The Sky Crawlers

Name: The Sky Crawlers
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, War, Science Fiction
Released: 02 Aug 2008
Rating: 6.70
Cast: Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase, Shosuke Tanihara, Megumi Yamaguchi, Daisuke Hirakawa

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.

Year: 2008

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, War, Science Fiction

Studio: Production I.G, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Polygon Pictures, Warner Bros. Japan

Director: Mamoru Oshii

Cast: Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase, Shosuke Tanihara, Megumi Yamaguchi, Daisuke Hirakawa, Takuma Takewaka

Crew: Mamoru Oshii (Director), Kenji Kawai (Original Music Composer), Kazuo Nagai (Art Designer), Hiroshi Mori (Novel), Keiko Shimizu (Key Animation), Tetsuya Nishio (Key Animation)

Runtime: 121 minutes

Release: Aug 02, 2008

IMDb: 6.70/10 by 160 users

Popularity: 1

Country: Japan

Language: 日本語

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0

Keyword : peace, meat pie, adult animation, child smoking, alternative reality, aftercreditsstinger

Comment

Andres Gomez 2013, Oct 16

The animation is awesome and beautiful but the story and plot, as in last I.G. productions I've seen, is overcooked in a intent to be deeper than it actually is.