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.
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Chieko Baisho
Sophie (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Howl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa
Witch of the Waste (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin
Calcifer (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Markl (voice)
Mitsunori Isaki
Kosho (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
Akio Otsuka
King of Ingary (voice)
Daijirō Harada
Heen (voice)
Haruko Katō
Madame Suliman (voice)
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay
Hayao Miyazaki
Tagline
"The two lived there."
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Budget
$24,000,000
Revenue
$236,049,757
Production
Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Walt Disney Japan, d-rights, TOHO
Andres Gomez
November 26, 2013
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
September 4, 2023
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 f...
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