---
title: 'The Sky Crawlers (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mamoru Oshii'
released: '2008-08-02'
runtime_minutes: 122
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sky-crawlers-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1056437/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sky Crawlers (2008)

2008 · PG-13 · 122 min · Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: スカイ・クロラシリーズ

## Synopsis

The Sky Crawlers  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 Katsuya Terada, 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).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mamoru Oshii](https://cinepixo.com/people/mamoru-oshii)
- **Screenplay:** [Hiroshi Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-mori), [Chihiro Itō](https://cinepixo.com/people/chihiro-ito)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kenji Kawai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-kawai)
- **Producer:** [Tomohiko Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomohiko-ishii)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hisashi Ezura](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisashi-ezura)

## Cast

- [Troy Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/troy-baker)
- [Cindy Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cindy-robinson)
- [Doug Erholtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-erholtz)
- [Stephanie Sheh](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-sheh)
- [Michael Sinterniklaas](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sinterniklaas)

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Official site: http://sky.crawlers.jp/tsushin/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sky-crawlers-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q820819); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.