Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Keiko Yokozawa
Sheeta (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
Pazu (voice)
Minori Terada
Muska (voice)
Kotoe Hatsui
Dola (voice)
Fujio Tokita
Uncle Pomme (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Shogun Mouro (voice)
Hiroshi Ito
Oyakata (voice)
Hiroshi Ito
Oyakata
Machiko Washio
Okami (voice)
Takumi Kamiyama
Charles (voice)
Yoshito Yasuhara
Louis (voice)
Sukekiyo Kameyama
Henri (voice)
Eken Mine
Underling (voice)
TARAKO
Madge (voice)
Masashi Sugawara
Underling (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
Sheeta's Grandmother (voice)
Hochu Otsuka
Man in Black Glasses (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura
Train Operator (voice)
Yoshihiro Kasahara
Editor
Ryūji Saikachi
Old Engineer (voice)
Takuzou Kamiyama
Shalulu (voice)
Takahiro Hirai
Chinese Minion (voice)
Jack Fletcher
CastingDirector
Megumi Hayashibara
Woman in Blue (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Additional Voices (voice)
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Executive Producer
Nizou Yamamoto
Art Direction
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Hayao Miyazaki
Director / Writer / Original Story
Hideo Ogata
Executive Producer
Isao Takahata
Producer
Yoshihiro Kasahara
Editor
Toshio Nozaki
Art Direction
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Tatsumi Yamashita
Executive Producer
Shigeharu Shiba
Sound Director
Tooru Hara
Production Manager
Go Abe
Special Effects
Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Key Animation
Kazutoshi Sato
Sound Effects
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Mikio Mori
Dolby Consultant
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Yoshinori Kanada
Lead Animator
Masayoshi Okawa
Music Editor
Makiko Futaki
Key Animation
Toshio Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Katsuya Kondo
Key Animation
Kitarou Kousaka
Key Animation
Atsushi Kaji
Music Programmer
Hironori Ono
Sound Effects Editor
Mutsuo Koseki
Background Designer
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Tadashi Fukuda
Key Animation
Yamako Ishikawa
Background Designer
Kazuhiro Kinoshita
Background Designer
Michiyo Sakurai
Key Animation
Kaoru Mutô
Production Assistant
Katsu Hisamura
Background Designer
Yasuhiro Nakura
Key Animation
Masashi Atami
Production Assistant
Naotake Furusato
Production Assistant
Hirokazu Kihara
Production Assistant
Umanosuke Iida
Assistant Director
Kazuyuki Kobayashi
Key Animation
Norihiko Sudo
Assistant Director
Shuji Inoue
Sound Mixer
Shin Kazahara
Musician
Masaaki Endou
Key Animation
Masaki Yoshizaki
Background Designer
Toyoaki Emura
Key Animation
Osamu Nabeshima
Key Animation
Asuka Kaneko
Musician
Shinji Teraoka
Special Effects
Masako Shinohara
Key Animation
Yasuko Fukuoka
Music Programmer
Takashi Tsunoda
Musician
Mahiro Maeda
Key Animation
Noriko Moritomo
Key Animation
Kazuhide Tomonaga
Key Animation
Kiyomi Oota
Background Designer
Tetsu Kimura
Assistant Director
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Toshitsugu Hara
Production Assistant
Hirokata Takahashi
Director of Photography
Kumiko Iijima
Background Designer
Tsukasa Tannai
Animation Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 2, 1986
Original Name天空の城ラピュタ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
Content RatingPG
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$5,228,752
Genres
Wiki.
Castle in the Sky (Japanese: 天空の城ラピュタ, Hepburn: Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta), also known as Laputa: Castle in the Sky, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by the Toei Company. In voice acting roles, the original Japanese version stars Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui, and Minori Terada. The film follows orphans Sheeta and Pazu, who are chased by government agent Muska, the army, and a group of pirates over Sheeta's crystal necklace on their way to Laputa, a mythical castle flying in the sky.
Castle in the Sky is the first film to be animated by Studio Ghibli, with a production team comprising many of Miyazaki's longtime collaborators, who would continue to work with the studio for the following three decades. The studio's intent was to create original feature films without any compromise of quality. The film was partly inspired by Miyazaki's trips to Wales, where he witnessed the aftermath of the 1984 coal miners' strike. The island of Laputa is used to highlight the theme of environmentalism, exploring the relationships between humanity, nature, and technology, a reflection of Miyazaki's ecological philosophy. The young protagonists also provide a unique perspective on the narrative, as a result of Miyazaki's desire to portray "the honesty and goodness of children in [his] work." Many aspects of the film's retrofuturistic style – the flying machines in particular – are influenced by nineteenth-century approaches, which has earned the film a reputation in the modern steampunk genre.
The film released in Japanese theaters on August 2, 1986. It performed below expectations at the box office, but later achieved commercial success through rereleases, earning over US$157 million as of 2021. An English dub commissioned by Tokuma Shoten in 1988 was distributed in North America by Streamline Pictures, and another dub was produced by Disney in 1998, released internationally by Buena Vista in 2003. The film's score was composed by Joe Hisaishi, who would become a close collaborator of Miyazaki's; Hisaishi also composed a reworked soundtrack for the 2003 English dub. The film was generally acclaimed by critics, though the 2003 English dub received mixed reviews. It was well-received by audiences, being voted as one of the greatest animated films of all time in later years. The film also received several notable accolades. Castle in the Sky has since earned "cult status", and has influenced several notable artists working in multiple media.