Film

Castle in the Sky 1986

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

  • Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Action
  • 125 min
  • PG

One day, a girl came down from the sky…

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.

AdventureFantasyAnimationActionFamilyarmyflyingmagicminecastlelost civilisationpirateorphangovernment agentfloatingpendantblue sky

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