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Howl's Moving Castle (2004) | Slate

Howl's Moving Castle

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Howl's Moving Castle

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Rated 8.4 on TMDB

Howl's Moving Castle

ハウルの動く城

Love comes first.

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.

Released: 2004
Runtime: 1h 59m
Rated: PG
Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Direction and writing

Hayao MiyazakiDirector, Screenplay

Diana Wynne JonesNovel

Yosuke TobaAssistant Director

Ryosuke KiyokawaAssistant Director

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Cast

Chieko BaishoSophie (voice)
Takuya KimuraHowl (voice)
Akihiro MiwaWitch of the Waste (voice)

Tatsuya GashuinCalcifer (voice)
Ryunosuke KamikiMarkl (voice)
Mitsunori IsakiKosho (voice)
Yo OizumiPrince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
Akio OtsukaKing of Ingary (voice)

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