Muska shows Sheeta a dormant Laputan robot and reveals his knowledge of her secret name, which he interprets to be that of the Laputan royal line. They are then captured by Muska and taken to the fortress of Tedis, where Pazu is imprisoned in a dungeon tower while Sheeta is imprisoned in a more lavish room.
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Upon leaving the mines, Sheeta tells Pazu that her full name is Lucita Toel Ul Laputa. Eventually, the two fall into an abandoned mine, where they encounter the local eccentric Uncle Pomme, who informs them that Sheeta's amulet is made of hikōseki ( 飛行石, "levitation stone") crystal ("Volucite" or "Aetherium" in English-language releases), a material used to keep Laputa and the other flying cities aloft. Later, they are pursued by Dola's pirates, and then by Muska's soldiers. Pazu tells her of a mysterious floating city named Laputa which is visible in a picture taken by his father. She safely lands in a small mining town where she is discovered by a brave young orphan boy named Pazu, who takes her to his home to recover. In the resulting struggle, Sheeta falls from the airship but her descent is slowed by a mysterious power within the amulet. Īn airship carrying Sheeta, a young orphan girl who has been abducted by government agent Muska, is attacked by Captain Dola and her air pirate sons who are in search of Sheeta's small blue crystal pendant. It is also considered an influential classic in the steampunk and dieselpunk genres. Castle in the Sky has had a strong influence on Japanese popular culture, and has inspired numerous films, media and games, in Japan and internationally. In Japanese polls of greatest animations, it was voted the second best animated film at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival and was voted first place in a 2008 Oricon audience poll. The film has received positive reviews and grossed over $15.5 million at the box office, and went on to gross a total of approximately $157 million in box office, home video and soundtrack sales. Laputa: Castle in the Sky won the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986. The film was distributed by Toei Company. It follows the adventures of a young boy and girl in the late 19th century attempting to keep a magic crystal from a group of military agents, while searching for a legendary floating castle. It was the first film produced by Studio Ghibli and was produced for Tokuma Shoten. Laputa: Castle in the Sky, known as Tenkū no Shiro: Laputa in Japan and Castle in the Sky in North America, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.