Castle in the Sky

Castle in the Sky Japanese , Hepburn Tenk no Shiro Rapyuta? , retitled Laputa Castle in the Sky for rerelease in the United Kingdom and Australia is a 1986 Japanese animated adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and is also the first film produced and released by Studio Ghibli. The film was distributed by Toei Kabushiki Kaisha. Laputa Castle in the Sky won the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986.

In the storys opening, an airship carrying Sheeta, a girl who has been abducted by Muska, a secret agent working for the government, is attacked by Captain Dola and her air pirate sons who are in search of Sheetas crystal amulet. In the resulting struggle, Sheeta falls from the airship but her descent is slowed by the amulet which starts glowing. She safely lands in a small mining town where she is discovered by a boy named Pazu, who takes her into his home to recover. On waking, Sheeta is surprised to find that Pazu is building a small aeroplane with the intention of finding the lost city of Laputa, which his father had taken a photograph of while flying some years previously. She tells him that her family lived in a small valley to the north named Gondoa, and that she had lived alone once her Mother,Father, and grandmother had died, until Muska and his agents abducted her. Later that day they are pursued by Dolas pirates, and later by Muskas soldiers. Eventually, the two fall into an abandoned mine, where they encounter the local eccentric Uncle Pomme, who informs them that Sheetas amulet is made of volucite crystal Aetherium in the American release a material used to keep Laputa and the other flying cities aloft.Upon leaving the mines, Sheeta tells Pazu that her full name is Lusheeta Toel Ul Laputa. They are then captured by Muska and taken to the fortress of Tedis, where Pazu is imprisoned in the fortress dark, cold and damp tower while Sheeta is imprisoned in a more lavish room. Muska shows Sheeta a dormant Laputan robot and reveals his knowledge of her secret name, which he interprets to be that of the Laputan royal line. Muska then threatens Pazus life to obtain Sheetas cooperation. When they meet again, Sheeta orders Pazu to leave for his own safety, and Muska offers him money to leave and forget about Laputa. ........

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