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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 10, 2005
Digital
Dec 17, 2019
Box Office
$236.0M
Budget
$24.0M
Return
9.8x
Theaters
13
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Walt Disney Japan, d-rights, TOHO
Original Title
ハウルの動く城
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →C
Chieko Baisho
Sophie (voice)
T
Takuya Kimura
Howl (voice)
A
Akihiro Miwa
Witch of the Waste (voice)
T
Tatsuya Gashuin
Calcifer (voice)
R
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Markl (voice)
M
Mitsunori Isaki
Kosho (voice)
Y
Yo Oizumi
Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
A
Akio Otsuka
King of Ingary (voice)
D
Daijirō Harada
Heen (voice)
H
Haruko Katō
Madame Suliman (voice)
M
Makoto Yasumura
(voice)
M
Manabu Muraji
(voice)
K
Keiko Tsukamoto
(voice)
T
Tsuzuki Kayako
(voice)
S
Seiji Sasaki
(voice)
H
Hiroshi Takahashi
(voice)
M
Mayuno Yasokawa
(voice)
R
Rio Kanno
(voice)
M
Mina Meguro
(voice)
T
Tomoe Hanba
(voice)
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See all →Self-Perception and Criticism in Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle (1986)
I'm the eldest!" Sophie shrieked. "I'm a failure!" "Garbage!" Howl shouted. "You just never stop to think!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Embracing Change and Transformation
Howl's Moving Castle (1986)
* pp. 289-290.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
