 One year before "Cagliostro", Sumi Shimamoto (qv) tried out for  Anne in _"Akage no An" (1979)_ (qv), in which Miyazaki participated  as one of the main crews. Although she failed, Miyazaki heard her  audition tape and liked her voice so much that he later picked her  up for Clarice in "Cagliostro".