The Sky Crawlers (film)
| The Sky Crawlers | |
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| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Screenplay by | Chihiro Itō |
| Based on | The Sky Crawlers by Hiroshi Mori |
| Produced by | Tomohiko Ishii Hideyuki Saitō (3DCG Producer) |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hisashi Ezura |
| Edited by | Junichi Uematsu |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $5.8 million |
The Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラ, Sukai Kurora) is a 2008 Japanese adult animated war film, directed by Mamoru Oshii. It is an adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's novel of the same name. It was released across Japanese theatres by Warner Bros. Japan on August 2, 2008. Animated by Production I.G, the film was written by Chihiro Itō, featuring character designs by Tetsuya Nishio and music by Kenji Kawai. The 3D CG animation for the movie was produced by the Polygon Pictures studio, who also produced the 3D CG for Oshii's previous film Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.