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Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) (2004)

Howl's Moving Castle IMDB rating : 8.10/10

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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 Calcifer. Seeing t ... (more)


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Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sofî
Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa

Arechi no Majo
Tatsuya Gashuin

Tatsuya Gashuin

Karushifâ
Mitsunori Isaki

Mitsunori Isaki

Koshô
Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Kakashi no Kabu
Akio Ôtsuka

Akio Ôtsuka

Kokuô
Haruko Kato

Haruko Kato

Sariman
Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Grandma Sophie
Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Witch of the Waste
Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Madame Suliman
Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Young Sophie


Written by (View all) :
Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki

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Posted : 7 months ago at Dec 25 1:20
Hayao Miyazaki is my favourite director - and responsible for some of my favourite Anime.. this movie is amazing!! And competes with Princess Mononoke as my favourite of his movies. Visually it is gorgeous, surreal, entrancing. Terrific plot that keeps you th...Read more

Rating : 10/10

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Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 5 18:19
No point asking me; if a book preceded the movie I’m gonna prefer it nine times out of ten. This is no exception. This film is kid’s play compared to Diana Wynne Jones’s book – which is a novel for children BUT is completely brilliant and can be enjoye...Read more

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Posted : 9 months, 2 weeks ago at Oct 10 9:51
I'm still in love with this film. Hayao Miyazaki is one of the few who could create this much wonder!

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Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Feb 11 6:45
Being a Ghibli production, you know that it is going to provide top class entertainment, enchanting storylines and beautiful settings. This film is no different and I would say it is one of the better films to be released by the studio. In a steampunk setti...Read more

Rating : 9/10

This movie is a must-see. One of Miyazak

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Jan 25 6:15
Hayao Miyazaki has done it again. This is another of his engaging works which is a brain trip on the high, fantastic road of the subconcious. But like all his other fantastic works, this one has a heart. You still know and feel that the experience is familiar,...Read more

Rating : 10/10