Castle in the Sky

"One day, a girl came down from the sky…"

1986 2h 5m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 4,829

AdventureFantasyAnimationActionFamily

Synopsis

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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.

“One day, a girl came down from the sky…”

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Cast

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)
Machiko Washio
Okami (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshihiro Kasahara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Keiko Yokozawa and Mayumi Tanaka and Minori Terada carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One day, a girl came down from the sky…".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092067 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hayao Miyazaki directs. Hirokata Takahashi behind the camera. Joe Hisaishi scores. Yoshihiro Kasahara cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshihiro Kasahara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Keiko Yokozawa and Mayumi Tanaka and Minori Terada carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "One day, a girl came down from the sky…".
8IMDB entry: tt0092067 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "army", "flying", "magic", "mine".