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Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)
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Release Date:
2 August 1986 (Japan) morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
One of my all time favorite movies, PERIOD. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mayumi Tanaka | ... | Pazu (voice) |
 | James Van Der Beek | ... | Pazu (2003) (voice: English version) |
 | Anna Paquin | ... | Sheeta (2003) (voice: English version) |
| Keiko Yokozawa | ... | Sheeta (voice) |
| Kotoe Hatsui | ... | Dola (voice) |
 | Cloris Leachman | ... | Dola (2003) (voice: English version) |
 | Mark Hamill | ... | Muska (voice: English version) |
| Minori Terada | ... | Muska (voice) |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Uncle Pomme (2003) (voice: English version) |
| Fujio Tokita | ... | Uncle Pomme (voice) |
| Jim Cummings | ... | General (voice) |
| Ichirô Nagai | ... | Shogun Mouro (voice) |
| John Hostetter | ... | Boss (voice: English version) |
| Hiroshi Ito | ... | Oyakata (voice) |
| Machiko Washio | ... | Okami, Mrs. Daffy (voice) |
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Also Known As:
Castle in the Sky (UK) (DVD title) (USA) (DVD title)Laputa: The Flying Island (UK) (TV title)
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124 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Germany:6 | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | France:U | Hong Kong:I | Spain:T | USA:Unrated | UK:PG | Australia:G | New Zealand:PG | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec)MOVIEmeter: 
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Director Trademark: [Hayao Miyazaki] [flying]As the title suggests, the castle of Laputa flies. Numerous flying contraptions feature in the movie. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Dola announces that Goliath is off of the port bow, she looks in horror towards the Tiger Moth's stern, the opposite direction from that which she announces. moreQuotes:
Sheeta: [hugging Dola] Dola!Dola: Thank goodness you're alive!
Pazu: So are you. This is great!
Papa: No it's not! My poor little ship is gone forever! Boo hoo hoo hoo!
Dola: Stop with the cryin', ya big baby! I'll get you another ship!
Papa: [stops crying] Okay.
Dola: [to Sheeta, softhearted] Oh, poor little thing. There's nothin' worse than having your pigtails shot off!
Sheeta: [reacting to a sharp object beneath Dola's blouse] Or having your eye poked out. What have you got under there?
Dola: Oh, my fault!
[takes out shining gem]
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This is one of my all time favorite movies, PERIOD. I can't think of another movie that combines so many nice movie qualities like this one does. This flick has it all: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Good vs. Bad and even some Romance (without even an innocent "peck" on the cheek between the Pazu and Sheeta). Maybe best of all, you don't have to be in Mensa to "get it" and enjoy the movie like you do with some of Miyazaki's other movies (I don't know about you, but I watch movies to take a break from thinking). This is just a flat-out enjoyable movie that everyone will like, so do yourself a favor and go buy it. The only sour note is the American Dubbing. I found Vander-Geek to be just plain annoying. But all is not lost, the original Japanese version is on the two-disc set and it rocks! Who cares if you can't understand spoken Japanese? If you can read at a second-grade level then watch the original Japanese recording with English subtitles. You won't regret it.