A normal miner boy called Pazu led an ordinary life until he saved a girl who falling from the sky. The mysterious girl, Sheeta, told an amazing story about her family necklace, which the military and the pirates are both chasing for its great power. Pazu decided to help her and on the way, they discover that Sheeta's necklace is connected to the "City in the Sky" Pazu's father had taken a photograph of. Their adventure introduces them to unexpected friends and secrets of Laputa, the castle in the sky.

Laputa is another Miyazaki classic and its themes of dangerous, lost technologies and the human will to surmount their challenges remain fresh and true no matter the decade. Although it may seem a bit familiar to anyone who has seen other Miyazaki films, it has enough originality in its settings, characters and situations to give it some distinguishment. For newer fans, the focus on adventure, treasure-hunting, running from kidnappers, and discovering a lost land is fun and amusing and needs little else to make it enjoyable (except perhaps a lack of bad electronica) and I would recommend it above Nausicaa or Princess Mononoke (although not as highly as I would recommend Spirited Away) to new animation fans.