The Sky Crawlers (film)

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The Sky Crawlers (Japanese: スカイ・クロラ, Hepburn: Sukai Kurora) is a 2008 Japanese animated science fiction war film directed by Mamoru Oshii. It was produced by Production I.G and written by Chihiro Itō, based on Hiroshi Mori's novel series of the same name. The film features character designs by Tetsuya Nishio, music by Kenji Kawai, and a voice cast led by Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase, Shōsuke Tanihara and Chiaki Kuriyama. Combining digitally animated aerial sequences with a restrained visual style, the film represents one of Oshii's most contemplative works following Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004). Set in an alternate world where large-scale war has been abolished, the story follows a group of genetically engineered adolescents known as Kildren (キルドレ, Kirudore; "kill-dolls"), who are employed by rival private corporations to fight a perpetual aerial conflict staged for public consumption. A newly assigned pilot arrives at a remote airbase and gradually becomes aware of the cyclical nature...

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