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Howl's Moving Castle

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8.4/10 • 10K

2004-09-09 • 1h 59m

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The two lived there.

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.

Directors
Hayao Miyazaki
Editors
Takeshi Seyama

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  1. Chieko Baisho

    Chieko Baisho

    Sophie (voice)

  2. Takuya Kimura

    Takuya Kimura

    Howl (voice)

  3. Akihiro Miwa

    Akihiro Miwa

    Witch of the Waste (voice)

  4. Tatsuya Gashûin

    Tatsuya Gashûin

    Calcifer (voice)

  5. Ryunosuke Kamiki

    Ryunosuke Kamiki

    Markl (voice)

  6. Mitsunori Isaki

    Mitsunori Isaki

    Kosho (voice)

  7. Yo Oizumi

    Yo Oizumi

    Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)

  8. Akio Otsuka

    Akio Otsuka

    King of Ingary (voice)

  9. Daijirô Harada

    Daijirô Harada

    Heen (voice)

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Andres Gomez

Nov 26, 2013

9/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$24,000,000.00
Revenue
$236,049,757.00
Keywords
witchflyingraincastlescarecrowbody exchangehatterbakerycursesteampunkdemonanimebased on young adult novelfantasyadventurewhimsical