets, including the chihuahua Tsutomu, the miniature dachshund Yousuke, the French bulldog Maruchan, and the pug Paguzоou, all of whom look after Riku.