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Laputa - Castle in the Sky [DVD]

Anna Paquin , James Van Der Beek , Hayao Miyazaki    Parental Guidance   DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill, Richard Dysart
  • Directors: Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writers: Hayao Miyazaki
  • Producers: Hideo Ogata, Isao Takahata, Tatsumi Yamashita, Todd Olsson, Yasuyoshi Tokuma
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: Japanese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: ghibli
  • DVD Release Date: 10 Nov 2003
  • Run Time: 124 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000BV1JZ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 72,105 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Inspired by Gulliver's Travels, the fantasy-adventure Castle in the Sky was Hayao Miyazaki's third feature, and helped to establish his reputation as a visionary in both Japan and America. The orphan Sheeta inherited a mysterious crystal that links her to the legendary sky-kingdom of Laputa. With the help of resourceful Pazu and a rollicking band of sky pirates, she makes her way to the ruins of the once-great civilization. Sheeta and Pazu must outwit the evil Muska, who plans to use Laputa's science to make himself ruler of the world. Castle echoes elements in Myazaki's earlier Nausicaä, and anticipates imagery in his later films, from My Neighbor Totoro to Spirited Away. Disney's new English dub, which features Anna Paquin (Sheeta), James Van Der Beek (Pazu), and Cloris Leachman (pirate matriarch Dola), is lively and close in tone to the original Japanese, if a bit talkier. The exciting flying sequences, appealing characters, and fantastic vision of a steam-powered future Jules Verne might have imagined make Castle in the Sky a must-have for fans of Japanese and Western animation. --Charles Solomon , Amazon.com

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Japanese animated feature. Jumping overboard on a flying ship to avoid capture, Sheeta is rescued by her powerful crystal necklace which floats her down to safety. Sheeta longs to see Laputa, the castle in the sky, but the pirates are after its treasure and its secret powers. As the different parties fight over who gets control of Laputa, it's up to Sheeta to use her ancient knowledge to save it from destruction.

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71 of 71 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Ghibli masterpiece 5 Oct 2006
Format:DVD
Laputa is one of the earlier films from the well known and respected Studio Ghibli, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

The story is about a legend of a lost floating castle in the sky - Laputa, of which nobody really believes to exist anymore taking it as an old story, and the story of two children, Pazu, trying to find Laputa to finally prove his father did see it and earn him the respect he should have had, and Sheeta, a girl thrust unwillingly into the story through a family connection and a mystical crystal pendant she inherited.

One of the great things about this film is the fact almost everyone can watch it and get something out of it. I remember watching it as a five year old and enjoying it, and more recently discovering what the name of this film I remember watching was, and finally getting to rewatch it as a twenty year old, and enjoying watching it just as much, if not more than I did in the early ninetys, Miyazaki's incredible talent of telling the story in a completely unpatronising and enjoyable way and the setting of a place so completely different, yet familiar and nice to us watching at home.

All the animation is simple, yet very well done in the now familiar Miyazaki/anime style, all done pre computers by hand, and dosen't look dated or old in the slightest.

I cannot really comment too much on the dubs and voices, as I have only watched the film in it's origonal japanese (subtitled of course) but I do know of two different versions, the origonal english dubs (as shown on tv in the early ninetys) and a newer Disney dub, which is the version on the new dvd's.

This is definately a film I would recommend to pretty much anyone, from anyone getting into anime/Ghibli films and wanting a great film to watch, or for a parent wanting a film to watch on a sunday afternoon with the kids. Spirited Away may seem to be one of the most well known of the Studio Ghibli films, but I would say this one is just as good.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Set in a period when miners were commonplace, this tells of a young orphan boy named Pazu, who is working in a mine with some other miners when he sees a beautiful but unconscious young girl named Sheeta float down from the sky courtesy of a mysterious crystal around her neck.

When Sheeta regains consciousness the following morning she tells Pazu of how she escaped from a group of pirates led by their mother Dola, and how they were after her crystal when she fell from an airship in which she was held captive by a man named Muska. After that, she does not recall a thing, but she catches sight of a photograph of a mysterious floating castle named Laputa (Pazu's father had taken the picture before dying, in an ultimately vain attempt to prove that such a place existed).

An excited Pazu, who learns that Sheeta wants to go to Laputa, agrees to join forces with her to help her get there and to prove to those that doubted his father's words that Laputa really exists somewhere in the clouds above. But how can they stay one step ahead of Muska and the Dola gang?

After seeing SPIRITED AWAY in 2003, I suddenly became intrigued when titles from director Hayao Miyazaki's back catalogue were being released on DVD, and, after heavy recommendation from other Miyazaki fans (mostly on IMDb), I took the plunge and ordered LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY, and I'm delighted that I did because this film is an absolute stonker! This Optimum Releasing version is the best out of the two versions that I've seen, and has proper subtitles (the other version I've seen, which was the previous Buena Vista DVD, had dub-titles instead of subtitles, which was rather annoying as there was a lot of dialogue that Disney added to their English dub, and in that version the subtitles followed that instead of being a translation of the Japanese dialogue). You can also watch an English dub (which has voices by the likes of James Van Der Beek, Anna Paquin and Mark Hamill), and this has SDH subtitles; however, due to the verbose nature of Disney's English dub and the fact that the voices of Pazu and Sheeta don't really fit (even some of the music is different), I really do recommend the Japanese soundtrack for this film.

Despite dating back to 1986, LAPUTA has lost none of its awesome visual impact and engaging story and characters, the overall charm is still there, the pace is just fine, and the music (by Joe Hisaishi) is possibly the best musical score that I've ever heard out of all the Miyazaki productions that he was worked on, and you can really appreciate that rich orchestral music oozing from those speakers! Oh, and of course there's the excellent quality of the artwork, which we have come to expect from Miyazaki and the rest of his team at Studio Ghibli (the film was also produced by Isao Takahata, who would go on to direct the masterful GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES in 1988)

Perhaps it's a little too scary for very young children (particularly the second half), but for everyone else this addition to your DVD collection is absolutely vital. A classic of the genre.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Just for a while i was a kid again...... 11 May 2007
Format:DVD
This film brought back all the memories of child hood adventures, not a care in the world and every where had a charm all of its own. From messing around on the river with my friends to exploring woods and time worn old buildings, this film brought it all flooding back.

Imagination is a gift that children have in abbundance, which we sadly lose when we grow up with rationallity taking its place.

Watching this film made me long for the days when the only thing i cared about was having fun and wondering what was on the other side of the big stone wall in the park which myself and none of my friends dared to jump over and take a look.

Wonder and mystery are something that i will probably never feel again, but, for an hour and a half, whilst watching this film i felt like a kid again and for that Hayao Miyazaki i am eternally greatful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars i love it
i love it iove it great story line and animation good leads in the story line with a number of great endings
Published 7 days ago by Mr. Cm Lavin
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Arrived on time as prommised and product was in good order, no complaints

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Published 1 month ago by John Leon
5.0 out of 5 stars ghibli at it best
not only dose this anime from studio ghibli have a great voice cast the story it self is brilliant
as all ways with hayo miyazaki you find his finger prints all over this... Read more
Published 3 months ago by david reid
5.0 out of 5 stars Laputa - Castle in the Sky DVD
This arrived in quick time, in mint condition. I bought it for my friends kids birthday, and had a sneaky peek. Highly recommended for the open minded and fun for all.
Published 3 months ago by Ms A J Girvan
5.0 out of 5 stars Another good blu ray release from ghibli
Great story line, visuals and adventures from Sheeta and Pazu as they journey to find Laputa; a floating castle in the sky. Nice voice acting for the dub from Mark Hamil et al.
Published 4 months ago by Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars Studio ghibli
Another movie to add to my studio ghibli collection, all great films, each with a great story from the amazing hayao miyazaki
Published 4 months ago by Glen
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful movie, crisp quality!
I've seen this movie many times, and I was expecting this to be the ultimate experience when it comes to quality. Read more
Published 4 months ago by T. Lindhagen
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Movie
I won't bother going through the story or the animation-it's all done very well elsewhere. Save for the fact that the original Japanese version is bound to be the best-for those... Read more
Published 5 months ago by fat man on a bicycle
1.0 out of 5 stars English dub is a disgrace
As a Japanese who has grown up with this film (this is one of my all-time favourates) I'll try to compare the controversial English version to the Japanese original. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Masa
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical!
I admit to being a fan of studio ghibli, love many of their films but until a short while ago i was the only person in my household who would watch them, after The Castle Of... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mrs. L. Lomas
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