Castle in the sky

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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 que...

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Main Authors: Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- (Author, Screenwriter, Director), Hisaishi, Jō, 1950- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Walt Disney Productions, Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokuma Shoten, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Takahata, Isao (Producer), Paquin, Anna (Actor), Leachman, Cloris (Actor), Van der Beek, James, 1977- (Actor), Hamill, Mark (Actor), Kanada, Yoshinori, 1952-2009 (Animator)
Format: DVD
Language:Japanese
English
French
Published: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2010]
Edition:Special edition., widescreen.
Series:Disney DVD
Subjects:
Pendants (Jewelry) > Drama.
Castles > Drama.
Quests (Expeditions) > Drama.
Castles.
Pendants (Jewelry)
Quests (Expeditions)
Anime.
Japanese language materials.
Juvenile works.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Action and adventure films.
Animated films.
Children's films.
Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986 under the title "Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta." English version released in 2003.
Special features: The world of Ghibli: visit Castle in the sky featurettes: "Enter the lands:" meet the characters and hear the story of the movie [and] "Behind the studio:" discover the inspiration through documentaries, including new interviews with Hayao Miyazaki; introduction by John Lasseter; storyboard presentation of the movie.
"Behind the Studio" special features (disc 2): The world of Laputa ; Creating Castle in the sky ; character sketches ; Producer's perspective: meeting Miyazaki ; Scoring Miyazaki ; original Japanese trailers ; Behind the microphone (with the English voice cast).
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital surround ; digitally remastered, NTSC ; enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG; for fantasy action violence and peril.
CHV rating: PG; frightening scenes.
Production Credits:Music, Joe Hisaishi ; supervising animator, Tsukasa Tannai ; leading key animator, Yoshinori Kanada ; executive producer, Yasuyoshi Tokuma ; editing, Takeshi Seyama.
ISBN:0788896687
9780788896682

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