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Laputa: Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta^?) (re-titled Castle in the Sky for release in the United States) (in English, literally translated as The Sky's Castle: Laputa) is a film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, released in 1986. This is the second film created and released by Studio Ghibli. The movie won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1986. Image File history File links Castle_in_the_Sky_(Movie_Poster). ... Hayao Miyazaki ) (born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. ... Isao Takahata , born October 29, 1935) is one of the most famous directors of anime, or Japanese animated films. ... Keiko Yokozawa ) (birth name Keiko Nanba )), born September 2, 1952 in Niigata, Japan, is a Japanese seiyÅ«. // 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (Fana) Ashita e Attack (Sumie Nishi) Ashita e Free Kick (Sumie Nishi) Astro Boy (1980) (Lybian) Aura Battler Dunbine (Silky Mau) Bannertail: The Story of Grey Squirrel... Mayumi Tanaka ) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born on January 15, 1955 in Tokyo. ... Mamoru Fujisawa (è—¤æ¾¤ å®ˆ Fujisawa Mamoru), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (ä¹…çŸ³ è² Hisaishi JÅ, born December 6, 1950) is a composer and director responsible for over 100 soundtracks and conventional albums dating back to 1981. ... Tokuma Shoten (å¾³é–“æ›¸åº—) is one of the largest entertainment publishers in Japan. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Toei Animation. ... The Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group is a collection of affiliated motion picture studios, all subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company. ... Optimum Releasing is a film distribution company working in the UK The company releases many film, but is perhaps best known for its Anime releases, including the contract to release all Studio Ghibli films in the UK http://www. ... Madmans Logo Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Hayao Miyazaki ) (born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. ... Studio Ghibli, Inc. ... September 1997 cover of Animage, featuring artwork from the Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke. ...

Plot

According to legend, humans were fascinated with the sky; therefore they created increasingly sophisticated ways of lifting aircraft from the ground. This eventually led to flying cities and fortresses. Over time, the cities came crashing back to the ground, forcing the survivors to live on the ground as before. One city, Laputa, is said to remain in the sky, concealed within the swirling clouds of a violent thunderstorm. While most people consider it to be fictional, some believe the legend is true and have sought to find the ancient city. Airships still remain in common use. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... For other uses, see Legend (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ...

Aboard an airship, a young girl, Sheeta, is escorted to an unknown destination by sinister-looking agents under Colonel Muska. The ship is attacked by a group of pirates; in the chaos, Sheeta takes a small pendant from Muska and escapes. The pirates, led by Dola, attempt to seize her and the pendant; Sheeta falls from the ship. As she falls, the pendant radiates a blue light and she gently floats to the ground. A young boy, Pazu, witnesses this in amazement and catches Sheeta. He takes her back to his home, where she finds a photograph of Laputa. Pazu explains that his deceased father took the photo, but was disbelieved by his contemporaries. Pazu believes the city exists, however, and wants to find it someday himself. For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Dola’s pirates arrive at Pazu's house, forcing the children to escape by train. Their path is blocked by an armored train; the government agents inside attempt to capture Sheeta. With both pursuing parties fighting each other over the girl, the children fall from the rail trestle, but are saved when Sheeta's pendant activates once again, allowing them to float safely into an abandoned mine below the town.

There they meet an old miner, Uncle Pom, who tells them of "volucite" ("aetherium" in Disney's English language dub), the crystal that provided Laputa with its power. He reveals that Sheeta’s pendant is one of the largest and purest such crystals in existence, and counsels Sheeta to remember that the crystal's power rightly belongs to the earth, and that she should never use it to commit acts of violence. Image File history File links Vlcsnap-665109. ... Image File history File links Vlcsnap-665109. ... For other uses, see Crystal (disambiguation). ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... For other uses, see Violence (disambiguation). ...

Upon returning to the surface of the land, Sheeta tells Pazu that she has an ancient "secret name": Lucita Toel Ul Laputa (Laputan for "Lucita, True Ruler of Laputa"). Government agents suddenly appear and take them both into custody. They are taken to a fortress and separated.

The general in command of the fortress with Muska discusses the government-sponsored search for Laputa, and agree that Sheeta and her crystal are the keys to its discovery. Muska reveals to Sheeta his knowledge of her true name, shows her a huge android robot believed to have been created in Laputa, and intimates that unless she co-operates with him in unlocking the crystal's secrets, which he believes can be used to physically locate Laputa, Pazu is likely to come to harm. Seeking to protect her friend, Sheeta tells Pazu that she has agreed to co-operate with Muska and asks him to forget her and Laputa. Stung by this apparent rejection, Pazu returns to his village, only to find Dola's pirate family occupying his home. Pazu tells Dola of his experiences; when the pirates learn that Sheeta, Muska, and the general will depart the fortress in search of Laputa aboard the gigantic military airship "Goliath", Pazu begs Dola to take him with her. â€œMechanoidâ€ redirects here. ... For other uses, see robot (disambiguation). ...

In her tower, Sheeta recites a spell given by her grandmother, at which the crystal emanates a light that points to Laputa. It also re-animates the robot, which wreaks havoc on the army base using its superior weaponry. The robot rescues Sheeta before being destroyed by "Goliath". Pazu and Dola rescue Sheeta; she drops the pendant which is then recovered by Muska.

The children and Dola’s pirates pursue Goliath. That night, as Sheeta and Pazu stand watch, they talk at length about their respective lives, past and present. One of the ideas discussed is the learning of magical words undergone by Sheeta at her grandmother's behest. Among these is the Spell of Destruction, a power she has never used. Sheeta is given cause for awe by the sight of the night sky. Dola, who is awake in bed, overhears their discussions.

During the next day, they encounter a huge cloud mass. Pazu recognizes it from his father's descriptions as the place where Laputa is hidden. As they try to find a way in, the glider Sheeta and Pazu are riding is separated from the pirate ship, and they land on Laputa. The children find the city devoid of human life, having only a single robot among the ruins taking care of the grounds. The children also find a gargantuan tree, whose roots have pervaded all of Laputa's base. For other uses, see Root (disambiguation). ...

Goliath arrives at Laputa and the soldiers plunder the city. Sheeta witnesses Muska locating a hidden entrance to the sphere that surrounds the city's core; then she is captured and taken inside. Pazu frees the pirates and, after many difficulties, finds another way into the sphere.

Sheeta is taken by Muska into Laputa's core, a chamber holding a gigantic Volucite/Aetherium crystal that serves as the city's power source. Here, Muska reveals that he is also an heir to the throne of Laputa. He takes control of Laputa's semi-magical technology, using it to destroy his soldier allies. However, Sheeta frees herself and steals back the crystal. She runs through the core with Muska in close pursuit. Eventually, she finds Pazu and passes the crystal to him. By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ...

Sheeta is cornered by Muska in the city's throne room. Pazu arrives and asks for a moment to talk to her, which Muska grants. Together, the two children decide to use the Spell of Destruction; with a single word, the pendant releases an enormous power surge that triggers the collapse of the city's core. Muska falls to his death; Sheeta and Pazu narrowly escape when they land among the tree's roots. After waking, they find their way back to the glider and leave Laputa. For other uses, see Death (disambiguation), Dead (disambiguation), Death (band) or Deceased (band). ...

The Dola pirates also survive Laputa's destruction, and are overjoyed to be reunited with Sheeta and Pazu. The pirates and the children bid each other a fond farewell and part ways. Meanwhile, the remains of Laputa, held together by the tree, continue to rise, until they apparently establish an orbit high above the earth. Two bodies with a slight difference in mass orbiting around a common barycenter. ...

Cast

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Setting

The world in which the story takes place is clearly Earth, but apparently in an alternate history. None of the place names match real-life geography. The airships appear to use buoyant gas, but are different in appearance than actual dirigibles. The pirate flaptors and military planes do not resemble actual craft. This article is about Earth as a planet. ... Alternate history (fiction) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Gas can also refer to gasoline and natural gas and also hydrogen. ... An ornithopter (from Greek ornithos bird and pteron wing) is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings. ...

History

The history of this alternate world is hinted at in various parts of the movie: Laputa, in ancient times, once dominated the world in a hegemony, presumably of other aerial cities (suggested by a woodcut-like piece in the opening credits or scenes); it may have had a rotor on its bottom and other rotors on its side; land may have also been attached to Laputa in antiquity, possibly in a different time period than the one in which rotors were attached. Laputa was abandoned 700 years before the setting of the movie, having controlled the manufacture and mining of the "sky-crystal"; such an art having been abandoned by the film's beginning. The royal family and their subjects abandoned the city, leaving behind an electronic, high-technology core topped by a chamber or greenhouse. There grew a central tree, which proceeded to sink its roots deep into the city and spread its branches outside of the city's top roof, along with several layers or terraces of walls or buildings done in various architectural styles. It is shown to have had at least three terraces of walls topped with one of buildings; it may have had as many as five, as indicated in a tomb marker's seal. This abandonment of Laputa, according to Sheeta and/or Uncle Pom, may have been due to an alienation of the Laputans from the earth; a forgetting that they are intimately connected to the earth and an over-reliance on technology to solve problems. This article is about the study of time in human terms. ... R0t0r is from efnet ... // Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt CÃ¡in AdomnÃ¡in defining the relationship between women and priests. ... A year (from Old English gÄ“r) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... Look up terrace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The opening part of the woodcut-like opening credits shows a windmill with a kiln behind it, set in a hillside, with a man tending it. Afterwards, the windmills grow into enormous, apparently partially wind-powered factories or machines, with machinery digging deep into the earth. Dirigibles appear, along with airplanes and helicopters or autogyros. A giant helicopter-ship is shown rising into the air (with the hull of an ocean liner and numerous rotors), and then a Laputa-like city appears, with the aforementioned rotors. Followed by this is a scene of floating islands and cities; again with Laputa possibly among them. Enormous, boxy, metallic helicopter-ships are shown, having rotors propelling them from the bottom. Disaster strikes: lightning is shown and redness fills the screen. A sky-city can be seen, faintly, crumbling in the background, and then people are shown leaving the wreckage of a giant helicopter-ship. The end of the opening credits shows a farmgirl behind a windmill, next to two beasts of burden: a scene later in the movie (showing Sheeta on a farm with similar beasts of burden) implies this is Sheeta. This opening-credit roll can be compared with the "history of the world" scenery shown at the end of Wings of Honneamise and the Bayeux Tapestry-like scroll at the beginning of Nausicaä. Charcoal Kilns, California Gold Kiln, Victoria, Australia Hop kiln. ... This article is about metallic materials. ... For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with lighting. ... Royal Space Force 王立宇宙軍 (retitled The Wings of Honneamise オネアミスの翼 by its distributor on its initial release) is a feature-length anime movie produced by Gainax and directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga. ... The Bayeux Tapestry (French: Tapisserie de Bayeux) is a 50 cm by 70 m (20 in by 230 ft) long embroidered cloth which depicts the events leading up to the 1066 Norman invasion of England as well as the events of the invasion itself. ... NausicaÃ¤ of the Valley of the Wind ) is a 1984 film by Japanese writer, illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, based on his manga of the same name. ...

European Influence

Laputa is credited by Colonel Muska with having been behind Biblical events and sacred Hindu legends - thus tying the world of Laputa to our Earth (and to western European civilization), as do the medieval castle architecture of parts of the fort on the ground; the Gothic and half-timbered buildings in the village near the fort; the British mining-town architecture, clothing, and even ground vehicles of Pazu's homeland; and the Victorian ambiance of the pirate ship. However, most of the movie's ancient civilisation designs seems to stem from early to mid-16th century European culture. Central New York City. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

The medieval castle in the movie seems to be inspired by the European mid-16th century painting of The Tower of Babel by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, with its giant circular base and the presence of highly rounded and arched doorways all the way around its perimeter. Even the colour of the castle is similar to the colour of the tower as depicted in the painting, while the flying machines depicted in the opening scenes of the movie with its whirring blades are also similar to Leonardo da Vinci's early drawings of a wooden helicopter^[1]. The link with the Tower of Babel painting is also symbolic. According to the narrative in Genesis Chapter 11 of the Bible, the Tower of Babel was a tower built to reach the heavens by a united humanity. The floating castle in the movie is, in essence, the Tower of Babel floating in the sky. This article is about the Biblical story. ... Bruegels The Painter and The Connoisseur drawn c. ... â€œDa Vinciâ€ redirects here. ... For other uses, see Genesis (disambiguation). ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... Babel (Hebrew: ; Bavel) (Arabic|Ø¨Ø§Ø¨Ù„: Babel) is the name used in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran for the city of Babylon (Akkadian Babilu), notable in Genesis as the location of the Tower of Babel. ...

Wales

Some of the architecture seen in the film was inspired by a Welsh mining town. Miyazaki first visited Wales in 1984 and witnessed the miners' strike firsthand. He returned to the country in 1986 to prepare for Laputa, which he said reflected his Welsh experience: "I was in Wales just after the miners’ strike. I really admired the way the miners’ unions fought to the very end for their jobs and communities, and I wanted to reflect the strength of those communities in my film."[1] Miyazaki told The Guardian: "I admired those men, I admired the way they battled to save their way of life, just as the coal miners in Japan did. Many people of my generation see the miners as a symbol; a dying breed of fighting men. Now they are gone."[2] This article is about the country. ... This article is about building architecture. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Guardian. ...

Distribution and reception

In the late 1980s, an English version of the movie was briefly shown in the U.S. by Streamline Pictures. This dub, produced for showing on international flights to Japan, was not produced by Streamline. According to Fred Patten of Streamline, "Streamline Pictures theatrically distributed an English-dubbed print of Laputa from March 24, 1989 for the next year, but Streamline never dubbed it. Streamline licensed Laputa from Tokuma Shoten in late 1988 or early 1989, and was sent a print from Japan that had already been dubbed into English for use as an in-flight movie by Japan Air Lines on its trans-Pacific flights. We have no idea who actually dubbed it." [3] Reportedly, Carl Macek was disappointed with this early dub,[4], which is available only on the Japanese R2 DVD release. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Carl Macek is an American writer and anime producer of the 1980s and 1990s. ...

The Disney-produced English dub was recorded in 1998 and planned for release on video in 1999, but Disney eventually decided to release it to theaters instead (presumably because the first release under their deal with Studio Ghibli, Kiki's Delivery Service, performed better than expected on VHS). Disney redirects here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Studio Ghibli, Inc. ... Kikis Delivery Service (, Witchs Delivery Service) is a 1989 anime film, produced, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki . ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard. ...

After Princess Mononoke flopped financially in the U.S., Laputa's release date was pushed back yet again; on occasion the completed dub was screened at select children's festivals. The movie was finally released on DVD and video in the U.S. on April 15, 2003, alongside Kiki's Delivery Service and Spirited Away. Reviews of the new dub from both critics and fans, like Mononoke, were mixed, but Cloris Leachman and Mark Hamill's performances as Dola and Muska drew raves. Castle in the Sky was the second-best selling DVD from Studio Ghibli distributed by Disney in the year of its release (after Spirited Away and ahead of Kiki's Delivery Service).^{[citation needed]} Princess Mononoke ) is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki that was first released in Japan on July 12, 1997 and in the United States on October 29, 1999 in select cities and on November 26, 1999. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kikis Delivery Service (, Witchs Delivery Service) is a 1989 anime film, produced, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki . ... Spirited Away , lit. ... Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award, nine-time Emmy and Golden Globe winning American actress of stage, film and television. ... Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. ...

Title

English language dubs of Laputa has been released under three different titles by three separate distributors.

Although meaningless in Japanese, "Laputa" (La puta) translates to "The Whore" or "The Bitch" in Spanish. For this reason, in 2003, the film's title was shortened from "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" to "Castle in the Sky" in several countries, including the United States (where Spanish is commonly spoken as a first language by around 10% of the population or as a second language by students), Mexico, and Spain. This change was also carried over to a number of non-Spanish speaking countries, including Britain and France, under Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment label, despite Laputa (La puta) having no meaning in either English or French (however the French La pute is quite close). Curiously, although the word Laputa was removed from the title, it appeared on the rear cover of the DVD, and was used throughout the film, without modification. Whore redirects here. ...

The film's full name was later restored in Britain, in February 2006, when Optimum Asia - a division of London based Optimum Releasing - acquired the UK distribution rights to the Studio Ghibli collection.

Additionally, during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the aforementioned pre-Disney dub was screened in the UK, as an Art-house film, under the alternative title Laputa: The Flying Island. It was also shown at least twice on British television, but some scenes were cut. [5]

Differences between versions

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Although all these alterations were approved by Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki, there have been critics and fans who called them into question. In particular, some fans pointed out that the new soundtrack placed music in scenes that previously involved the dramatic use of natural silence, as in the opening airship raid or when Pazu and Sheeta pass through the storm-cloud. On the other hand, Miyazaki himself is said to have approved of Hisaishi's reworking [6]; his compliments were echoed by several reviewers [7], [8]. Mamoru Fujisawa (è—¤æ¾¤ å®ˆ Fujisawa Mamoru), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (ä¹…çŸ³ è² Hisaishi JÅ, born December 6, 1950) is a composer and director responsible for over 100 soundtracks and conventional albums dating back to 1981. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning and Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Canadian actress. ... Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 â€“ December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English literature. ... For other uses, see Treasure Island (disambiguation). ... Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 â€“ October 19, 1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet, famous for works like Gullivers Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapiers Letters, The Battle of the Books, and... First Edition of Gullivers Travels Gullivers Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. ...

Trivia

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Awards

References

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The Japanese Movie Database ), commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hayao Miyazaki ) (born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. ... Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro ) is a 1979 anime film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki; it is one of the master thief Lupin III movies. ... NausicaÃ¤ of the Valley of the Wind ) is a 1984 film by Japanese writer, illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, based on his manga of the same name. ... My Neighbor Totoro ), or My Neighbour Totoro on UK DVD box titles, is a 1988 film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. ... Kikis Delivery Service (, Witchs Delivery Service) is a 1989 anime film, produced, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki . ... Porco Rosso , lit. ... Princess Mononoke ) is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki that was first released in Japan on July 12, 1997 and in the United States on October 29, 1999 in select cities and on November 26, 1999. ... Spirited Away , lit. ... This article is about the Studio Ghibli film. ... This article or section seems to describe future events as if they have already occurred. ... Panda! Go Panda! is a 1972 Japanese anime written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Isao Takahata, predating Studio Ghibli. ... Whisper of the Heart , literally If You Listen Closely) is the ninth anime feature film produced by Studio Ghibli, and a manga by Aoi Hiiragi on which it was based. ... Gullivers Travels Beyond the Moon , Gullivers Space Journey) (also known as Space Gulliver) is a 1965 Japanese animated feature which was released in the United States in 1966. ... Horus: Prince of the Sun (太陽の王子ホルスの大冒険 Taiyo no oji: Horusu no daiboken) was a Japanese anime film released in 1968 by Toei Animation. ... Puss in Boots ) is a Japanese anime movie released in 1969. ... Flying Phantom Ship (Japanese: Sora tobu yÃ»reisen, Russian: , Letayushchiy korabl-prizrak) is a 1969 anime feature film directed by Lev Atamanov and Hiroshi Ikeda and produced by Toei Animation. ... Lupin the 3rd and Lupin the third redirect here. ... Future Boy Conan, also known as Conan: The Boy in Future ), is a 26 episodes anime series by Hayao Miyazaki, which first aired in April 1978 across Japan on NHK. It was later broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network, Animax, who later aired translated and dubbed the... Sherlock Hound , released as either Famous Detective Holmes or Detective Holmes in Japan) is an anime adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes series of novels where all the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic animals, in majority dogs, such as Holmes himself and Watson. ... Original run January 6, 1974 â€“ December 29, 1974 Episodes 52 Heidi, Girl of the Alps ) was a very popular anime series released by the animation studio Zuiyo Eizo (which later became Nippon Animation) in 1974. ... 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother ) is an anime series directed by Isao Takahata and aired in 1976. ... Akage no Anne (Anne with the Red Hair) ) is an animated television series, adapted from the Anne of Green Gables novels, produced by Nippon Animation in Japan in 1979. ... Lupin III: Greatest Capers is a compilation of two episodes from the second Lupin III television series that was released on video from Streamline Pictures. ... It has been suggested that Chikuku be merged into this article or section. ... Hayao Miyazakis Daydream Data Notes ) collects Hayao Miyazakis (very sporadic) manga contributions to various hobby magazines during the 1980s and early 90s. ... The two policemen drive the winged girl to safety. ... Mei and the Kittenbus ) is a short sequel to the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro from Studio Ghibli. ... Mizugumo Monmon (or Water Spider Monmon) is a short animated film produced by the famed animÃ© studio Studio Ghibli. ... This article or section seems to describe future events as if they have already occurred. ... Studio Ghibli, Inc. ... Panda! Go Panda! is a 1972 Japanese anime written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Isao Takahata, predating Studio Ghibli. ... Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro ) is a 1979 anime film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki; it is one of the master thief Lupin III movies. ... NausicaÃ¤ of the Valley of the Wind ) is a 1984 film by Japanese writer, illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, based on his manga of the same name. ... My Neighbor Totoro ), or My Neighbour Totoro on UK DVD box titles, is a 1988 film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. ... This article is about the film. ... Kikis Delivery Service (, Witchs Delivery Service) is a 1989 anime film, produced, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki . ... Only Yesterday , meaning Memories Like Falling Teardrops (more literally, Memories Like Falling Rain Drops) is sixth film by critically acclaimed director Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) and produced by Studio Ghibli. ... Porco Rosso , lit. ... I Can Hear the Sea, also known (offically) as Ocean Waves, is a Television Movie Anime made by Studio Ghibli. ... Pom Poko (å¹³æˆç‹¸åˆæˆ¦ã½ã‚“ã½ã“; Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko, Heisei-era Raccoon Dog War Pom Poko) (1994) is an anime (Japanese animation) film written and directed by Takahata Isao at Studio Ghibli. ... Whisper of the Heart , literally If You Listen Closely) is the ninth anime feature film produced by Studio Ghibli, and a manga by Aoi Hiiragi on which it was based. ... Princess Mononoke ) is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki that was first released in Japan on July 12, 1997 and in the United States on October 29, 1999 in select cities and on November 26, 1999. ... My Neighbors the Yamadas was directed by Isao Takahata and was released by Studio Ghibli in 1999. ... Spirited Away , lit. ... The Cat Returns , lit. ... This article is about the Studio Ghibli film. ... Tales from Earthsea , loosely Geds War Chronicles) is a feature anime film from Studio Ghibli, released in Japan on July 29, 2006,[1] to be distributed in the USA by Walt Disney Pictures and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. ... This article or section seems to describe future events as if they have already occurred. ... The two policemen drive the winged girl to safety. ... Mei and the Kittenbus ) is a short sequel to the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro from Studio Ghibli. ... Cover of Taneyamagahara no Yoru DVD. The Night of Taneyamagahara ) is an anime short film directed by Kazuo Oga and released by Studio Ghibli. ... Mizugumo Monmon (or Water Spider Monmon) is a short animated film produced by the famed animÃ© studio Studio Ghibli. ... Iblard Jikan ) is a Japanese animation by Studio Ghibli, released in Japan on DVD and Blu-ray disc on July 4, 2007 as part of the Ghibli ga Ippai Collection. ... Hayao Miyazaki ) (born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. ... Ghibli Museum, Mitaka A life-size model of a robot from the animation Castle in the Sky on top of the Ghibli Museum Ghibli Museum is a commercial museum showing off the Japanese anime work of Studio Ghibli. ... Nausicaa. ...

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