Howl's Moving Castle

Name: Howl's Moving Castle
Genre: Animation (modern)
Released: 2004-10-28
Rating: 9.0

Hayao Miyazaki with Chieko BaishoTakuya KimuraAkihiro Miwa

2003 Animation (modern) Japan 119 minutes

Sophie, a diligent teenage girl working in her family's hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome-but-mysterious wizard named Howl. This innocent encounter engages the vain and conniving Witch of the Waste, who transforms 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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My opinion 9/10 

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Directed by : Hayao Miyazaki

Release date: 30 March 2005

Genre: Animation (modern)

Howl's Moving Castle .

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Trailer : French ver.

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Casting

Chieko Baisho

Takuya Kimura

Akihiro Miwa

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