Animation ·Action ·Adventure ·War ·Science Fiction · Japan · 2008 · 2h 1m

The Sky Crawlers

スカイ・クロラ

The Sky Crawlers poster
Director
Mamoru Oshii
Cast
Rinko Kikuchi as Suito Kusanagi (voice) Ryo Kase as Yuichi Kannami (voice) Shosuke Tanihara as Naofumi Tokino (voice) Megumi Yamaguchi as Mizuki Kusanagi (voice) Daisuke Hirakawa as Aizu Yudagawa (voice) Takuma Takewaka as Uroyuki Shinoda (voice)
Crew
Kenji Kawai — Original Music Composer Chihiro Ito — Screenplay Hiroshi Mori — Novel Tomohiko Ishii — Producer
Synopsis

Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.

Trailer The Sky Crawlers — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Mamoru Oshii Director Kenji Kawai Original Music Composer Chihiro Ito Screenplay Hiroshi Mori Novel Tomohiko Ishii Producer
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