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From TMDb members · 1 total- Andres Gomez6/10
The animation is awesome and beautiful but the story and plot, as in last I.G. productions I've seen, is overcooked in a intent to be deeper than it actually is.
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The Sky Crawlers
67%
Movie
2h 1m
AI Analysis
The Sky Crawlers (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Sky Crawlers (2008) — a movie tagged as Animation, Action, and War with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~121 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Sky Crawlers 67% (173 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
67%
from 173 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-08-02
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 15877
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What is The Sky Crawlers about?
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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Sky Crawlers?
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How long is the movie The Sky Crawlers?
The official runtime for The Sky Crawlers is approximately 121 minutes.
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Cast
Rinko Kikuchi
Suito Kusanagi (voice)
Ryo Kase
Yuichi Kannami (voice)
Shosuke Tanihara
Naofumi Tokino (voice)
Megumi Yamaguchi
Mizuki Kusanagi (voice)
Daisuke Hirakawa
Aizu Yudagawa (voice)
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Takuma Takewaka
Uroyuki Shinoda (voice)
Mugihito
Kyoku Yama (voice)
Hochu Otsuka
Honda (voice)
Mabuki Ando
Fooco (voice)
Fumie Mizusawa
Call Girl (voice)
Naoto Takenaka
Bar Owner (voice)
Mako Hyodo
Kusmi (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Pilot (voice)
Keisuke Oda
Pilot (voice)
Ooki Sugiyama
Pilot (voice)
Tomomi Watanabe
Call Girl (voice)
Kenichi Mochizuki
Mechanic (voice)
Chiaki Kuriyama
Midori Mitsuya (voice)
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The animation is awesome and beautiful but the story and plot, as in last I.G. productions I've seen, is overcooked in a intent to be deeper than it actually is.
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