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The Sky Crawlers

The Sky Crawlers

2008 · 121 min · JA · PG-13 · 6.7 (184 votes)
Dir. Mamoru Oshii · Starring Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase, Shosuke Tanihara, Megumi Yamaguchi, Daisuke Hirakawa, Takuma Takewaka · Music Kenji Kawai
AnimationActionWarScience FictionDrama

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.

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A hauntingly beautiful, yet deeply melancholic exploration of eternal youth and manufactured conflict. It feels like a wistful dream, where the beauty of flight clashes with the somber weight of predetermined fates. A philosophical journey with a bittersweet ache.

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