Castle in the Sky (1989)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 18
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 1
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Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 1
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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.
Apr 1, 1989 Wide
Apr 15, 2003
Cast
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James Van Der Beek
Pazu [English version] -
Anna Paquin
Sheeta [English version... -
Mark Hamill
Muska [English version] -
Cloris Leachman
Dola [English version] -
Richard Dysart
Uncle Pom [English vers... -
Jim Cummings
General [English versio... -
John Hostetter
Boss [English version] -
Michael McShane
Charles [English versio... -
Mandy Patinkin
Louie [English version] -
Andy Dick
Henri [English version] -
Mayumi Tanaka
Pazu [Japanese version] -
Keiko Yokozawa
Sheeta [Japanese versio...
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All Critics (18) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (1) | DVD (18)
Liable to strain the patience of adults and the attention spans of children.
Top CriticFrequently astounding.
One of Japanese writer-director Hayao Miyazaki's best films.
A Star Wars-like animated feature about a legendary city behind the clouds and the many secrets it holds about nature, robots, light, and magic.
Castle in the Sky is an...uplifting experience. It's the perfect place to view where Miyazaki has been and where he intends to go.
A beautiful presentation of an exciting, poignant, early Miyazaki picture that probably isn't necessary if you bought the earlier release of the American dub.
Simply amazing.
Exciting, all-ages anime airborne fantasy epic.
Unusually detailed animation glides hand in hand with the film's aura of wonderment.
Miyazaki's flying contraptions are a sight to behold, rivaled only by the film's epic sweep and nonstop parade of action set-pieces.
It shows the master still learning, still discovering his pacing.
I especially liked the designs of giant floating flying machines that seem taken straight out of 1920s science fiction magazine illustrations . . .
Some of the action verges on the cartoonish, but Miyazaki's extraordinary realism in dealing with his characters is already evident in this fun adventure story.
This is grand fun in the style of an Indiana Jones adventure. It would make a cool live-action movie.
Despite the nonstop action, some deeply meditative lessons lurk beneath.
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Foreign Titles
- Das Schloss im Himmel (DE)
- Laputa Castle In The Sky (UK)
