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Howl's Moving Castle

Genres
Fantasy
Animation
Adventure
Rating
8.4
Status
Released
PG
Release Date2004-09-09
Runtime119 min
Languages日本語
CountriesJapan
Budget$24,000,000
Revenue$236,049,757
IMDbView on IMDb

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.

Keywords
witch
flying
rain
castle
scarecrow
body exchange
melancholy
hatter
bakery
curse
steampunk
demon
anime
thoughtful
philosophical
reflective
complex
based on young adult novel
playful
fantasy
magical
adventure
romantic
excited
hopeful

Videos

6 total
Trailer
20th Anniversary Trailer

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Cast & Crew

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Chieko Baisho

as Sophie (voice)

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Takuya Kimura

as Howl (voice)

poster

Akihiro Miwa

as Witch of the Waste (voice)

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Tatsuya Gashûin

as Calcifer (voice)

poster

Ryunosuke Kamiki

as Markl (voice)

poster

Mitsunori Isaki

as Kosho (voice)

poster

Yo Oizumi

as Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)

poster

Akio Otsuka

as King of Ingary (voice)

poster

Daijirō Harada

as Heen (voice)

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Haruko Katō

as Madame Suliman (voice)

Reviews

2
A

Andres Gomez

Nov 26, 2013

9/10

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.

Full review
C

CinemaSerf

Sep 4, 2023

8/10

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 he…

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