
Castle in the Sky(1986)
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.


Space captain Harlock, the latest in a family of proud aerial warriors, begins his journey to free the oppressed Earth from the despotic Illumidas Command.
Makio Inoue
Captain Harlock

Kei Tomiyama
Tochirô Ôyama

Makio Inoue
Phantom F. Harlock II

Yūjirō Ishihara
Phantom F. Harlock I

Shuichi Ikeda
Zoll

Taro Ishida
Zêda
Hiroshi Ôtake
Tori-san

Eiko Masuyama
The Witch

Hitoshi Takagi
Triter

Shūichirō Moriyama
Old Tokargan Soldier
Arcadia of My Youth is a science fiction, animation, fantasy, adventure film released in 1982 exploring themes of pirate, space opera. Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, it stars Makio Inoue, Kei Tomiyama, Makio Inoue. Space captain Harlock, the latest in a family of proud aerial warriors, begins his journey to free the oppressed Earth from the despotic Illumidas Command.
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