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Howl's Moving Castle

Movie
2004
1h 59m
PG
Japanese
Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
User Score: 
8.4
Critic Score: 
85
Howls Moving Castle' Poster
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.
Howls Moving Castle Poster

Howl's Moving Castle

PG
Movie
2004
1h 59m
Japanese
Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
8.4
IMDB
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
85

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Chieko Baisho
Sophie (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Howl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa
Witch of the Waste (voice)
Tatsuya Gashin
Calcifer (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Markl (voice)
Mitsunori Isaki
Kosho (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
Akio Otsuka
King of Ingary (voice)
Daijir Harada
Heen (voice)
Haruko Kat
Madame Suliman (voice)
Rio Kanno
(voice)
Naoto Kaji
(voice)
Teruo Seki
(voice)
Directed By: Hayao Miyazaki
Written By: Hayao Miyazaki (Screenplay), Diana Wynne Jones (Novel)

Featured Comments/Tips

forestofbygones says...
8 years ago
bitch saved everyone with the power of love i'm crying
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rubengarciam says...
10 years ago
> It was a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favorite vegetable! Take care, Turniphead!
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laurenshikari says...
one year ago
sophie walking into howl's castle for the first time: damn bitch you live like this?
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samtasia says...
3 years ago
biggest plot twist in this movie is that howl is straight.
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Featured User Reviews

Xadyu_1417456017
8/10  10 years ago
I love the Studio Ghibli films. So far I think it is safe to say that Miyazaki is my favourite anime author, and I doubt anyone will ever take his place because I have grown so attached to the work of this man and his ideals reflected on the way he conceives animation, that I can't think of a de More
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drqshadow
7/10  4 years ago
A relatively obscure Welsh fantasy novel provides the material for this, Miyazaki's follow-up to _Spirited Away_. It's a lovely marriage; two visions meant for one another. _Howl_'s land of witches and wizards, steam-powered societies and shadowy machinations, calls back to several prece More
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enry_cami
4 years ago
DISCLAIMER: I did not see this movie in its original language(Japanese), but in a dubbed version(Italian). I may have missed some nuances.

What attracted me to _Howl's Moving Castle_ is without a doubt the steampunk-ish vibe of the castle itself. It looked very interesting from every picture More
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CinemaSerf
12 months ago
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 "Calci More
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