The Sky Crawlers animated movie
11:57 AM Posted In film , movieJapanese animation studio Production I.G’s new animated movie The Sky Crawlers スカイ・クロラ is based on the best-selling five-volume novel series of the same name by Hiroshi Mori The animated feature which opened in Japan during summer is directed by Mamoru Oshii (”Ghost in the Shell”) with the film’s score written by Kenji Kawai 川井 憲次 (”Ghost in the Shell” and “Death Note”). The voice cast includes Rinko Kikuchi (”Babel”) and Chiaki Kuriyama (”Kill Bill: Vol. 1″). The film breaks new ground in blending 2-D and 3-D animation techniques that are highly innovative.
The books which have sold 800,000 copies tells the story of a fantasy world in which children living in perpetual adolescence are enlisted to be pilot fighter planes for public entertainment.