“One day, a girl came down from the sky…”
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
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Cast
24 people
Keiko Yokozawa
Sheeta (voice)
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Mayumi Tanaka
Pazu (voice)
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Minori Terada
Muska (voice)
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Kamen Rider
Kotoe Hatsui
Dola (voice)
Known for
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
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Fujio Tokita
Uncle Pomme (voice)
Known for
The Eel
The Ballad of Narayama
Ichiro Nagai
Shogun Mouro (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Warriors of the Wind
Terada Minori
Muska
Hiroshi Ito
Oyakata (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Machiko Washio
Okami (voice)
Known for
My Neighbor Totoro
Adrift in Tokyo
Takuzō Kamiyama
Charles / Shalulu (voice)
Known for
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
Flower Angel
Yoshito Yasuhara
Louis (voice)
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin
The Rose of Versailles
Sukekiyo Kameyama
Henri (voice)
Known for
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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Hayao Miyazaki Director · Joe Hisaishi Composer Hirokata Takahashi Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $5.2M · Budget $3M · United States release April 1, 1989
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,228,752
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Studio Ghibli
Production · Studio
Tokuma Shoten
Production
Nibariki
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
天空の城ラピュタ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 2, 1986
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 1989
Theatrical
United States · April 15, 2003
Physical · VHS / DVD
United States
January 12, 2006 · TV · Turner Classic Movies
December 17, 2019 · Digital
Australia
August 1, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 14, 1989 · Theatrical
Canada
April 23, 2003 · Theatrical
China
May 1, 1992 · Theatrical
April 24, 2023 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 1, 2023 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 4, 2024 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
March 6, 2009 · Theatrical
France
January 15, 2003 · Theatrical
December 31, 2025 · TV · France•4
Germany
June 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
February 11, 2004 · Physical · DVD
April 25, 2012 · Theatrical
July 27, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Un Mondo di Sogni Animati
Mexico
November 15, 2015 · Physical
Netherlands
January 29, 2008 · Theatrical
February 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
September 2, 1986 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 20, 2018 · TV · Disney Channel Asia
April 15, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Poland
October 17, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Russia
February 28, 2008 · Theatrical
August 26, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 30, 2004 · Theatrical
January 21, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
October 6, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 23, 2009 · Physical · DVD
March 7, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 28, 2008 · Digital
Taiwan
November 1, 2002 · Physical
Ukraine
September 9, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 25, 1989 · TV
December 13, 1991 · Theatrical
April 19, 2011 · Premiere · BAM Film Festival
Vietnam
September 25, 2026 · Theatrical
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