Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro)
Sophie, a diligent teenage girl working in her family's hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when a handsome-but-mysterious wizard named Howl sweeps her off her feet. This innocent encounter enrages the vain and conniving Witch of the Waste, who transforms Sophie into a 90-year-old woman. Sophie's efforts to break the curse bring her to Howl's magical moving castle, where she befriends Markl, Howl's apprentice, and the hot-headed fire demon Calcifer. Her love and support have a major impact on Howl, who can be maddeningly self-indulgent and singularly noble. He defies royal orders to participate in a meaningless war and risks his life to bring peace to the kingdom.
GENRE: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA RATING:
PG
RUN TIME: 1h 59m
RELEASE DATE: June 17, 2005
STARRING: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin, Ryûnosuke Kamiki
DIRECTOR(S): Hayao Miyazaki
PRODUCER(S): Toshio Suzuki
WRITER(S): Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt
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