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Castle in the Sky

Original title: Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta
  • 1986
  • PG
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
170K
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A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

  • Director
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writers
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Jonathan Swift
  • Stars
    • Mayumi Tanaka
    • Keiko Yokozawa
    • Kotoe Hatsui
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    170K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,803
    172
    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writers
      • Hayao Miyazaki
      • Jonathan Swift
    • Stars
      • Mayumi Tanaka
      • Keiko Yokozawa
      • Kotoe Hatsui
    • 272User reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Mayumi Tanaka
    Mayumi Tanaka
    • Pazu
    • (voice)
    Keiko Yokozawa
    • Sheeta
    • (voice)
    Kotoe Hatsui
    Kotoe Hatsui
    • Dola
    • (voice)
    Minori Terada
    • Muska
    • (voice)
    Fujio Tokita
    Fujio Tokita
    • Uncle Pom
    • (voice)
    Ichirô Nagai
    Ichirô Nagai
    • Shogun Mouro
    • (voice)
    Hiroshi Ito
    • Oyakata
    • (voice)
    Machiko Washio
    • Okami
    • (voice)
    Takuzô Kamiyama
    • Shalulu
    • (voice)
    Yoshito Yasuhara
    • Lui
    • (voice)
    Sukekiyo Kameyama
    • Anli
    • (voice)
    Ryûji Saikachi
    • Old Engineer
    • (voice)
    Tarako
    • Madge
    • (voice)
    Eken Mine
    • Underling
    • (voice)
    Reiko Suzuki
    • Sheeta's grandmother
    • (voice)
    Takahiro Hirai
    • Chinese minion
    • (voice)
    Tomomichi Nishimura
    • Train Operator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Shinya Ôtaki
    • Egyptian minion
    • (voice)
    • (as Shinya Ohtaki)
    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writers
      • Hayao Miyazaki
      • Jonathan Swift(concept created by) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Laputa the flying island was a setting in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels, published in 1726. Hayao Miyazaki says in interviews that he was unaware that "la puta" means "the whore" in Spanish. If he had been aware of the translation, he would not have used it as a title. Swift, incidentally, is considered the inventor of "black comedy", and as a well-educated man and satirist, very likely knew the meaning of the Spanish term (in the novel, the Gulliver character lists Spanish as one of the many languages he's fluent in).
    • Goofs
      In the Disney dub, when Sheeta first shows her crystal to Pazu, she says that her grandmother gave it to her. But later on in the film, she says that her mother gave it to her before she died.
    • Quotes

      Uncle Pomme: The earth speaks to all of us, and if we listen, we can understand.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits show the remains of the castle Laputa floating on Earth's orbit.
    • Alternate versions
      An English dub of this film was produced by the Walt Disney Company in 1999 (originally intended to be released that same year), but wasn't released on DVD until 2003. The English dub shortens the title to "Castle in the Sky," removing the word "Laputa," since it means "the whore" in Spanish. The voice cast includes James Van Der Beek, Anna Paquin, Mark Hamill, Cloris Leachman, Mandy Patinkin, Andy Dick, and Michael McShane.
    • Connections
      Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Kimi wo Nosete
      (Carrying You)

      (insert song)

      Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki

      Music by Joe Hisaishi

      Performed by Azumi Inoue (Tokuma Japan)

    User reviews272

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Amazing quality animation, a very unusual story and a whole lotta fun
    This is a really interesting movie that bears some resemblance to another great Miyazaki film, KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE. Like KIKI, the action takes place on some Earth-like world--so much like Earth but different because it had the weirdest flying machines and sky pirates! It was also rather reminiscent of the Dreamcast video game, The Skies of Arcadia. and the X-Box's Crimson Skies. Strange but also pretty intriguing--that's for sure. For fans of airplanes and vintage aviation, this is an especially appealing film.

    Well, in this world of sky pirates and bizarre flying machines comes the rumor of a floating castle in the sky. And, of course, our intrepid heroes are bent on finding it and unlocking its secrets.

    The film has amazing animation, a unique style and is very engaging. While kids will enjoy it immensely, unlike some Miyazaki films, I really think that in some cases adults might like this even more than kids. Good stuff well worth a look.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Laputa
    • Production companies
      • Tokuma Shoten
      • Studio Ghibli
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $523,664
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $197,172
      • Nov 18, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,113,144
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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