Castle in the Sky

    Castle in the Sky
    1986

    Synopsis

    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.

    Your Movie Library

    Cast

    • Keiko YokozawaSheeta (voice)
    • Mayumi TanakaPazu (voice)
    • Minori TeradaMuska (voice)
    • Kotoe HatsuiDola (voice)
    • Fujio TokitaUncle Pomme (voice)
    • Ichiro NagaiShogun Mouro (voice)
    • Hiroshi ItoOyakata (voice)
    • Machiko WashioOkami (voice)
    • Takumi KamiyamaCharles (voice)
    • Yoshito YasuharaLouis (voice)

    Recommendations

    • 90

      IGN

      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

      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

      Miyazaki’s concerns with the fragility and wonder of our less tangible surroundings haunt the picture without overpowering it.
    • 80

      The A.V. Club

      On the lighthearted end of the Miyazaki spectrum, but it features more dashing adventure.
    • 80

      Washington Post

      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.
    • 75

      TV Guide Magazine

      Unusually detailed animation glides hand in hand with the film’s aura of wonderment.
    • 60

      The New York Times

      Its detailed fantasy world, including a dark turn-of-the-century mining town and candy-colored futuristic space bikes, is as alluring as any live-action film. Yet this two-hour story about a lost princess, a flying island and space pirates is liable to strain the patience of adults and the attention spans of children.

    Loved by

    • Hélo
    • tugcebilgin
    • Rui Pinto
    • mangojuice
    • Ninjula
    • bbbestias
    • jal90
    • Honorata
    • LauraG.
    • vyr
    • funeral
    • cimet
    • Justine Debicki

    Seen by

    Lists