In April 2020, I watched Laputa: Castle in the Sky on my television set. It was released in 1986. The director is Hayao Miyazaki. I have watched it several times but have not done it on a big screen yet. In January 2019, I watched The Castle of Cagliostro released in 1979 at Kinepa Junpo Theater. Since then, I have been expecting revivals of Laputa and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind released in 1984 at theater somewhere.
When I watched the movie for the first time in the 2000s, I cynically did it because I could not help but compare with the animated TV series Future Boy Conan whose characters are similar and which I used to love. I then felt that the 1986 movie was just good. After that, however, I heard that fans of Hayao Miyazaki movies divides into ones of Laputa and ones of Nausicaa on the whole. Nausicaa was my favorite and a great movie, so I thought that Laputa might be great like Nausicaa without cynically watching it. Then I seriously watched it again and I felt that it was enjoyable. I have loved to watch it several times since then.
A boy named Pazu believes that Laputa Castle exists in the sky and the castle was successfully shot by his father. A girl called Sheeta is a descendant of the kings of Laputa. The movie describes the adventure of the boy and girl.
The scene where Sheeta is coming down from the sky reminds me of the scene where Mineva Zabi is coming down from the sky in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn episode 1 released in 2010. I am happy as an animation fan if the scene in the Gundam movie is a homage to Hayao Miyazaki. Although Sheeta is cute, yet I prefer Lana in Future Boy Conan. It cannot be helped because Lana was my first love in animation characters.
Pazu is not so strong, unlike Conan, but he is a lovable boy. I feel comfortable to watch the boy who purely likes Sheeta and struggles to help her somehow. Moreover, beautiful are his feelings toward Sheeta without lust.
As for Dola who takes care of Pazu, the old lady is dynamic, exhilarating and amusing.
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