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Castle in the Sky

Movie · 1986 · 124 min

A soaring, heartfelt adventure that blends gentle wonder with thrilling chases and a touch of melancholy.

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1986 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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Year
1986
Runtime
124 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • environment
  • technology
  • power
Places
  • fantasy world
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour4
Realism2
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
fantasy, action, adventure, science fiction, romance, children's, mecha, anti-war, coming-of-age
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Written by
Hayao Miyazaki
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Runtime
124 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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