Howl's Moving Castle

Watch: Howl's Moving Castle

6/10/20051h 59m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The two lived there. ~

Overview:

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Status:

Released

Language:

Japanese

Buget:

$24,000,000.00

Revenue:

$236,049,757.00

Key words:

witch
flying
rain
castle
scarecrow
body exchange
hatter
bakery
curse
steampunk
demon
anime
based on young adult novel
fantasy
adventure
whimsical
vibrant

Cast

Chieko Baisho

~ as ~

Sophie (voice)

Takuya Kimura

~ as ~

Howl (voice)

Akihiro Miwa

~ as ~

Witch of the Waste (voice)

Tatsuya Gashûin

~ as ~

Calcifer (voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

~ as ~

Markl (voice)

Mitsunori Isaki

~ as ~

Kosho (voice)

Yo Oizumi

~ as ~

Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)

Akio Otsuka

~ as ~

King of Ingary (voice)

Daijirō Harada

~ as ~

Heen (voice)

Haruko Katō

~ as ~

Madame Suliman (voice)

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Reviews (2)

AG
Andres Gomez
Written 11 year(s) ago
9
Really good movie staging in a fictional center European country. The drawings are great and the story is as delicate as any other from Miyazaki.
CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
8
Certainly my favourite Miyazaki film. The animations are a touch angular, but colourfully and stylishly depict this story of a beautiful young girl who is cursed by an evil witch. In despair, she sets off, directionless, from home and comes across "Howl" and his moving castle - and the sprite "Calcifer". She begins a journey of discovery - about herself as much as anything. "Howl" - the ultimate free spirit is also facing down demons of his own that he is struggling to reconcile with. "Calcifer" provides the conduit for them to get to better understand each other and also much of the humour as they seek to break the spells that bind them. This works on many different levels and each time I see it, I seem get something different from it.