Pazu is an engineer's apprentice who finds Sheeta, a young girl, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant. Together, they discover both are searching for Laputa, a legendary floating castle, and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around Sheeta's neck. Their quest won't be easy. There are greedy air pirates, secret government agents and astounding obstacles to keep them from learning the truth.
MPAA rating: PG; for fantasy action violence and peril.|||general
a Studio Ghibli film ; Tokuma Shoten presents a Studio Ghibli production, a Hayao Miyazaki film ; produced by Isao Takahata ; original story & screenplay written by Hayao Miyazaki ; directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986 under the title "Tenkū no shiro Rapyuta." English version released in 2003.
Bonus features: Behind the microphone; The world of Laputa; Creating Castle in the Sky; Character sketches; Producer's perspective: Meeting Miyazaki; Scoring Miyazaki; Promotional video; Textless credits; Original theatrical trailers.
English language voices: Anna Paquin, Cloris Leachman, James Van Der Beek, Mark Hamill.
DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
In English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese or French (Dolby Digital 2.0); English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Music, Joe Hisaishi ; supervising animator, Tsukasa Tannai ; leading key animator, Yoshinori Kanada ; executive producer, Yasuyoshi Tokuma ; editing, Takeshi Seyama.
