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Jun 17, 2005 · A young woman is cursed by a witch and seeks help from a wizard and his walking castle. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this 2004 film by Hayao Miyazaki.
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- Animation, Adventure, Family
- Hayao Miyazaki
- 2005-06-17
Howl's Moving Castle (Japanese: ハウルの動く城, Hepburn: Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho.
- ¥23.2 billion, US$236 million (worldwide)
- Joe Hisaishi
- ¥2.4 billion, US$24 million
- Toshio Suzuki
Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城 , Howl no Ugoku Shiro) is the 14th animated fantasy film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, produced by Toshio Suzuki and animated by Studio Ghibli. It premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2004, and premiered in Toho cinemas in Japan on November 20, 2004.
Howl's Moving Castle is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years later.
- United Kingdom
- Diana Wynne Jones
- English
- Joseph A. Smith (artist)
Jun 10, 2005 · Sophie (Emily Mortimer) has an uneventful life at her late father's hat shop, but all that changes when she befriends wizard Howl (Christian Bale), who lives in a magical flying castle.
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- Hayao Miyazaki
- PG
- Studio Ghibli
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, comes the Academy Award- nominated fantasy adventure for the whole family. 18,788 IMDb 8.2 1 h 59 min 2005. X-Ray PG. Action · Animation · Beautiful · Gentle.
