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Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

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Howl's Moving Castle

"Love Comes First."

2004

1h 59m

8.4(11495 votes)

Fantasy

Animation

Adventure

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.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Studio Ghibli

Tokuma Shoten

Nippon Television Network Corporation

dentsu

d-rights

TOHO

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sophie (voice)

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Howl (voice)

Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa

Witch of the Waste (voice)

Tatsuya Gashuin

Tatsuya Gashuin

Calcifer (voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Markl (voice)

Mitsunori Isaki

Mitsunori Isaki

Kosho (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

King of Ingary (voice)

Daijirō Harada

Daijirō Harada

Heen (voice)

Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Madame Suliman (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by: Tomohiko Ishii
Toshio Suzuki

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