The Sky Crawlers

Name: The Sky Crawlers
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, War, Animation
Released: 2008-08-02
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Megumi Yamaguchi, Shosuke Tanihara, Takuma Takewaka, Naoto Takenaka, Keisuke Oda

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Release Date

8/2/2008

Runtime

121 mins

Genres

Action Adventure Science Fiction War Animation

Overview

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.

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Released

Original Language

Japanese

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A haunting meditation on youth trapped in an endless cycle of beautiful but meaningless violence. Stunning aerial sequences frame existential dread as adolescents grapple with their manufactured immortality and the adults who use them.