Castle in the Sky

Castle in the Sky

One day, a girl came down from the sky…

1986•2h 5m•8.0/10

AdventureFantasyAnimationActionFamily

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(5K)

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

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Production

Studio Ghibli, Nibariki, Tokuma Shoten

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Keiko Yokozawa

Keiko Yokozawa

Sheeta (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Pazu (voice)

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Muska (voice)

Kotoe Hatsui

Kotoe Hatsui

Dola (voice)

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Uncle Pomme (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Shogun Mouro (voice)

Hiroshi Ito

Hiroshi Ito

Oyakata (voice)

Machiko Washio

Machiko Washio

Okami (voice)

Takuzō Kamiyama

Takuzō Kamiyama

Charles (voice)

Yoshito Yasuhara

Yoshito Yasuhara

Louis (voice)

Sukekiyo Kameyama

Sukekiyo Kameyama

Henri (voice)

Eken Mine

Eken Mine

Underling (voice)

TARAKO

TARAKO

Madge (voice)

Masashi Sugawara

Masashi Sugawara

Underling (voice)

Reiko Suzuki

Reiko Suzuki

Sheeta's Grandmother (voice)

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Man in Black Glasses (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Train Operator (voice)

Ryuji Saikachi

Ryuji Saikachi

Old Engineer (voice)

Takuzō Kamiyama

Takuzō Kamiyama

Shalulu (voice)

Takahiro Hirai

Chinese Minion (voice)

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