Howl's Moving Castle
Hauru no ugoku shiro
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A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sophie, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Howl. Under the curse, Sophie sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Howl's strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Howl's fire demon, named Karishifâ. Seeing that she is under a curse, the demon makes a deal with Sophie--if she breaks the contract he is under with Howl, then Karushifâ will lift the curse that Sophie is under, and she will return to her 18-year-old shape.
Rating: 8.2/10 (432.7K)
Duration: 119 Minutes
Release Date: Nov 20, 2004
Country: Japan,USARelated Movies
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- Stars: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin
- Director(s): Hayao Miyazaki
- Writer(s): Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay), Diana Wynne Jones (novel) (as Daiana Win Jônzu)
- Plot Keywords: anime, studio ghibli, steampunk, milliner, millinery
- Production Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment,DENTSU Music And Entertainment,Mitsubishi
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.