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    Trailer for THE SKY CRAWLERS, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 2008 MH/NI and BWDVYHDYCH

    Award-Winning Anime Goes on Sale May 26, 2009 Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Official Site (Japan): sky.crawlers.jp

    From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of GHOST IN THE SHELL, comes an award-winning story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the meaning of their battles. A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds. With his only childhood memory consisting of intense flight training, the fearless teenage pilot Yuichi`s dogfights coexist with his struggle to find his missing past. When his beautiful, young female commander Suito is reluctant to discuss the fate of the pilot that Yuichi is replacing - or the strangely perfect condition of that pilot`s former aircraft - Yuichi`s curiosity becomes heightened.

    THE SKY CRAWLERS DVD

    Run Time: 122 Minutes Screen Format: 1.78 Anamorphic Languages: English 5.1, Japanese 5.1 Subtitles: English (US), French (Parisian) Discs: 1 Special Features: Animation Research for THE SKY CRAWLERS The Sound Design and Animation of THE SKY CRAWLERS Street Date: May 26, 2009 SRP: $27.96

    THE SKY CRAWLERS Blu-ray

    Run Time: 122 Minutes Screen Format: 1.78 Anamorphic Languages: English 5.1, Spanish (Latin Am) 5.1, Portuguese (Brazil) 5.1, Japanese 5.1 Subtitles: English (UK), English (US), French (Parisian), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin Am) Discs: 1 Special Features: Animation Research for THE SKY CRAWLERS The Sound Design and Animation of THE SKY CRAWLERS Sky`s the Limit: An Interview with Director Mamoru Oshii Street Date: May 26, 2009 SRP: $34.95

    Video clip from THE SKY CRAWLERS, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 2008 MH/NI and BWDVYHDYCH

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    Welcome to SciFi Japan, your source for news and information on science fiction, horror, fantasy and action movies, TV shows and videos.. from classics and old favorites, to upcoming productions and home video releases, to the odd and obscure titles you may never have heard of!

    The mainstream press has largely ignored Japanese tokusatsu (special effects) films, and when the genre has been covered by American news outlets and television the results were often inaccurate and condescending. On the other hand, there have been some excellent fan publications and websites devoted to these films, but Japanese studios have been extremely reluctant to deal with fan groups due to concerns over copyright infringement issues (some fans advocate and promote activities such as video bootlegging and unlicensed downloading). With no direct access to studio news and photos, fan reporting has often been forced to rely on secondhand info and rumors.

    What was missing was a professionally run English news outlet working directly with Japanese studios and filmmakers. So, in 2006, we brought together a talented group of published authors and reporters, film historians, reviewers, festival organizers, and movie makers with ties to the Japanese film industry to launch SciFi Japan (More information on our key contributors can be found here). The only English language news site press registered with all of the major Japanese studios and production companies, SciFi Japan is able to consistently bring accurate and exclusive information on Japanese films and shows to English speaking/reading fans worldwide.

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