Castle in the sky [videorecording] / Disney presents a Studio Ghibli film ; Tokuma Shoten presents a Studio Ghibli production, a Hayao Miyazaki film ; produced by Isao Takahata ; original story & screenplay written by Hayao Miyazaki ; directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
"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). Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. 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. English language voices: Anna Paquin, Cloris Leachman, James Van Der Beek, Mark Hamill.
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 they 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 learing the truth.
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