The pirates then break into her room she attempts to hide by climbing outside and clinging to the exterior of the aircraft. During the ensuing chaos caused by the intrusion, Sheeta manages to knock Muska unconscious and retrieve her necklace. Without warning, a squadron of air pirates, led by Dola, attack the airship in search of Sheeta and her necklace. Amongst the passengers aboard are Sheeta, the owner of a strange blue stone necklace, and Colonel Muska, the government's secret agent who has abducted her and seized her necklace. Late one night, the civilian airship Saturn travels swiftly through the clouds. The Dola gang commences their incursion on the Saturn. Two animated shorts, Imaginary Flying Machines and The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction were released during the event. It was followed by Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on second place and The Castle of Cagliostro on third.Ī special exhibition called Laputa, The Castle in the Sky and Imaginary Science Fiction Machines was held from October 2, 2002, to May 9, 2004, at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986, and remains as Ghibli's most popular works to date following a Netorabo poll in 2020 on 'My Favorite Hayao Miyazaki Work'. The theatrical poster's advertising slogan is, 'One day, a girl came down from the sky. Additionally, this was the first film that featured the profile of Totoro in the opening, despite being released before My Neighbor Totoro (1988).

Miyazaki, who was forced to raise funds due to delays in the production of Isao Takahata's film The Story of Yanagawa's Canals, proposed this film after consulting Toshio Suzuki, who worked for Tokuma Shoten.

During its theatrical release, it was screened alongside two compilation movies for Sherlock Hound, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, and Treasure Under the Sea. It is the first film created by Studio Ghibli and released on August 2, 1986, although it is considered the second by some, as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was created by the founding members two years prior. $15,542,039 Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ, Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta also known as Laputa: Castle in the Sky) is a film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Tokuma Shoten.

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