Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
“Love Comes First.”
Movie20041h 59mJapanese
Our verdict
Must watch
Audiences rate this among the best of its kind.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 11,459 ratings.
Movie review: Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle is a film from 2004. It is catalogued under Fantasy, Animation, Adventure. Its listed tagline is “Love Comes First.”
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 8.4/10 based on 11,459 votes.
Production
Release date: September 9, 2004 · Runtime: 119 minutes · Original language: Japanese · Reported budget: $24,000,000 · Reported revenue: $236,049,757
Official trailer
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)
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