Take 1: I’m a completist, so The Castle of Cagliostro was my last unseen Miyazaki, and I put it off for years, assuming the master’s first feature would be his worst. Happily, it isn’t. You should see it.
Take 2: Eurocentric settings meet oddly eclectic design in The Castle of Cagliostro, the first of Hayao Miyazaki’s feature films that offers more entertainment value than you might anticipate.
–April 30, 2023
