Castle in the Sky
1986 · Movie · PG · 125 min · ★ 8.0 · 87% critics
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal race through the sky to find a legendary floating castle. Their journey is pursued by pirates and foreign agents as they follow clues to the mystery of this airborne place.
Also known as Laputa: Castle in the Sky
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Details
- Original title
- 天空の城ラピュタ
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-08-02
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (4,689 votes)
- Box office
- $16,065,703
- Budget
- $3,000,000
About
You’ll probably enjoy this if you want a fast, imaginative quest with whimsical sky adventure and heartfelt wonder; Not for you if you prefer grounded stories without pirates, agents, or magical objects, especially if you’re looking for something like Kiki's Delivery Service or My Neighbor Totoro.
Pros: dreamy, upbeat adventure; vibrant animation; memorable music | Cons: uneven character depth; campy pirate tone
Themes
- army
- flying
- magic
- mine
- castle
- lost civilisation
- pirate
- orphan
- government agent
- floating
- pendant
- blue sky
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Keiko Yokozawa
as Sheeta (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
as Pazu (voice)
Minori Terada
as Muska (voice)
Kotoe Hatsui
as Dola (voice)
Fujio Tokita
as Uncle Pomme (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
as Shogun Mouro (voice)
Hiroshi Ito
as Oyakata (voice)
Machiko Washio
as Okami (voice)
Takuzō Kamiyama
as Charles (voice)
Yoshito Yasuhara
as Louis (voice)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki