Castle in the Sky [DVD]

When a girl named Sheeta drifts down from the sky, held aloft by a glowing crystal pendant, young engineer's apprentice Pazu catches her. Together they set off in search of Laputa, a legendary floating castle, chased by air pirates and government agents who all want the crystal's power. Hayao Miyazaki's soaring Studio Ghibli adventure.

Details: 1986, Japan. Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. English voices by Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill, Mandy Patinkin. Rated PG. 125 minutes. DVD, widescreen. English and Japanese audio, English subtitles. Shout! Factory.