Castle in the Sky
Orphan girl Sheeta and aspiring mechanic Pazu race against sky pirates and a ruthless government agent to locate the legendary floating island of Laputa, where a powerful crystal could decide humanity’s fate.
“One day, a girl came down from the sky…”
Synopsis
A young boy and a girl, in possession of a magic crystal, embark on a journey to find a legendary floating castle, racing against pirates and foreign agents.
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A crew of 276+ credited
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Edited by Yoshihiro KasaharaShot by Hirokata TakahashiScored by Joe HisaishiSound by Shuji Inoue
Box Office
1986 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$5.2M
Re-release box office
- 2018648 theaters
- $524K($690K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Das Schloss im Himmelde
- Castle in the Skyen
- Laputa: Castle in the Skyen
- El castillo en el cieloes
- Le Château dans le cielfr
- Laputa - Castello nel cieloit
- 天空の城ラピュタja
- (TV Title)Laputa: The Castle in the Sky
- (cable TV title)O Castelo no Céu
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- JapanAug 2, 1986
- Hong Kong SAR ChinaJun 26, 1987
- United StatesJul 14, 1987
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Cast & Crew
276 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
13Tarako
as Madge
Eken Mine
as Underling
Reiko Suzuki
as Sheeta's Grandmother
Takahiro Hirai
as Chinese Minion
Tomomichi Nishimura
as Train Operator, Additional Voices
Shinya Otaki
as Egyptian Minion
Hideki Fukushi
as Gang
Nobuyuki Furuta
as Additional Voices
Hochu Otsuka
as Man in Black Glasses A
Kazumi Tanaka
as Additional Voices
Masashi Sugawara
as Underling
Toshihiko Seki
as Additional Voices
Megumi Hayashibara
as Woman in Blue
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
4Other crew
248Nizo Yamamoto
(as Nizou Yamamoto), as Nizou Yamamoto
Toshiro Nozaki
(as Toshio Nozaki), as Toshio Nozaki
Corey Burton
Additional Voices (2003 Disney)
Michael Sorich
Additional Voices (2003 Disney)
Scott Menville
Additional Voices (2003 Disney)
Susan Hickman
Additional Voices (2003 Disney)
Andrew Philpot
Additional Voices (as Andy Philpot) (2003 Disney)
John Demita
Additional Voices (as John Demita) (2003 Disney)
David H Kramer
adr voice casting (Disney version) (uncredited)
Yasuko Tachiki
animation checker
Norihiko Suto
assistant director (as Norihiko Sutô)
Tetsu Kimura
assistant director (as Satoshi Kimura)
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