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“Sheeta and Pazu flee pirates and agents to find the legendary sky castle Laputa.”
Castle in the Sky
天空の城ラピュタ
8.26
368 rank · 538,655 viewers · 4,862 favorites
Adventure
Award Winning
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Sheeta and Pazu flee pirates and agents to find the legendary sky castle Laputa.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 76 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 76 viewers settled on.
96%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 10
σ 1.69
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.69 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 3.7
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Score over time
↓ 1.61
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “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 “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 “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...”
Verbosity
Short · 26%
Medium · 39%
Long · 34%
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- Format 1 × 124′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 04m all episodes
- Aired Aug 1986 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-0481 catalog
Produced by
- Tokuma Shoten Producer
- Streamline Pictures Producer
- Omnibus Promotion Producer
Licensed by
- Disney Platform Distribution Licensor
- GKIDS Licensor