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The Sky Crawlers

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The Sky Crawlers (2008)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:10

Rotten:9

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: From the director of the iconic sci-fi anime THE GHOST IN THE SHELL comes this stunning vision of a world in which eternally youthful fighter pilots lose their innocence after being foisted into a... From the director of the iconic sci-fi anime THE GHOST IN THE SHELL comes this stunning vision of a world in which eternally youthful fighter pilots lose their innocence after being foisted into a war they’re too young to even fully grasp. Innocence is lost in the most dizzying manner imaginable when one such fighter pilot, a teenage boy named Yuichi whose childhood memories consist only of visions of combat, begins to question the fate of the soldier he’s replacing. [More]

Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryo Kase

Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryo Kase

Director: Mamoru Oshii

Director: Mamoru Oshii

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Release:

May 26, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese
  • Dubbed, Subtitles - English
  • Subtitles - English, French

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