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movie Castle in the Sky

Released: August 2, 1986
Runtime: 2 hours 5 minutes
Adventure Fantasy Animation Action Family

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

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