Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

09/09/2004 (JP) • 1h 59m

Fantasy, Animation, Adventure

The two lived there.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$24,000,000.00

Revenue

$236,049,757.00

Keywords

witch

flying

rain

castle

scarecrow

body exchange

hatter

bakery

curse

steampunk

demon

anime

based on young adult novel

fantasy

adventure

vibrant

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