Castle in the Sky

Sunday, June 18 - Sunday, July 9, 2023

A young girl with a mysterious crystal pendant falls out of the sky and into the arms and life of young Pazu. Together they search for a floating island in the sky, site of a long-dead civilization promising enormous wealth and power to those who can unlock its secrets. Castle in the Sky is an early masterpiece of storytelling and filmmaking whose imaginative and ornately detailed vision of a decaying world in constant flux presaged Miyazaki’s later films like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

Screening as part of our series A Studio Ghibli Summer !

Previously screened as part of our series The Films of Studio Ghibli.

All screenings 5:00 p.m. and later will be presented in
Japanese with English subtitles. Morning and afternoon screenings will be presented in English.


  • Country Japan
  • Year 1986
  • Running Time 124 minutes
  • Distributor GKIDS
  • Director Hayao Miyazaki
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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