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Film 2004 119 min

Howl's Moving Castle

“The two lived there.”

TMDB Rating ★ 8.4
Votes 10,988
Director Hayao Miyazaki
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Fantasy Animation Adventure
The Story

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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Cast & Characters

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sophie (voice)
Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Howl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa

Witch of the Waste (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin

Tatsuya Gashûin

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)
Makoto Yasumura

Makoto Yasumura

(voice)
Manabu Muraji

Manabu Muraji

(voice)
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