The Sky Crawlers

Anime movie
title	The Sky Crawlers
Original title	ス カ イ ・ ク ロ ラ The Sky Crawlers
transcription	Sukai Kurora: The Sky Crawlers
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
Publishing year	2008
Studio	Production IG , Polygon Pictures
length	122 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Mamoru Oshii
script	Chihiro Itō
production	Tomohiko Ishii , Seiji Okuda , Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
music	Kenji Kawai
synchronization

The Sky Crawlers ( Japanese ス カ イ ・ ク ロ ラ The Sky Crawlers, Sukai Kurora: The Sky Crawlers ) is an animated film from Japan ( anime ) from 2008, which was directed by Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell et al.). The screenplay comes from Chihiro Itō and is based on the first novel by Hiroshi Mori 's five-part novel series of the same name. Production was carried out by Production IG . The score was written by Kenji Kawai .

content

The story takes place in an alternate reality in which there is peace on earth but war between two parties continues for the entertainment of the people. So-called kildren fight in war, a genetically modified human caste in the body of teenagers who do not grow up and can only die on the battlefield. The pilot Yuichi Kannami is transferred to the Rostock Iron Works base as a replacement for the fallen pilot Jin-Roh . He only vaguely remembers his past, but the daily routine at the station between occasional bar visits and waiting for emergency orders seems somehow familiar. He befriends other pilots and feels more and more drawn to the commander Kusanagi Suito, who is said to have had an affair with his predecessor. Kannami tries to find out more about Jin-Roh, but repeatedly falls on deaf ears. He is also plagued by existential questions: Who is his creator? Does his existence have a higher purpose? For or against whom is he fighting anyway? Is he a Replicant or a Rebirth? Is his world real or is he just part of a big game? During his missions he is also confronted with the legendary opponent "Teacher" and he makes it his task to get him down from the sky.

synchronization

Dubbing company: Berliner Synchron GmbH Wenzel Lüdecke, dialogue director: Petra Barthel.

role	Original speaker	German speaker
Yuuichi Kannami	Ryō cheese	Tobias Nath
Suito Kusanagi	Rinko Kikuchi	Giuliana Jakobeit
Naofumi Tokino	Shōsuke Tanihara	Robert Glatzeder
Aizu Yudagawa / Aihara	Daisuke Hirakawa	Tobias Kluckert
Bar owner	Naoto Takenaka	Reinhard Scheunemann
Bus tour guide	Yukari Nishioi	Original sound
Fuuko	Mabuki Andō	Antje von der Ahe
Waitress Yuri	Yuri Hishimi	Sabine Walkenbach
Kusumi	Mako Hyōdō	Julia Blankenburg
mechanic	Ken'ichi Mochizuki	Jan Spitzer
Midori Mitsuya	Chiaki Kuriyama	Rubina Nath
Mugirou Yamagiwa	Mugihito	Reinhard Scheunemann
courtesan	Fumie Mizusawa	Anja Rybiczka
Secretary Honda	Hōchū Ōtsuka	Jan Spitzer
Towa Sasakura	Yoshiko Sakakibara	Sabine Falkenberg

Soundtrack

The score was composed by Kenji Kawai and released in 2008 by the VAP label. The tracklist contains 21 titles, the end title Kon'ya mo Hoshi ni Dakarete (sung by Ayaka), not included on the soundtrack.

1. Main Theme (Opening)
2. First sortie
3. Sail Away (Vocal)
4. Foo-Ko
5. Main Theme (Memory)
6. Mizuki
7. Surprise attack
8. Drive-by-wire
9. Main Theme - Affair (Harp)
10. Main Theme - Blue Fish (Organ)
11. Private sortie
12. Second sortie
13. Night Sortie
14. March Hare
15. Eagle day
16. Krakow
17. Main Theme (Affair)
18. Main Theme (Blue Fish)
19. Final Sortie
20. Teacher
21. Main Theme (Ending)

reception

The film was shown at the 65th Venice International Film Festival and won the Future Film Festival Digital Award . In 2008 it was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival , as well as at the Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival , where it won three awards ( Jose Luis Guarner Critic Award , Best Original Soundtrack , Best Motion Picture for a Youth Audience ). The film was also shown at the Helsinki International Film Festival, the Stockholm International Film Festival and in 2009 at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival .

The film received positive reviews. On the review-collecting website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a rating of 78%, based on 9 reviews with an average rating of 6.9 / 10 points.

Reviews

“It is a story on the verge of permanent standstill, between accepting the here and now and trying to tread unknown paths. […] With a daring interpretational step, in this anime it is not the transfigured look of a person at a computer game and the struggle back into reality, as Ash experiences in Avalon , but the emotional look at artificial intelligences. Bots that don't follow a program like robots, but can perceive themselves as existences in a self-reflective manner. For those who find this explanation too obscure, the story can also be read as a continuation of Jin-Roh . It is the abuse of human beings as tools and thus a criticism of war and destruction. "

- (from), Animationsfilme.ch

“A stunning visual piece of work that neatly balances heart, technical achievement and high concept. Sky Crawlers is a classic example of intelligent, geared to adults animation. Very much recommended. "

“An impressive visual work that skillfully reconciles passion, technical achievement and the claim to set the bar higher. Sky Crawlers is a classic example of intelligent adult animation. "

- Todd Brown : Twitchfilm.com

Web links

• Production IG website
• The Sky Crawlers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Review on Animationsfilme.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes website. Retrieved May 3, 2015 . 
2. ^ Film review for "The Sky Crawlers" on Animationsfilme.ch. Retrieved May 3, 2015 . 
3. ↑ movie review of "The Sky Crawlers" on Twitchfilm.com. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved May 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.