The Sky Crawlers

Also known as:  Sky Crawlers

The anime film The Sky Crawlers, directed by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell anime films), was adapted by Production I.G based on a novel series which follows a group of young fighter pilots involved in dogfight warfare, during an alternate historical period. Although the world is at peace, in order to ease the tension of a populace accustomed to war and aggression, private corporations contract fighter pilots to stage combat operations against each other for show.

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