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Jun 17, 2005 · Howl's Moving Castle: Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. With Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin. When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
- (426K)
- 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
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
Jun 9, 2005 · Howl is the real thing, a shape-shifter who sometimes becomes a winged bird of prey. So is his key assistant Calcifer ( Billy Crystal ), a fiery being whose job is to supply the castle's energy. Sophie also meets Markl ( Josh Hutcherson ), Howl's aide-de-camp, and sets about appointing herself the castle's housekeeper and maid of all work.
A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sophie, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Howl. Under the curse, Sophie sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Howl's strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Howl's fire demon, named Karishifâ.
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. Hayao Miyazaki. Director, Screenplay. Diana Wynne Jones. Novel.
