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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Movie · 2004 · 1h 59m · Japanese

FantasyAnimationAdventure

A magician, a witch, a castle that has life. A fantastic journey into the world of imagination.

8.3/10
★★★★★

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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.

Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Starring
Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki
Released
9 Sept 2004
Country
Japan

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CinemaSerf
8/10

Certainly my favourite Miyazaki film. The animations are a touch angular, but colourfully and stylishly depict this story of a beautiful young girl who is cursed by an evil witch. In despair, she sets off, directionless, from home and comes across "Howl" and his moving castle - and the sprite "Calcifer". She begins a journey of discovery - about herself as much as anything. "Howl" - the ultimate free spirit is also facing down demons of his own that he is struggling to reconcile with. "Calcifer" provides the conduit for them to get to better understand…

Andres Gomez
9/10

Really good movie staging in a fictional center European country. The drawings are great and the story is as delicate as any other from Miyazaki.

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