FEATURE FILM

Howl's Moving Castle

8.4/10
TMDB11,661 votes
2004Original: Japanese119 min

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.

Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
Cast: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin, Ryunosuke Kamiki

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Howl's Moving Castle

A magician, a witch, a castle that has life. A fantastic journey into the world of imagination.

Howl's Moving Castle (2004) is a film in the fantasy, animation, adventure genres. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The cast includes Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin.

Released
2004-09-09
Original language
Japanese
Runtime
119 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Walt Disney Japan, d-rights, TOHO
Writers
Hayao Miyazaki

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Audience reviews

8.4/10 from 11,661 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Andres Gomez

TMDB member review

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

TMDB member review

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…

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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.

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What is Howl's Moving Castle about?

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.

Who stars in Howl's Moving Castle?

Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki. See the cast cards above for character names.

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