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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Its young heroine, soaring adventure, ravaged-world wonder and uneasy balance between technology and nature closely echo Castle in the Sky’s expansive, humane sense of discovery.
02
Why this pick
A buoyant hand-drawn adventure with a determined young protagonist, lively surrogate-family dynamics and an imaginative parallel world that retains Miyazaki-like warmth beneath its action.
03
Why this pick
A young dreamer ventures beyond a sheltered community in this richly crafted animation, pairing tactile visual enchantment with danger, folklore and an earnest coming-of-age spirit.
04
Why this pick
Though more intimate, it matches Castle in the Sky’s tender bond between children and extraordinary technology, balancing exhilarating jeopardy with a deeply compassionate anti-militarist heart.
05
Why this pick
A sibling-led journey through mythic landscapes, rendered with luminous storybook artistry, offers the same blend of melancholy, courage and transportive fantasy-world immersion.
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01 / THE STORY
An airship carrying Sheeta, a young girl who has been abducted by government agent Muska, is attacked by Captain Dola and her air pirate sons who are in search of Sheeta's small blue crystal pendant. In the resulting struggle, Sheeta falls from the airship but her descent is slowed by a mysterious power within the amulet. She safely lands in a small mining town where she is discovered by a brave young boy named Pazu (pronounced "Patsu"), who takes her into his home to recover. Pazu tells her of a mysterious floating island named Laputa which is visible in a picture taken by his father. Later, they are pursued by Dola's pirates, and then by Muska's soldiers. Eventually, the two fall into an abandoned mine, where they encounter the local eccentric Uncle Pomme, who informs them that Sheeta's amulet is made of 'volucite' crystal ('Aetherium' in the American release), a material used to keep Laputa and the other flying cities aloft.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Pazu (voice)
Sheeta (voice)
Dola
Shogun Mouro (voice)
Muska
Charles
Duffi
Henri (voice)
