Castle in the Sky
天空の城ラピュタ
“A girl with a mysterious crystal amulet escapes government agents and joins a boy seeking Laputa, the fabled flying castle.”
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Synopsis
A girl with a mysterious crystal amulet escapes government agents and joins a boy seeking Laputa, the fabled flying castle.
In a world filled with planes and airships, Sheeta is a young girl who has been kidnapped by government agents who seek her mysterious crystal amulet. While trapped aboard an airship, she finds herself without hope—that is, until the ship is raided by pirates. Taking advantage of the ensuing confusion, Sheeta manages to flee from her captors. Upon her escape, she meets Pazu, a boy who dreams of reaching the fabled flying castle, Laputa. The two decide to embark on a journey together to discover this castle in the sky. However, they soon find the government agents back on their trail, as they too are trying to reach Laputa for their own greedy purposes. Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa follows the soaring adventures of Sheeta and Pazu, all while they learn how dreams and dire circumstances can bring two people closer together.
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 85 sampled reviews
8.4/10
What 85
viewers
settled on.
96% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.65 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.2 ptsRecommenders 8.9 · others 3.7
Yes
8.9
No
3.7
Score over time
1.60Verbosity
Short · 24%
Medium · 41%
Long · 35%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9/10 “This is my most favorite Miyazaki movie ever, I loved how the story was like a Star Wars film and how well devloped it was made making the villian Muska by letting Mark Hamal potray him in the...”
- 10/10 “I thought that this movie was a piece of art! I've totally loved it since the first time I've seen it. I especially love the theme song of this movie, it had perfect momentum and was miraculously...”
- 10/10 “Castle in the Sky is an intriguing adventure whose magical necklace and mid-air meet-cute instantly pull you in. With no real flaws to note, it’s an easy, wholehearted recommendation. The standout...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Castle in the Sky begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0481
A Movie Production · Summer 1986
Studio Ghibli.in association with Tokuma Shoten · Streamline Pictures
- Format
- 1 × 124′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 2h 04m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Aug 1986 – Aug 1986
- Summer 1986
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- Children
- Ref.
- BS-0481
- catalog