It is also considered an influential classic in the steampunk and dieselpunk genres. Search for screenings / showtimes and book tickets for Castle in the Sky. Castle in the Sky has had a strong influence on Japanese popular culture, and has inspired numerous films, media and games, in Japan and internationally.

In Japanese polls of greatest animations, Castle in the Sky was voted the second best animated film at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival and was voted first place in a 2008 Oricon audience poll. It is the first film created by Studio Ghibli and released on August 2, 1986, although it is considered the second by some, as Nausica of the Valley of the Wind was created by the founding members two. A young girl with a mysterious crystal pendant falls out of the sky and into the arms and life of young Pazu. Dont miss this rare opportunity to see one of Hayao Miyazakis most stunningly beautiful, exciting and infrequently screened films.

The film has received positive reviews and grossed over $15.5 million at the box office, and went on to gross a total of approximately $157 million in box office, home video and soundtrack sales. Castle in the Sky (, Tenk no Shiro Rapyuta also known as Laputa: Castle in the Sky) is a film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Tokuma Shoten. CASTLE IN THE SKY (TENKU NO SHIRO RAPYUTA), 1986, Studio Ghibli, 124 min. Laputa: Castle in the Sky won the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986. The film was distributed by Toei Company. It follows the adventures of a young boy and girl in the late 19th century attempting to keep a magic crystal from a group of military agents, while searching for a legendary floating castle.

It was the first film animated by Studio Ghibli and was animated for Tokuma Shoten. Castle in the Sky (Japanese: 天空の城ラピュタ, Hepburn: Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta), known as Laputa: Castle in the Sky in Europe and Australia, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy-adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Castle in the sky (1986)