Laputa Castle In The Sky
The magic touch of master animator Hayao Miyazaki is visible from start to finish in Laputa: Castle In the Sky, an imaginative tale full of mystery and adventure. The high-flying journey begins when Pazu, an engineer's apprentice, finds a young girl, Sheeta, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant.
Together, they discover both are searching for the legendary floating castle, Laputa, and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around her neck. Their quest won't be easy, however. There are sky pirates, secret agents and monumental obstacles stopping them from discovering the truth - and each other. However, Laputa is more than it appears, and some seek to use it for evil.
Laputa: Castle In the Sky continues Hayao Miyazaki's obsession with air travel, featuring some truly remarkable designs, especially for the floating fortress Laputa itself. It is said that he based a lot of the environments on rural Wales, following his time spent there during the miner's strikes.
| Starring |
Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Fujio Tokita, Hiroshi Ito, Kotoe Hatsui, Nou Terada |
| Voice over cast |
Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Lara Cody, Mark Hamill, Cloris Leachman, Jim Cummings |
| Director |
Hayao Miyazaki |
| Studio |
ELEVATION |
| Run time |
DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 5 mins |
| Certificate |
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| Genres |
Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language |
DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed |
Japanese |
| Subtitles |
DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released |
Production year: 1986
To Rent: DVD: 27 Feb 2006 Blu-ray: 09 May 2011 |
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You could be forgiven for thinking this film is squarely aimed at children. You could not be more wrong. As with all his work, Miyazaki delivers a film that ...
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- Hungry Joe
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- 25 Mar 2004 at 16:33
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I really enjoyed this film, it is the fourth Studio Ghibli movie that I have watch - the others being Sprited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Princess ...
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When I first saw the title of this I thought 'Jack and the beanstalk' it's honestly nothing like it.
The story is highly imaginative and ...
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I remember this film from when i was a child,and thought i would give it a watch with my own children.However i was very disappointed,this film was boring and ...
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