Product Description: Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 04/15/2003 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com: Inspired by "Gulliver's Travels," the fantasy-adventure Castle in the Sky (1986) 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 NausicaƤ, 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. (Unrated: suitable for ages 10 and older: violence) --Charles Solomon
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Disney EAN: 9780788833977 Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0788833979 Label: Walt Disney Video Languages:EnglishOriginal LanguageFrenchOriginal LanguageJapaneseOriginal Language Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video MPN: D25340D Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 15, 2003 Running Time: 124 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: 1986
Customer Reviews
This is a restored version.
This review is for the 2010 Special Edition. This is a restored version of the film, which is not mentioned anywhere on Amazon. While the differences are subtle, it can be a disappointment if you're expecting exactly the same film as the one that was included in Disney's previous DVD release. Many prefer the restored version, but I like the changes that had been made, probably because that's how I first viewed the film. It's still a five-star film, but I would have ordered the previous release had ... Read More