Le Château dans le ciel

Original title: Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

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Anime Hand-Drawn Animation Adventure Animation Family Fantasy

Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.

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IMDb RATING

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190K

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POPULARITY

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Pazu
(voice)

Keiko Yokozawa

Sheeta
(voice)

Kotoe Hatsui

Dola
(voice)

Minori Terada

Muska
(voice)

Fujio Tokita

Uncle Pom
(voice)

Ichirô Nagai

Shogun Mouro
(voice)

Hiroshi Ito

Oyakata
(voice)

Machiko Washio

Okami
(voice)

Takuzô Kamiyama

Shalulu
(voice)

Yoshito Yasuhara

Lui
(voice)

Sukekiyo Kameyama

Anli
(voice)

Ryûji Saikachi

Old Engineer
(voice)

Tarako

Madge
(voice)

Eken Mine

Underling
(voice)

Reiko Suzuki

Sheeta's grandmother
(voice)

Takahiro Hirai

Chinese minion
(voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Train Operator
(voice)
…

Shinya Ôtaki

Egyptian minion
(voice)
(as Shinya Ohtaki)

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Trivia
Laputa, the flying island, was a setting in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels, published in 1726. Hayao Miyazaki says in interviews that he was unaware that "la puta" means "the whore" in Spanish. If he had known the translation, he would not have used it as a title. Swift, incidentally, is considered the inventor of "black comedy" and, as a well-educated man and satirist, very likely knew the meaning of the Spanish term (in the novel, the Gulliver character lists Spanish as one of the many languages he's fluent in).

Goofs
In the punchout scene between Shalulu and Pazu's boss, there are instances where we don't hear any auditory reactions, much less punches, when the camera is showing long shots of the crowd in either the Japanese version or the Magnum-English dub. (Disney's version, predictably, adds in more walla and punching sounds for that scene.)

Quotes
Uncle Pomme: The earth speaks to all of us, and if we listen, we can understand.

Crazy credits
The end credits show the remains of the castle Laputa floating on Earth's orbit.

Alternate versions
An English dub of this film was produced by the Walt Disney Company in 1999 (originally intended to be released that same year), but wasn't released on DVD until 2003. The English dub shortens the title to "Castle in the Sky," removing the word "Laputa," since it means "the whore" in Spanish. The voice cast includes James Van Der Beek, Anna Paquin, Mark Hamill, Cloris Leachman, Mandy Patinkin, Andy Dick, and Michael McShane.

Connections
Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)

Soundtracks
Kimi wo Nosete
(Carrying You)
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Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Performed by Azumi Inoue (Tokuma Japan)

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10/10

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Hayao Miyazaki has no equal when it comes to using hand-drawn animation as a form of storytelling, yet often he is being compared to Walt Disney. That is just so unfair, because it becomes apparent by watching Miyazaki's films that he is the superior artist. He really has a gift of thrilling both grownups and children, and Laputa is indeed one awesome ride.

But where can I begin to describe a movie so magical and breathtaking! Miyazaki's works have never cease to amaze me. Laputa is an adventure of a grand scale and I wonder how a film can be so packed with details and imagination. Ask yourself this question: if you are a kid dreaming of an adventure so grand in scope and so magical, what would it be like? The answer would be to strap yourself in some seat and watch Laputa, because it's truly a childhood fantasy come true. Every minute of the movie is rich and engrossing ... from the train chase to the amazing air-flying sequences... and to the wonderous sight of the floating castle itself. Not to mention the excellent score by Joe Hisaishi! Everything you ever possibly want from an adventure movie is here.