Castle in the Sky (1986)
Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 2h 4min
- Animation, Adventure
- 19 Jul 1991 (USA)
- Movie
Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.
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Cast
| Mayumi Tanaka | ... |
Pazu (voice)
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Keiko Yokozawa | ... |
Sheeta (voice)
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| Kotoe Hatsui | ... |
Dola (voice)
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Minori Terada | ... |
Muska (voice)
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| Fujio Tokita | ... |
Uncle Pom (voice)
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| Ichirô Nagai | ... |
Shogun Mouro (voice)
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Hiroshi Ito | ... |
Oyakata (voice)
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Machiko Washio | ... |
Okami (voice)
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Takuzô Kamiyama | ... |
Shalulu (voice)
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Yoshito Yasuhara | ... |
Lui (voice)
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Sukekiyo Kameyama | ... |
Anli (voice)
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Ryûji Saikachi | ... |
Old Engineer (voice)
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Tarako | ... |
Madge (voice)
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Eken Mine | ... |
Underling (voice)
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Reiko Suzuki | ... |
Sheeta's grandmother (voice)
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Takahiro Hirai | ... |
Chinese minion (voice)
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Tomomichi Nishimura | ... |
Train Operator / Additional Voices (voice)
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Shinya Ôtaki | ... |
Egyptian minion (voice)
(as Shinya Ohtaki)
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Hideki Fukushi | ... |
Gang (voice)
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Nobuyuki Furuta | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Hôchû Ôtsuka | ... |
Man in black glasses A (voice)
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Kazumi Tanaka | ... |
Additional Voices
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Masashi Sugawara | ... |
Underling (voice)
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| Toshihiko Seki | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Megumi Hayashibara | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Anna Paquin | ... |
Sheeta (Disney dub) (voice)
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| James Van Der Beek | ... |
Pazu (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Cloris Leachman | ... |
Dola (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Mark Hamill | ... |
Muska (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Richard Dysart | ... |
Uncle Pom (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Jim Cummings | ... |
General (Disney dub) (voice)
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| John Hostetter | ... |
Boss (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Michael McShane | ... |
Charles (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Mandy Patinkin | ... |
Louie (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Andy Dick | ... |
Henri (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Corey Burton | ... |
Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Tress MacNeille | ... |
Okami (Disney dub) / Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
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| John DeMita | ... |
Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
(as John Demita)
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| Scott Menville | ... |
Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Debi Derryberry | ... |
Young Sheeta (Disney dub) / Madge (Disney dub) / Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
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Matt K. Miller | ... |
Old Engineer (Disney dub) / Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
(as Matt Miller)
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| Eddie Frierson | ... |
Henri (Magnum dub) / Old Engineer (Magnum dub) / Papa (Disney dub) / Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
(as Ernest Fessler)
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Andrew Philpot | ... |
Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
(as Andy Philpot)
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Susan Hickman | ... |
Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Michael Sorich | ... |
Additional Voices (Disney dub) (voice)
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| Barbara Goodson | ... |
Pazu (Magnum dub) / Madge (Magnum dub) (voice)
(as Bertha Greene)
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| Lara Cody | ... |
Sheeta (Magnum dub) / Okami (Magnum dub) (voice)
(as a different name)
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Rachel Vanowen | ... |
Dola (Magnum dub) (voice)
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| Jeff Winkless | ... |
Muska (Magnum dub) (voice)
(as Jack Witte)
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Edward Mannix | ... |
Uncle Pom (Magnum dub) (voice)
(as Cyn Branch)
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| Mike Reynolds | ... |
General (Magnum dub) (voice)
(as Mark Richards)
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Clifton Wells | ... |
Boss (Magnum dub) (voice)
(as Charles Wilson)
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Barry Stigler | ... |
Charles (Magnum dub) (voice)
(as Bob Stuart)
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| Dave Mallow | ... |
Louis (Magnum dub) (voice)
(as Colin Phillips)
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Directed by
| Hayao Miyazaki | ||
Written by
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (original story by) |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Jonathan Swift | ... | (concept created by) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Tôru Hara | ... | animation producer: Studio Ghibli (as Toru Hara) |
| Hideo Ogata | ... | planner |
| Isao Takahata | ... | producer |
| Yasuyoshi Tokuma | ... | executive producer |
| Tatsumi Yamashita | ... | planner |
Music by
| Joe Hisaishi | ||
Cinematography by
| Hirokata Takahashi | ||
Editing by
| Yoshihiro Kasahara | ||
| Hayao Miyazaki | ||
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Casting By
| Jack Fletcher | ||
Art Direction by
| Toshirô Nozaki | ... | (as Toshio Nozaki) |
| Nizô Yamamoto | ... | (as Nizou Yamamoto) |
Production Management
| Tôru Hara | ... | production manager (as Toru Hara) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Umanosuke Iida | ... | assistant director (as Tsutomu Iida) |
| Satoshi Kimura | ... | assistant director |
| Norihiko Sutô | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Shuji Inoue | ... | sound mixer |
| Mikio Mori | ... | dolby technician: Far East Continental |
| Hironori Ono | ... | sound effects editor: E&M Planning Center |
| Kazutoshi Satô | ... | sound effects editor: E&M Planning Center (as Kazutoshi Satou) |
| Shigeharu Shiba | ... | sound director |
| Gregg Barbanell | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Ted Barela | ... | sound crew (uncredited) |
| Sam Hofstedt | ... | second engineer (uncredited) |
| Ernie Sheesley | ... | dialogue recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Gô Abe | ... | special effects |
| Shinji Teraoka | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Toshiyuki Fukushima | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Takahisa Ishizuka | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Izumi Kasama | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Takeo Kobayashi | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Taizô Matsuzaki | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Yukio Miyashima | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Hajime Noguchi | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Kôji Shiragami | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production (as Takashi Shirakami) |
| Hirokata Takahashi | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Yasuyoshi Toyonaga | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
| Yoshiaki Yasuhara | ... | camera operator: Takahashi Production |
Animation Department
| Kie Akiyama | ... | cel painter: Studio Hibari |
| Noriko Arakawa | ... | cel painter: Studio Hibari |
| Mariko Arano | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Gallop |
| Machiko Araya | ... | inbetween artist |
| Toshiko Asano | ... | cel painter: Studio Fantasia |
| Tsutomu Awada | ... | inbetween artist: Oh! Production (as Tsutomu Awata) |
| Seiko Azuma | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tomoko Danjô | ... | cel painter: Studio Fantasia |
| Hitoshi Ehara | ... | inbetween artist: Shindo Production |
| Toyoaki Emura | ... | key animator |
| Masaaki Endô | ... | key animator (as Masaaki Endo) |
| Tsuruko Fujita | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Tadashi Fukuda | ... | key animator |
| Makiko Futaki | ... | key animator |
| Kuniko Hamano | ... | inbetween artist: Visual 80 |
| Keiichiro Hattori | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kyôko Higurashi | ... | inbetween artist: Shindo Production |
| Keiko Hiraga | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Eiichirô Hirata | ... | inbetween artist |
| Katsu Hisamura | ... | background artist |
| Yumiko Honda | ... | cel painter: Production Act |
| Isao Hoshi | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Kuma |
| Akemi Hosoya | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Satoshi Ida | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Kumiko Iijima | ... | background artist |
| Tomohisa Iizuka | ... | cel painter: Studio Fantasia |
| Masumi Ishiguro | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Emiko Ishii | ... | cel painter |
| Yamako Ishikawa | ... | background artist |
| Akihiko Isozaki | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Toshitaka Itsumi | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Toto |
| Norichika Iwakiri | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Emiko Iwayanagi | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Fantasia |
| Miyako Izumi | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Fantasia |
| Megumi Kagawa | ... | key animator |
| Yoshinori Kanada | ... | lead animator |
| Yoshimi Kanbara | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Masashi Kaneko | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yûichi Katayama | ... | inbetween artist |
| Fumie Katô | ... | cel painter: Studio Hibari |
| Ryôko Katô | ... | inbetween artist: Oh! Production |
| Yumi Kawachi | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Toshio Kawaguchi | ... | key animator |
| Hirotsugu Kawasaki | ... | key animator |
| Yôko Kazama | ... | cel painter: Production Act |
| Keiko Kihara | ... | cel painter |
| Hiroko Kijima | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Yûko Kikuchi | ... | cel painter: Studio Fantasia |
| Kazuhiro Kinoshita | ... | background artist |
| Ikkô Kobayashi | ... | key animator (as Kazuyuki Kobayashi) |
| Kenji Kobayashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Komasa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshie Komatsu | ... | cel painter: Production Act |
| Katsuya Kondô | ... | key animator |
| Mutsuo Koseki | ... | background artist |
| Hiroyuki Kuraoka | ... | cel painter: Production Act |
| Shin'ichirô Kuse | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Kitarô Kôsaka | ... | key animator |
| Harumi Machii | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Mahiro Maeda | ... | key animator |
| Keisuke Makinoda | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Naomi Masuda | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Yayoi Matsushita | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Shizuko Minami | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Toto |
| Ryûsuke Mita | ... | cel painter |
| Hideko Miyamoto | ... | inbetween artist |
| Mari Miyashita | ... | cel painter |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | character designer |
| Chiharu Mizuma | ... | cel painter |
| Takayo Mizutani | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Tôru Morita | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Toto |
| Noriko Moritomo | ... | key animator |
| Takashi Motomochi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshie Murakami | ... | cel painter: Group Joy |
| Ayako Murano | ... | cel painter: Production Act |
| Toshiharu Murata | ... | inbetween artist (as Shunji Murata) |
| Osamu Nabeshima | ... | key animator (as Osamu Nabejima) |
| Masako Nabetani | ... | cel painter |
| Kazuhisa Nagai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Keiko Nagai | ... | inbetween artist: Oh! Production |
| Rumiko Nagai | ... | cel painter: Studio Fantasia |
| Hiromi Nagamine | ... | cel painter |
| Yukie Naitô | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Kyôko Nakano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hiromi Nakata | ... | cel painter |
| Yasuhiro Nakura | ... | key animator |
| Kenji Narita | ... | cel painter: Studio Hibari |
| Tatsushi Narita | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Atsuko Narumi | ... | inbetween artist: Visual 80 |
| Masako Natsui | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Michiko Nishimaki | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Miyoko Nishiyama | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Noriko Ogawa | ... | cel painter |
| Homi Ogiwara | ... | cel checker |
| Kazumi Okabe | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Gallop |
| Minoru Okamoto | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Toto |
| Toshiko Saitô | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Gallop |
| Yukiko Sakai | ... | cel painter |
| Fumiya Sakamoto | ... | cel painter |
| Masako Sakano | ... | clean-up and inbetween artist |
| Michiyo Sakurai | ... | key animator |
| Keiko Satô | ... | inbetween artist: Kusama Art |
| Shinnosuke Satô | ... | cel painter: Group Joy (as Shinnosuke Sato) |
| Taeko Satô | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Akemi Seki | ... | inbetween artist: Shindo Production |
| Yoshiya Shigebayashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Satoshi Shigeta | ... | inbetween artist: Kusama Art (as Satoru Shigeta) |
| Kumi Shimada | ... | cel painter |
| Etsuko Shimoda | ... | cel painter: Production Act |
| Toki Shinoda | ... | cel painter: Studio OZ |
| Masako Shinohara | ... | key animator |
| Yukitaka Shishikai | ... | cel painter: Studio Korumi |
| Mikako Sodeyama | ... | cel painter: Group Joy |
| Akiko Sudô | ... | cel painter: Group Joy |
| Mika Sugai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kumiko Suzuki | ... | cel painter: Group Joy |
| Yasuko Suzuki | ... | inbetween artist: Doga Kobo |
| Yôko Suzuki | ... | cel painter: Studio Hibari |
| Yasuko Tachiki | ... | animation checker |
| Mieko Taguchi | ... | cel painter: Production Act |
| Naomi Takahashi | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Sadao Takahashi | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Fantasia |
| Fusako Takami | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Yoshie Takamine | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshiko Takasago | ... | cel painter |
| Noriko Takaya | ... | background artist: harmony treatment |
| Naoko Takeba | ... | inbetween artist |
| Nobuko Tanaka | ... | cel painter: Studio Killy |
| Ritsuko Tanaka | ... | inbetween artist: Shindo Production |
| Mariko Tanazawa | ... | cel painter: Studio Fantasia |
| Tsukasa Tannai | ... | character designer / supervising animator |
| Hayato Tejima | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Kuma (as Yûto Teshima) |
| Akiko Teshima | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Fantasia |
| Kazuhide Tomonaga | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Wakako Ueda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sumio Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist: Visual 80 |
| Katsutoshi Yamagata | ... | cel painter: Studio Korumi |
| Akiko Yamaguchi | ... | inbetween artist: Kusama Art |
| Hirômi Yamakawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tadayoshi Yamamuro | ... | inbetween artist: Shindo Production |
| Kazue Yanagisawa | ... | cel painter |
| Michiyo Yasuda | ... | color designer |
| Hiroko Yokoyama | ... | cel painter: Production Act |
| Takao Yoshino | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masaki Yoshizaki | ... | background artist |
| Asako Ôhashi | ... | cel painter: Group Joy (as Asako Ohashi) |
| Kiyomi Ôta | ... | background artist |
| Atsuko Ôtani | ... | key animator |
| Kumiko Ôtani | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Fantasia |
| Shinji Ôtsuka | ... | key animator (as Shinji Otsuka) |
Casting Department
| David H. Kramer | ... | adr voice casting (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Andrew Belling | ... | music supervisor |
| Yasuko Fukuoka | ... | music programmer (uncredited) / musician (uncredited) |
| Joe Hisaishi | ... | music arranger (uncredited) / musician (uncredited) |
| Steve Jackson | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
| Atsushi Kaji | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
| Asuka Kaneko | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Shin Kazahara | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Shin Kazuhara | ... | trumpet (uncredited) |
| Vincent Mendoza | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Robert Puff | ... | music librarian (uncredited) |
| David Sabee | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Takashi Tsunoda | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Masayoshi Ôkawa | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Masashi Atami | ... | production assistant |
| Naotake Furusato | ... | production assistant |
| Eric Garcia | ... | production coordinator |
| Toshitsugu Hara | ... | production assistant |
| Osamu Kameyama | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Akira Kaneko | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Masahiro Kasuya | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Hiroyuki Katô | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Hirokazu Kihara | ... | production assistant |
| Tomoko Kobayashi | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Mitsuru Menjô | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Kaoru Mutô | ... | production assistant |
| Naoyuki Oshikiri | ... | production desk |
| Takao Sasaki | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Toshio Suzuki | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Minoru Tadokoro | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Mikio Takeda | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Kazutoshi Takigawa | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Masaya Tokuyama | ... | advertising producer |
| Tsutomu Ôtsuka | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten "Castle in the Sky Laputa" |
| Kazuyoshi Katayama | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toei Company (1986) (Japan) (theatrical) (103 theaters)
- Cinema Mondo (2009) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (1987) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2012) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Fathom Events (2017) (United States) (theatrical)
- GKIDS (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2003) (France) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Polyfilm Verleih (2006) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- CCV (2009) (Norway) (DVD)
- Deltamac Co. (2004) (Taiwan) (DVD)
- Deltamac Co. (2011) (Taiwan) (Blu-ray)
- Deltamac Co. (2019) (Taiwan) (Blu-ray)
- Entertainment One (2010) (Spain) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- GKIDS (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (2011) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray)
- Intercontinental Video (2002) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Intercontinental Video (2011) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray)
- Intercontinental Video (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Japan Airlines (JAL) (1989) (Japan) (dubbed) (shown on international flights)
- Leonine Distribution (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- Netflix (2020) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- Nippon Television Network (NTV) (1986) (Japan) (tv)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2011) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Pan Vision (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- SBP (2017) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Studio Ghibli (2010) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Toonami (2006) (United States) (tv)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2006) (United States) (tv)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2014) (Brazil) (Blu-ray)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2014) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2011) (Taiwan) (Blu-ray)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2019) (Taiwan) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dogakobo (in-between animation assistance)
- Studio Toto (in-between animation assistance)
- Oh Production (in-between animation assistance)
- Kusama Art (in-between animation assistance)
- Shindo Production (in-between animation assistance)
- Studio Fantasia (in-between animation assistance)
- Visual 80 Productions (in-between animation assistance)
- Studio Gallop (in-between animation assistance)
- Studio Kuma (in-between animation assistance)
- Studio Killy (cel painting assistance)
- Studio Fantasia (cel painting assistance)
- Production Act (cel painting assistance)
- Studio OZ (cel painting assistance)
- Group Joy (cel painting assistance)
- Studio Hibari (cel painting assistance)
- Studio Korumi (cel painting assistance)
- Takahashi Production (photography)
- Takagu Atelier (titles)
- Tokuma Japan Communications (music production)
- Omnibus Promotion (sound production)
- Tokyo TV Center (recording studio)
- Imagica (film developing)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Dentsu Productions Ltd. (production collaboration)
- ACT (supporting finish animation)
- Air-Edel Recording Studios (music mixed at) (Disney English dub)
- Bastyr University (music recorded at) (Disney English dub)
- E&M (sound effects)
- Group Joy (supporting finish animation)
- Magnum Video Tape and Dubbing Company (produced by) (1989 English dub)
- Nakanishi Strings (string orchestra)
- Nikkatsu Studio Center (music recorded at)
- Screen Music Studios (SMS) (dialogue recording facilities) (Disney English dub)
- Studio Fantasia (supporting finish animation)
- Studio Hibari (supporting finish animation)
- Studio Killy (supporting finish animation)
- Studio Korumi (supporting finish animation)
- Studio OZ (supporting finish animation)
- Studio X (mix facility) (Disney English dub)
- Telecom Animation Film (animation support)
- Walt Disney Studios (produced by) (Disney English dub)
- Wonder Station (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Tzung-I Lin |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,300,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $5,445,486 |
Did You Know?
| 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 known 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). See more » |
| Goofs | In the punchout scene between Shalulu and Pazu's boss, there are instances where we don't hear any auditory reactions, much less punches, when the camera is showing long shots of the crowd in either the Japanese version or the Magnum-English dub. (Disney's version, predictably, adds in more walla and punching sounds for that scene.) See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kimi wo Nosete See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The end credits show the remains of the castle Laputa floating on Earth's orbit. See more » |
| Quotes |
Uncle Pomme:
The earth speaks to all of us, and if we listen, we can understand. See more » |