The Sky Crawlers (film)
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| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Produced by | Tomohiko Ishii |
| Screenplay by | Chihiro Itō |
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The Sky Crawlers by Hiroshi Mori |
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| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Cinematography | Hisashi Ezura |
| Edited by | Junichi Uematsu |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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122 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $2.5 million |
| Box office | $5.8 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Kenji Kawai | |
| Released | July 27, 2008 |
| Label | VAP |
The 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.
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.
After the deaths of three pilots of the Rostock Corporation at the hands of a J2 Skyly piloted by the Lautern ace pilot 'Teacher', Yūichi Kannami is reassigned to Area 262. After meeting with the Chief Mechanic Towa Sasakura, he inquires as to the fate of the predecessor who had left the Sanka Mk.B pusher-prop assigned to him in pristine condition prior to his disappearance. Kannami is told to ask the base's CO Suito Kusanagi, who quickly dismisses him after informing him of a sortie that is to take place the following day. Shortly afterward, he meets the rest of the base's piloting corps: Aizu Yudagawa, Yuriyuki Shinota and Naofumi Tokino. After observing Yudagawa folding a newspaper in a certain way, Kannami learns that the fifth pilot in Area 262 is Kusanagi.
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