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The Sky Crawlers is a film of genre Science fiction directed by Mamoru Oshii released in USA on 2 august 2008 with Ryō Kase
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
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Add to a movie listThe Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラ, Sukai Kurora) is a 2008 Japanese anime film, directed by Mamoru Oshii. It is an adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's novel of the same name. It was released across Japanese theatres by Warner Bros. Japan on August 2, 2008. Animated by Production I.G, the film was written by Chihiro Itō, featuring character designs by Tetsuya Nishio and music by Kenji Kawai. The 3D CG animation for the movie was produced by the Polygon Pictures studio, who also produced the 3D CG for Oshii's previous film Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.
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The Sky Crawlers is set in an alternative history timeline where although the world is at peace, in order to ease the tension of a populace accustomed to war and aggression, private corporations contract fighter pilots to engage in actual combat operations against each other. The film introduces a mystery involving characters called Kildren (キルドレ, Kirudore , "kill-dolls") - humanoids genetically engineered in a way that enables to live eternally in adolescence.Actors
Ryō Kase
(Yuichi Kannami (voice))
Chiaki Kuriyama
(Midori Mitsuya (voice))
Troy Baker
(Naofumi Tokino)
Rinko Kikuchi
(Suito Kusanagi (voice))
Doug Erholtz
(Blond-Haired Children)
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