Castle in the Sky

天空の城ラピュタ (1986)

Timing: 2:5 (125 min)

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All about film

Video 16

Photo 105

Actors and characters

Release date

1986-08-02

Country

Japan

Production

Studio Ghibli, Nibariki, Tokuma Shoten

Genre

Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Action, Family, Romance

Budget

$3 000 000

Revenue

$26 083 144

Website

https://gkids.com/films/castle-in-the-sky

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Actors

Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Minori Terada, Kotoe Hatsui, Fujio Tokita, Ichiro Nagai, Hiroshi Ito, Machiko Washio, Yoshito Yasuhara, Sukekiyo Kameyama
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Hayao Miyazaki

Producer

Isao Takahata, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Hideo Ogata, Tatsumi Yamashita, Tooru Hara

Operator

Hirokata Takahashi

Composer

Joe Hisaishi

Artist

Audition

Editing

Takeshi Seyama, Yoshihiro Kasahara
All team (77)

• The squirrel-foxes – squirrel-foxes from Laputa – first appeared in Miyazaki's work "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind".
• The robot from Laputa is identical to the robot that previously appeared with Miyazaki’s involvement in “Lupin III,” in the episode “Farewell, Beloved Lupin.” A full-scale model of this robot is located on the roof of the Studio Ghibli Museum in Tokyo.
• Hayao Miyazaki borrowed the word “Laputa” from Jonathan Swift (“Gulliver’s Travels”). Swift, in turn, likely took it from Spanish, where it means “prostitute.” Therefore, in Spanish-speaking countries and the United States, the film was shown without the offensive word in the title.
• The name "Sita" and a number of legends used in the film are borrowed from Indian folklore.
• Studio Ghibli was founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata specifically to create this film.
• When creating the image of the mining town, Hayao Miyazaki drew on his memories of visiting Wales. The director, a former trade union leader, was particularly impressed by stories of worker protests against mine closures, which are reflected in the film.
• The fox-squirrels – squirrel foxes from Laputa – first appeared in Miyazaki’s work, “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.”
• The robot from Laputa is identical to the robot that previously appeared under Miyazaki’s involvement in “Lupin III,” in the television episode “Farewell, Beloved Lupin.” A full-size model of this robot is located on the roof of the Studio Ghibli Museum in Tokyo.
• Hayao Miyazaki borrowed the word “Laputa” from Jonathan Swift (“Gulliver’s Travels”). Swift, in turn, likely took it from Spanish, where it means “prostitute.” Therefore, in Spanish-speaking countries and the United States, the film was screened without the offensive word in the title.
• The name "Sita" and a number of legends used in the film are borrowed from Indian folklore.