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(aka "Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta" )
directed
by Hayao Miyazaki
Japan 1986
In "Laputa - Castle In The Sky" many of the elements by
which one defines Miyazaki comes together. The fascination with aeroplanes,
the struggle of nature versus technology, the maturing of young girls. Not
surprisingly, it has a feel of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" over it a swell. |
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Theatrical Release: August 2nd, 1986
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Optimum Region 2 - PAL |
Disney Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 2:04:59 | 2:05:09.115 |
Video |
1.78:1 Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 47,818,850,241 bytesFeature: 30,015,719,424 bytesVideo Bitrate: 23.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | 2.0 Dolby Digital Japanese, 2.0 Dolby Digital English (dub) |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 3685 kbps 5.1-ES /
48 kHz / 3685 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1-ES / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps /
24-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 2098 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2098 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio French 320 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 320 kbps / Dolby Surround |
Subtitles | English (translated), English (HoH), None | English, English (HoH), French, None |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Optimum Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 18 |
Release Information: Studio: Disney Aspect Ratio: - 1.85:1 1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 47,818,850,241 bytesFeature: 30,015,719,424 bytesVideo Bitrate: 23.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• The World of Laputa (2:19) • Scoring Miyazaki (7:18) • Behind the Microphone (4:08) • Original Japanese Trailers (4:07)
Chapters 18 |
Comments |
NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were ripped directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Disney - Region 'A' Blu-ray - May 2012: Firstly, not all captures are exact matches as the timeline frequently interfered.The dual-layered transfer looks pretty sweet on Disney's new Blu-ray. Detail tightens and colors lose the boosting of the picture-boxed Optimum SD-DVD. It's hard to identify, even, a minor flaw in the 1080P rendering. It is authentically darker than the DVD, has no artefacts and is pristinely clean. I'm sure this is a very accurate replication of the original appearance. Audio gets a massive boost in DTS-HD5.1 English at 3685 kbps of the option of stereo lossless for the Japanese track. Joe Hisaishi 's score and the many effect sounds are crisp with some subtly robust power. While I don't own the Optimum - I suspect a difference in subtitle translation - whether the Disney is directly from the DUB (or DUB-titles) seems quite probable - as it seemed to follow as per my checking. With the extras we get an optional John Lasseter intro to the film, where he states that Castle in the Sky is a favorite, plus the lengthy original Japanese storyboards lasting over 2-hours in 1080P plus the 'Behind the Studio' production featurettes regarding the score, the voice characterizations etc. approaching 1/2 an hour. There are also the original Japanese trailers in HD. Certainly a film for everyone and the Blu-ray provides a great presentation plus extensive extras for the keen. Recommended!Gary Tooze ***
ON THE DVD: A PAL-ified NTSC transfer - pictureboxed - and there are problems with both ghosting and combing. Compression artifacts present, but not intrusive. Colors are strong and overall it holds up for CRT viewing. There are some extra and trailers. |
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