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The Sky Crawlers

Name: The Sky Crawlers
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Genre: Animation, Action, War, Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 2008-08-02
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase, Shosuke Tanihara, Megumi Yamaguchi, Daisuke Hirakawa

2008 · 2h 1m · Animation, Action, War, Science Fiction, Drama

Watch it tonight if you want your brain twisted by a beautiful, melancholic meditation on mortality and purpose—this is Mamoru Oshii at his most philosophically ambitious, and the aerial combat sequences are absolutely stunning. Skip it if you need plot-driven thrills or cheerful escapism; this is slow-burn existential drama that demands your full attention.

Plot

Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.

Director: Mamoru Oshii

Cast: Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase, Shosuke Tanihara, Megumi Yamaguchi, Daisuke Hirakawa

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