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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Love comes first.

  • Fantasy
  • Animation
  • Adventure

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.

Rating
8.4 / 10 (11,617 votes)
Release date
September 9, 2004
Runtime
1h 59m
Language
Japanese
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Chieko BaishoSophie (voice)
  • Takuya KimuraHowl (voice)
  • Akihiro MiwaWitch of the Waste (voice)
  • Tatsuya GashuinCalcifer (voice)
  • Ryunosuke KamikiMarkl (voice)
  • Mitsunori IsakiKosho (voice)
  • Yo OizumiPrince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
  • Akio OtsukaKing of Ingary (voice)
  • Daijirō HaradaHeen (voice)
  • Haruko KatōMadame Suliman (voice)
  • Makoto Yasumura(voice)
  • Manabu Muraji(voice)

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