Laputa: Castle in the Sky, known as simply Castle in the Sky in North America, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was the first film produced by Studio Ghibli and was produced for Tokuma Shoten. It follows the adventures of a young boy and girl in the late 19th century attempting to keep a magic crystal from a group of military agents, while searching for a legendary floating castle. The film was distributed by Toei Company. Laputa: Castle in the Sky won the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986. The film has received positive reviews and grossed over $15.5 million at the box office, and went on to gross a total of approximately $157 million in box office, home video and soundtrack sales. In Japanese polls of greatest animations, it was voted the second best animated film at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival and was voted first place in a 2008 Oricon audience poll.
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Produced by | Isao Takahata |
| Writer(s) | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Starring | Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui, Minori Terada |
| Music | Joe Hisaishi |
| Cinematography | Hirokata Takahashi |
| Edited by | Takeshi Seyama, Yoshihiro Kasahara |
| Production, company | Studio Ghibli |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
| Released | August 2, 1986 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥500 million, ($3.3 million) |
| Box office | US$ million |
| Netflix ID | 60027393 |
About Castle in the Sky
A young orphan is kidnapped before being attacked by sky pirates. She teams up with a fellow orphan to discover the mystical floating city of Laputa. The film marked the first project to be animated by Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
Achievement of Castle in the Sky
In 2006, the film was voted the second best animated picture at the Japan Media Arts Festival. Disney produced an English dub that would release in 1999.
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Latest information about Castle in the Sky updated on July 28 2021.
