The Sky Crawlers (film)

The Sky Crawlers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMamoru Oshii
Screenplay byChihiro Itō
Based onThe Sky Crawlers
by Hiroshi Mori
Produced byTomohiko Ishii
Hideyuki Saitō (3DCG Producer)
Starring
CinematographyHisashi Ezura
Edited byJunichi Uematsu
Music byKenji Kawai
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • August 2, 2008 (2008-08-02) (Japan)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguagesJapanese
English
Budget$3 million
Box office$5.8 million[1]

The Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラ, Sukai Kurora) is a 2008 Japanese adult animated war 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.[2][3][4] Animated by Production I.G, the film was written by Chihiro Itō, featuring character designs by Tetsuya Nishio and music by Kenji Kawai.[2][3] 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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  3. ^ a b "Oshii's Latest Film, The Sky Crawlers, Set for 2008". Anime News Network. 2007-06-20. Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
  4. ^ "Sukai Kurora". Big Cartoon DataBase. 2007-09-08. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved 2007-09-08.(in English)