Movie: (
Type) Self-explanatory. This should only apply to movies released in the theater.
Steampunk:
STEAMPUNK - (
Genre) Considered a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction (SCIFI), STEAMPUNK generally refers to stories which are based on English Victorian era technology in which steam was the primary power source or use Victorian era values as a reference point, and will often have a futuristic spin as part of the story. The novels of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne's are cited as classic examples of this high-tech innovation in a low-tech world genre. The term itself is originates as a retro-counterspin to the popular CYBERPUNK genre. See
↗Steampunk for more info.
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Castle in the Sky
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Buy |
See Tenku no Shiro Laputa
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Laputa: Castle in the Sky
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Buy |
See Tenku no Shiro Laputa
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Steamboy
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Ray Steam (yes, that's really his name) is a boy who comes from a three-generation family of gifted inventors on the cutting edge of steam engine technology. At his home in rural Manchester, England, in the year 1866, he recieves a mysterious package from his grandfather--the "steamball" a fabulous device capable of packaging fantastic amounts of energy. Along with it comes a warning that it must not be allowed to fall into the hands of "The Foundation"--the agents of which are not far behind. Ray will be exposed to his father's and his grandfather's differing beliefs as to how this nearly unlimited power should be employed, and will be forced to choose sides.
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Tenku no Shiro Laputa
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Buy |
An orphaned girl with a powerful and mysterious pendant which proves to be an the object of much unwanted attention by government spies, an army, and pirates, since it is the key to the legendary floating castle Laputa. Befriended by a boy, Pazu, the two must prevent the ancient flying island from being abused.
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スチームボーイ
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Rent |
See Steamboy
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天空の城ラピュタ
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Buy |
See Tenku no Shiro Laputa
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