Howl's Moving Castle

Overview

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.

Movie details

Release date

2004

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Fantasy, Animation, Adventure

Status

Released

Original language

JA

Country

Japan

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Production

Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Walt Disney Japan, d-rights, TOHO

Budget

$24,000,000

Revenue

$236,049,757

Cast

Chieko Baisho

Sophie (voice)

Takuya Kimura

Howl (voice)

Akihiro Miwa

Witch of the Waste (voice)

Tatsuya Gashuin

Calcifer (voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Markl (voice)

Mitsunori Isaki