Castle in the Sky (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.

Castle in the Sky (1986)

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Released Year: 1986
Runtime: 124 minutes
Directors: Hayao Miyazaki
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki

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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.

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Reviews


90
IGN - Unnamed
Another example of the explosive imagination that Miyazaki has. The world of the movie looks to use early 20th Century technology, yet it's filled with these giant airships and flying cities. There's a giant, yet lovable, robot that instantly becomes one of the most memorable characters in the film. Combine all of that with an excellent and memorable Joe Hisaishi score, and you have a jewel of animation.
88
ReelViews - James Berardinelli
Viewed from a purely narrative perspective, Castle in the Sky is a fun, engaging two hours. Miyazaki knows how to keep things moving without belaboring certain scenes. He doesn’t speak down to his audience and isn’t afraid to mix in exposition with action.
88
Slant Magazine - Chuck Bowen
Miyazaki’s concerns with the fragility and wonder of our less tangible surroundings haunt the picture without overpowering it.
80
The A.V. Club - Tasha Robinson
On the lighthearted end of the Miyazaki spectrum, but it features more dashing adventure.
80
Washington Post - Unnamed
Miyazaki's world, so full of color and life, is always just across the borderline of imagination, its acute details softened by clouds and shadows, its principles revealed by actions more than words. Laputa has resonance and complexity.

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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.

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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.

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