Above the Clouds, Below the Waves: 4 films by Hayao Miyazaki
Saturday, December 26 | 5:30 p.m. | Dubbed in English
Sunday, December 27 | 5:30 p.m. | Japanese with English Subtitles
The first film produced and released by Studio Ghibli, Castle in the Sky tells the story of Sheeta, a young girl whose secret name and glowing, crystal pendant link her to the lost civilization of Laputa—a flying island inspired by Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. Pursued by a gang of air pirates and the villainous Colonel Muska, who all hope to harness the powers of the crystal, Sheeta is rescued by Pazu, a courageous young orphan, who helps her discover her mysterious birthright. An eye-popping Steampunk fantasy featuring clockwork airships, steam-powered mines, and giant robots, Castle in the Sky features a remarkable credit sequence in the style of Victorian woodblock illustrations. One part swashbuckling adventure, one part prescient ecological meditation, this early Miyazaki effort bears the writer-director’s unmistakable signature.
Director Hayao Miyazaki 1986 Japan 124 minutes PG DCP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McM0_YHDm5A
