About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Castle in the Sky' and its significance as the first true Ghibli film.

Get in, losers, we’re going to Laputa! This week we take flight with Pazu, Sheeta, and a gang of pirates with some seriously questionable motives to find the mythical land in the clouds where cool robots take care of birds (and shoot lasers). It’s the first true Ghibli film, and, man, does it set the bar pretty high. Also... what the hell is going on with the English dub of this film?

People in this episode

Hosts: Dom Nero, Adam Volerich

Topics covered

• animation
• Studio Ghibli
• fantasy
• film analysis
• English dub

Keywords

• Castle in the Sky
• Ghibli
• Pazu
• Sheeta
• animation
• English dub
• fantasy
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ghibli

Books & works: Castle in the Sky

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