Movies / Howl's Moving Castle (2004) aka Hauru no ugoku shiro

8/10

Runtime: 119 min

Genres: Action Adventure Animation Fantasy Romance

Languages: Japanese

Countries: Japan

Sophie, a diligent teenage girl working in her family's hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when a handsome-but-mysterious wizard named Howl sweeps her off her feet. This innocent encounter enrages the vain and conniving Witch of the Waste, who transforms Sophie into a 90-year-old woman. Sophie's efforts to break the curse bring her to Howl's magical moving castle, where she befriends Markl, Howl's apprentice, and the hot-headed fire demon Calcifer. Her love and support have a major impact on Howl, who can be maddeningly self-indulgent and singularly noble. He defies royal orders to participate in a meaningless war and risks his life to bring peace to the kingdom.

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Directors (1) Credit
Hayao Miyazaki ...
Writers (2) Credit
Diana Wynne Jones (novel "Howl's Moving Castle") (as Daiana Win Jônzu)
Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay)
Composers (1) Credit
Joe Hisaishi ...
Editors (1) Credit
Takeshi Seyama ...
Cinematographers (1) Credit
Atsushi Okui ...
Actors (48) Credit
Akihiro Miwa Arechi no Majo (voice: Japanese version)
Akio Ôtsuka Kokuô (voice: Japanese version)
Billy Crystal Calcifer (voice: English version)
Blythe Danner Madame Suliman (voice: English version)
Bridget Hoffman Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Carlos Alazraqui Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Chieko Baishô Sofî (voice: Japanese version)
Christian Bale Howl (voice: English version)
Christina MacGregor Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Cornelia Dahlgren Lettie (voice)
Crispin Freeman Prince Turnip (voice: English version)
Daijiro Harada Hin (voice: Japanese version)
Daran Norris Additional Voices (voice: English version) (uncredited)
David Cowgill Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Edie Mirman Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Emily Mortimer Young Sophie (voice: English version)
Haruko Kato Sariman (voice: Japanese version)
Holly Dorff Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Hope Levy Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ike Eisenmann Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Iake Eissinmann)
Jean Simmons Grandma Sophie (voice: English version)
Jena Malone Lettie (voice: English version)
Joel McCrary Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Josh Hutcherson Markl (voice: English version)
Julia Barnett Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ken Yasuda Soldier
Kristen Rutherford Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Lauren Bacall Witch of the Waste (voice: English version)
Leslie Carrara Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Liliana Mumy Madge (voice: English version)
Mari Devon Honey (voice: English version)
Mark Silverman King (voice: English version)
Mitch Carter Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Mitsunori Isaki Koshô (voice: Japanese version)
Moosie Drier Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Newell Alexander Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Peter Renaday Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Pete Renaday)
Richard Steven Horvitz Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Richard Horvitz)
Rosemary Alexander Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ryûnosuke Kamiki Marukuru (voice: Japanese version)
Sherry Hursey Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Shigeyuki Totsugi (voice) (as Shigeyuki Sato)
Susanne Blakeslee Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Takuya Kimura Hauru (voice: Japanese version)
Tatsuya Gashûin Karushifâ (voice: Japanese version)
Warren Sroka Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Will Friedle Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Yô Ôizumi Kakashi no Kabu (voice: Japanese version)