The theatrical poster's advertising slogan is, 'One day, a girl came down from the sky. Additionally, this was the first film that featured the profile of Totoro in the opening, despite being released before My Neighbor Totoro (1988).

Miyazaki, who was forced to raise funds due to delays in the production of Isao Takahata's film The Story of Yanagawa's Canals, proposed this film after consulting Toshio Suzuki, who worked for Tokuma Shoten. During its theatrical release, it was screened alongside two compilation movies for Sherlock Hound, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, and Treasure Under the Sea. It is the first film created by Studio Ghibli and released on August 2, 1986, although it is considered the second by some, as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was created by the founding members two years prior.

$15,542,039 Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ, Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta also known as Laputa: Castle in the Sky) is a film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Tokuma Shoten.

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