Laputa, the Castle in the Sky: The Castle in the Sky (Magical Adventure Series) [Hardcover]

Hayao Miyazaki (Author)

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese

Product Details

• Hardcover: 111 pages
• Publisher: Tokuma Pub Co (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4190869732
• ISBN-13: 978-4190869739
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,258,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hayao Miyazaki is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, the award-winning Japanese animation studio and production company behind worldwide hits such as PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and SPIRITED AWAY.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A children's storybook version of the film, February 7, 2000

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David Mankins (Cambridge, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laputa, the Castle in the Sky: The Castle in the Sky (Magical Adventure Series) (Hardcover)

This is a children's picture-book version of the film _Laputa: the Castle in the Sky_, with illustrations taken from the film.

The illustrations are beautiful (five stars there), but the language is pedestrian (this might be a translation problem) and does not do justice to Miyazaki's script. It's best viewed as a memento of the film (soon to be released by Disney as _Castle in the Sky_), not as a stand-alone work.

Children might not mind the simple language, and many will bathe in the pictures as they relive the film in their mind. The film is wonderful, but this book doesn't do it justice.