Sydney, Australia - SBS - 05/10/05

10:00 pm MOVIE.ANIMATION - CASTLE IN THE SKY (TENKO NO SHIRO LAPUTA)
The second of the Miyazaki films in the genre of Japanese Anime, Laputa Castle In The Sky is about Sheeta, an orphan and a descendant of the people who once lived in Laputa. She is taken by the secret service, led by agent Muska who wants to find the legendary floating city of Laputa. Her only connection with the past is a stone, inscribed with a strange emblem. Pirates attack the secret service's airship and in the commotion Sheeta falls, but as she does, the stone lights up and slows her descent. She floats down into the arms of Pazu, an orphan boy. He too has an interest in Laputa and so they set off on their journey together to find the legendary floating city. (From Japan, in English) (1986) G WS CC