Extended Reading
  • Ariel 2022-04-19 09:01:42

    Fantasy city above the rainbow

    Who is waiting for the flying meteor in the distant night sky
    to see whose path it illuminates, who has walked into whose dream
    , who draws the rainbow in the sky with a bright
    smile , who sings softly, who is listening
    , and whose heart is beating, above the
    rainbow The phantom city is like the...

  • Devyn 2022-04-20 09:01:35

    After watching "City in the Sky, Sky City ラピュタ"

    After I get used to watching a movie, in addition to recording the Chinese name, I also write down the English version of the name, because if I can't say the movie name when chatting with foreign friends, I will feel crazy for a while, but this movie is in Japanese. Just copied it.

    Watching Hayao...

  • Lenny 2021-11-14 08:01:24

    Hisaishi Joe's original soundtrack is too moving

  • Ivah 2021-11-14 08:01:24

    Still think this is Hayao Miyazaki's best one-"I will protect her like a fool"

Castle in the Sky quotes

  • Louis: [just as Pazu and Sheeta are about to head into town] Young man, query, have you seen a little girl around here?

    Pazu: Uh... let me see now... Yeah! There're about a hundred little girls in this town. Which one?

    Louis: [grumbling] Thanks... for *nothing*, kid!

  • Sheeta: [Muska escorts her downstairs to the cellar; she notices a mechanical being lying on the floor] What is it?

    Col. Muska: An artificial life-form. It's called a robot. Laputa was just a legend until this dropped from the sky.

    [We see a brief illustrated flashback where the robot crashes to the Earth, scattering a pair of farmers. Then we fade back to the robot]

    Col. Muska: Now, the government wants *me* to unlock Laputa's secrets. For example, what's this fellow made of, metal or ceramics? With our limited technology, we have no idea. But he DOES tell us one thing. Come and see.

    [Sheeta hesitates]

    Col. Muska: Oh, don't be afraid, Sheeta. He's really quite dead, you know. Look there.

    [Sheeta notices the crest on the robot's casing, and gasps]

    Col. Muska: Yes. It's the same emblem that decorates the fireplace in your home... AND your crystal.

    [He holds up Sheeta's crystal]

    Col. Muska: You see, Sheeta, this crystal *also* comes from Laputa...

    [Sheeta is sobbing]

    Col. Muska: ... and I believe the powers locked inside it are capable of leading a person back to that city's treasures.

    Sheeta: Then why? Why don't you just take it? Just take it, and keep Laputa's treasures for yourself, but leave Pazu and me alone, please!

    Col. Muska: [sighing] You *really* are being very silly about this. You think I'm doing this for money? You understand NOTHING! According to the legend, the same technology that kept Laputa airborne also made it a major power that once dominated the entire planet! If such a horrible thing is still floating up there, you can understand what a threat it is to the peace of the world.

    [leaning in close]

    Col. Muska: Sheeta, this stone *only* works for you. You must know of some way of making the stone point out the location of Laputa.

    Sheeta: I really don't know anything. Please, let me see Pazu!

    Col. Muska: I don't want to see any harm come to anyone, but I simply can't control what the military might do to him.

    Sheeta: What?

    Col. Muska: In the event that you cooperate, I'm sure who's ever in charge will grant Pazu his freedom, Lusheeta...

    [Sheeta gasps in horror]

    Col. Muska: ... Toelle Ul Laputa.

    Sheeta: You know my real name...?

    Col. Muska: "Ul" means "ruler" in Laputian. "Toelle" means "true". *You* are the legitimate heir to the throne of Laputa, Princess Lusheeta.