Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)

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

Writer:

Hayao Miyazaki

Stars:

Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Pazu (voice)
Keiko Yokozawa	...	Sheeta (voice)
Kotoe Hatsui	...	Dola (voice)
Minori Terada	...	Muska (voice)
Fujio Tokita	...	Uncle Pom (voice)
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	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization.

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Plot Keywords:

lost civilization | car on train tracks | tunnel | army | pirate | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dubbed in 1998, "Castle in the Sky" did not receive a home video release until five years later when Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) won an Academy Award for Best Animated Film. During that time, it would be shown at the occasional film festival, and sell out with little word-of-mouth. Despite its limited success, Disney's official explanation for the delay was that Studio Ghibli wanted to avoid reverse importation of the film in Japan and lose R2 sales. However, by 2003, Laputa had long made its money back in DVD sales in Japan, fueling fire to the long-held fan speculation that the company purchased the Ghibli library for the purpose of sabotaging its potential success in the U.S.

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Goofs

When Dola announces that Goliath is off of the port bow, she looks in horror towards the Tiger Moth's starboard stern, the opposite direction from that which she announces.

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Quotes

Dola: [as Laputa soars away] That tree's gettin' away with our treasure!

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Crazy Credits

The end credits show the remains of the castle Laputa floating on Earth's orbit.

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Alternate Versions

Four minutes are cut from the Hong Kong version making the film 120 minutes.

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Connections

Referenced in Monsters, Inc. (2001)

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Soundtracks

Kimi wo Nosete
(Carrying You)
(insert song)
Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Performed by Azumi Inoue (Tokuma Japan)

User Reviews

The one of greatest animated films of all time

I first saw this film when I was about seven years old and was completely enchanted by it then but for years was unable to find out what the film was called. now i am twenty one and stumbled upon the film by accident about two weeks ago and bought a copy. although my memory of the film was a little hazy I was in no way disappointed by what I saw. the animation in this film is superb conjuring up an entire world that is so believable and so well animated that you are drawn in to the film by that alone. But this film also has a plot that will enchant and entertain adults and children alike. with a floating island, a mad general, a friendly pirate granny and a well constructed love story this film will not let you down I would recommend this film to any one.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 August 1986 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Castle in the Sky

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$197,172, 18 November 2018

Gross USA:

$523,664

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,040,021

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1