Movie: Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)
“A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheet, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machine, eventually searching for Sheet’s identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization. Written by Tzung-I Lin {tzung@hugo.att.com}”
- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Release Date: 2 August 1986 (Japan)
- Run Time: 124 min
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Animation , Adventure , Family , Fantasy , Sci-Fi
Trivia: Director Trademark: [Hayao Miyazaki] [flying]As the title suggests, the castle of Laputa flies. Numerous flying contraptions feature in the movie.
Goofs: Continuity: When Dola announces that Goliath is off of the port bow, she looks in horror towards the Tiger Moth’s stern, the opposite direction from that which she announces.