The Sky Crawlers
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mamoru Oshii
Rinko Kikuchi
Chiaki Kuriyama
Shosuke Tanihara
Hiroyuki Hayashi
Tomohiko Ishii
Film Details
Synopsis
Set in an alternate future, focuses on boy and girl teenaged pilots called Kildren who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. Raised to engage in aerial battles over Europe for the entertainment of adults, the Kildren are conscious that every day could be their last because they fight a war organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the fullest.
Director
Mamoru Oshii
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Future Film Festival Digital Award at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States December 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States on Video May 26, 2009
Released in United States September 2008
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Animation) December 11-18, 2008.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Open Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 27-September 6, 2008.)
Released in United States on Video May 26, 2009
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Visions) September 4-13, 2008.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 27-September 6, 2008.
Based on the five-volume novel series "The Sky Crawlers" written by Hiroshi Mori and published by Chuokoron-Shinsha.
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Visions) September 4-13, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Open Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.)
Released in United States December 2008 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Animation) December 11-18, 2008.)
