Award-Winning Anime Goes on Sale May 26, 2009 Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Official Site (Japan): sky.crawlers.jp
From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of GHOST IN THE SHELL, comes an award-winning story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the meaning of their battles. A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds. With his only childhood memory consisting of intense flight training, the fearless teenage pilot Yuichi`s dogfights coexist with his struggle to find his missing past. When his beautiful, young female commander Suito is reluctant to discuss the fate of the pilot that Yuichi is replacing - or the strangely perfect condition of that pilot`s former aircraft - Yuichi`s curiosity becomes heightened.
THE SKY CRAWLERS DVD
Run Time: 122 Minutes Screen Format: 1.78 Anamorphic Languages: English 5.1, Japanese 5.1 Subtitles: English (US), French (Parisian) Discs: 1 Special Features: Animation Research for THE SKY CRAWLERS The Sound Design and Animation of THE SKY CRAWLERS Street Date: May 26, 2009 SRP: $27.96
THE SKY CRAWLERS Blu-ray
Run Time: 122 Minutes Screen Format: 1.78 Anamorphic Languages: English 5.1, Spanish (Latin Am) 5.1, Portuguese (Brazil) 5.1, Japanese 5.1 Subtitles: English (UK), English (US), French (Parisian), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin Am) Discs: 1 Special Features: Animation Research for THE SKY CRAWLERS The Sound Design and Animation of THE SKY CRAWLERS Sky`s the Limit: An Interview with Director Mamoru Oshii Street Date: May 26, 2009 SRP: $34.95
For more information on THE SKY CRAWLERS please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:
- Japanese Movies at American Film Market 2008
- THE SKY CRAWLERS Begins North American Theatrical Run
- New York Premiere of THE SKY CRAWLERS on December 12
- Japan Film Festival - Los Angeles: April 10-26