Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Diana Wynne Jones' 1986 novel. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. It stars the voices of Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, and Akihiro Miwa. The film is set in a fictional kingdom where both magic and early 20th-century technology are prevalent, against the backdrop of a war with another kingdom. It tells the story of Sophie, a young milliner who 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 refusal to fight for the king.
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Anime, Family, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Fantasy Anime and Manga |
Release Date - Sep 9, 2004 |
Run Time - 119 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - PG
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$237,543,523
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Anti-War Film, Bakery, Castle, Chance, Citadel, Curse, Demon, Film Based On A Novel, Flying, Foot, Hat, Meeting, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Myths/Legends/Magic, Rain, Refuge, Scarecrow, Sophie, Steampunk, Store, Supernatural/Monsters, War, Witch, Wizard, Woman, World
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Based On: Howl's Moving Castle
Subject: beauty, compassion, empathy, magic, old age, pacifism, tradition and modernity, war
Subject: beauty, compassion, empathy, magic, old age, pacifism, tradition and modernity, war
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Det Levende Slottet
NO
El increíble castillo vagabundo
AR, CL, EC, MX, US, UY
Ghaleh Motahareke Howl
IR
Haulov pokretni zamak
RS
Hauru no ugoku shiro
CA, IN, JP
Howl no Ugoku Shiro
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Howl'un Yürüyen Şatosu
TR
Howls bewegende Kasteel
BE
Howlův kráčející hrad
CZ
Le Chateau Ambulant
FR
O Castelo Animado
BR
Yeriyən Şato
AZ
Замок-мандрівник
UA
Подвижният замък на Хол
BG
Ходячий замок
RU
Шагающий замок Хаула
RU
Հաուլի թափառող դղյակը
AM
הטירה הנעה
IL
قلعۀ متحرک هاول
IR
ハウルの動く城
JP
哈尔的移动城堡
CN
哈尔移动城堡
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哈爾移動城堡
HK
霍爾的移動城堡
TW
하울의 움직이는 성
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