スウィフトの「ガリバー旅行記」をモチーフに、宮崎駿がオリジナル原案で描いた冒険アクション。空に浮かぶ伝説の島“ラピュタ”や反重力作用を持つ“飛行石”といったファンタジックなプロット、そして躍動感溢れるストーリー＆卓越した演出など、宮崎監督の手腕が冴える傑作娯楽活劇。スラッグ峡谷に住む見習い機械工のパズーはある日、空から降りてきた不思議な少女を助ける。その少女・シータは、浮力を持つ謎の鉱石“飛行石”を身につけていた。やがてパズーは、飛行石を狙う政府機関や海賊たちの陰謀に巻き込まれ、かつて地上を支配したという伝説の天空島「ラピュタ帝国」に誘われてゆく。
Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa takes place in a world where humanity once built great flying cities. A catastrophe later destroyed all of these majestic creations, forcing the human race to once again live on the ground. Despite these setbacks, humanity still has a passion for flight and explores the skies with planes and airships. A young girl named Sheeta is on one such airship, having been abducted by the government agent Muska. When the ship is attacked by the air pirate Captain Dola, Sheeta takes the opportunity to escape.
Saved by the grace of luck and magic, Sheeta is found by a young boy named Pazu. The two later discover that Sheeta's amulet is the key to finding Laputa—a legendary castle that is said to be the greatest of the flying cities. Together these new friends head out to find the castle and unravel its mysteries before the greedy and evil people of the world do.
