Howl's Moving Castle
“Love Comes First.”
2004•PG•1h 59m•8.4•Released
FantasyAnimationAdventure
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.
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Writer
Hayao Miyazaki
Budget
$24M
Revenue
$236M
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Studio Ghibli
Cast
Chieko Baisho
Sophie (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Howl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa
Witch of the Waste (voice)
Tatsuya Gashuin
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)
Makoto Yasumura
(voice)
Manabu Muraji
(voice)
Keiko Tsukamoto
(voice)
Tsuzuki Kayako
(voice)
Seiji Sasaki
(voice)
Production
Company
Studio Ghibli
Company
Tokuma Shoten
Company
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Company
dentsu
Company
Walt Disney Japan
Company
d-rights
Company
TOHO
Producer
Tomohiko Ishii
Producer
Toshio Suzuki
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