A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization.
mining town, kidnapping, flashback, surrealism, airship, battle, capture, chase, orphan, family secret, little girl, tree, cloud, jewel theft, robot, friendship, legend, crystal, tunnel, fistfight
Castle in the Sky is a good enough film to benefit from multiple viewings. And, for anyone unfamiliar with Miyazaki's canon, it provides a great introduction to a wonderfully rich animated catalog.
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