Fans of Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning SPIRITED AWAY should put this cartoon feature on their must-see list; unusually detailed animation glides hand in hand with the film’s aura of wonderment. Young Sheeta (Anna Paquin), held captive in a military zeppelin, watches as pirates assaulting the aircraft from their mini-planes. She has no idea why she’s the hotly contested prize in a rivalry between the government, represented by Agent Muska (Mark Hamill), and the sky bandits, led by a Ma Barker type named Dila (Cloris Leachman). Sheeta falls from the blimp but magically stops plummeting and floats to the ground, thanks to the medallion she wears. After her safe ...
Released:
1986
Rated:
PG
Length:
125 mins