The sky crawlers / presented by NTV and Production IG ; director, Mamoru Oshii ; screenplay by Chihiro Ito ; producer: Tomohiko Ishii.

The sky crawlers are young fighter pilots that have been genetically designed to live forever. Dogfight warfare is their game and they live their lives to the fullest until they are shot down and reproduced. Fearless teenage pilot Yuichi's curiosity is at a peak as he struggles to find his missing p...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Nihon Terebi
Purodakushon Ai Jī, Kabushiki Kaisha
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Kikochi, Rinko (Actor)
Kase, Ryō, 1974- (Actor)
Tanhara, Shosuke (Actor)
Kuriyama, Chiaki (Actor)
Oshii, Mamoru (Director)
Itō, Chihiro (Screenwriter)
Mori, Hiroshi, 1957-
Ishii, Tomohiko, 1977-
Language:Japanese
English
French
Language of the Original:
Japanese
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Japanese or English dialogue; English or French subtitles.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009], ©2009.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Imaginary wars and battles > Drama.
Teenagers > Drama.
Air pilots > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Animated films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Science fiction films.
Animated films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Local Note:
MSU: Donated by Mary Lou Kidd and Frank Mulholland in memory of Charles W. Mulholland. (2009).
MSU: In dust jacket.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The sky crawlers are young fighter pilots that have been genetically designed to live forever. Dogfight warfare is their game and they live their lives to the fullest until they are shot down and reproduced. Fearless teenage pilot Yuichi's curiosity is at a peak as he struggles to find his missing past while his beautiful commander Suito is reluctant to discuss the fate of the pilot he is replacing.
Note:Based on the "Sky Crawlers" series by Hiroshi Mori.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Bonus features: "Animation research for The Sky Crawlers" featurette, "Sound design and animation of The Sky Crawlers" featurette.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CT4 D0108529 VideoDVD
PN1997.2 .S853 2009 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA Rating: PG-13.
ISBN:1435966260
9781435966260
Credits:Music, Kenji Kawai.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen.
Cast:
Rinko Kikochi, Ryo Kase, Shosuke Tanhara, Chiaki Kuriyama.