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Castle in the Sky

1986 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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Summary

Castle in the Sky is an anime film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of anime film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,685 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Hayao Miyazaki[3]
  • Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki[4]
  • Composer: Joe Hisaishi[5]
  • Genre: fantasy film[6], romance anime and manga[7], fantasy anime and manga[8], adventure anime and manga[9], adventure film[10], children's film[11], mecha[12], coming-of-age film[13], action anime[14], adventure anime[15], fantasy anime[16], science fiction anime[17], anti-war film[18]
  • Producer: Isao Takahata[19]
  • Part of the series: Studio Ghibli Feature Films[20]
  • Production company: Studio Ghibli[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[22]
  • Commons category: Laputa: Castle in the Sky[23]
  • Soundtrack release: Castle in the Sky (Original Soundtrack)[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[26], 7.7/10[27], 80/100[28], 78/100[29], 96%[30], 8.0/10[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: Japan[33]
  • Publication date: August 2, 1986[34], June 26, 1987[35], July 14, 1989[36], July 19, 1991[37], December 13, 1991[38], April 4, 1992[39], May 1, 1992[40], November 2, 1992[41], April 30, 2004[42], June 8, 2006[43]
  • Voice actor: Keiko Yokozawa[44], Mayumi Tanaka[45], Ichirō Nagai[46], Reiko Suzuki[47], Tomomichi Nishimura[48], Minori Terada[49], Yoshito Yasuhara[50], Hiroshi Ito[51], Ryūji Saikachi[52], Machiko Washio[53], Tarako[54], Megumi Hayashibara[55], Kotoe Hatsui[56], Fujio Tokita[57]
  • Distributed by: Toei Company[58], HBO Max[59]
  • Narrative location: Laputa[60]
  • Official website: https://www.ghibli.jp/works/laputa/[61]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Laputa: Castle in the Sky[62]
  • Main subject: aviation[63]
  • Inspired by: Laputa[64]
  • Film editor: Takeshi Seyama[65], Hayao Miyazaki[66]
  • Topic has template: Q18994745[67]
  • Executive producer: Yasuyoshi Tokuma[68]

Why It Matters

Castle in the Sky has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

Related Entities

Hayao Miyazaki Isao Takahata Japan Joe Hisaishi Megumi Hayashibara Toei Company

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 92067
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 60107
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 60107, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kobis film id → 20040549
    P14801 → castle-in-the-sky-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmzcxnzc
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  4. 7w ago · Sawol · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kmdb film id → F/06522
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Kmdb film id: F/06522"
  5. 7w ago · Salgo60 · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14759 → t1050
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14759: t1050, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/310349240|Laputa – slottet i himlen (#310349240)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8271|Dubbinf"
  6. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 45527
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  7. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4cqRlO
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  8. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 7.5/10, 7.7/10, 80/100 +3
    P14449 → 6350
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  9. 21w ago · Difool · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Laputa: Castle in the Sky
    Capital cost → {'amount': '+3000000'}
    Instance of → anime film
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||11 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; add external ID to reference ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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