![]() It has been cited as an influential classic in the steampunk and dieselpunk genres. Castle in the Sky has had a strong influence on Japanese popular culture, and has inspired numerous films, media and games, in Japan and internationally. In Japanese polls asking about the greatest animations, it was voted the second-best animated film at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival and was voted first place in a 2008 Oricon audience poll. It went on to gross a total of approximately $157 million in box office, home video and soundtrack sales, as of 2021. The film received positive reviews and grossed over $16 million at the box office. The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986. The film was distributed by Toei Company. Set in a fictional late 19th century, it follows the adventures of a boy and girl who are trying to keep a powerful crystal from the army, a group of secret agents, and a family of pirates, while searching for a legendary floating castle. The first film produced by Studio Ghibli, it was produced for Tokuma Shoten. Castle in the Sky ( Japanese: 天空の城ラピュタ, Hepburn: Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa), titled Laputa: Castle in the Sky for release in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
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