Castle in the Sky
Directed by Hayao MiyazakiA young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization.
- LivewireAdminAugust 6, 2025First Miyazaki film I haven't seen as I work my way through Studio Ghibli's catalogue. I wonder if they were going to keep the "princess story" going for as long as they could? I enjoyed the story in this one and the setting but it never quite reached the highs of Nausicaa or Totoro. By the way, I'm watching all of these dubbed if I can and I feel like the leads here weren't the best (Anna Paquin and James Van Der Beak). That being said, Mark Hamill is the villain and he did a terrific job (he even broke out the joker laugh a few times). If I ever do watch this one again, I'm sure it will be some time before I come back to it. In terms of the positives, the animation again was wonderful and Hisaishi knocks the score out of the park once more.
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Castle in the Sky Trivia
Castle in the Sky was released on August 2, 1986.
Castle in the Sky was directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Castle in the Sky has a runtime of 2h 4m.
Castle in the Sky was produced by Isao Takahata, Toshio Suzuki.
A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization.
The key characters in Castle in the Sky are Sheeta (voice) (Keiko Yokozawa), Pazu (voice) (Mayumi Tanaka), Muska (voice) (Minori Terada).
Castle in the Sky is rated PG.
Castle in the Sky is an Adventure, Action, Fantasy film.
Castle in the Sky has an audience rating of 8 out of 10.
Castle in the Sky had a budget of $3M.
Castle in the Sky has made $5.2M at the box office.