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Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

The two lived there.

2004•1h 59m•8.4/10
FantasyAnimationAdventure

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8.4/10(11K)

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.

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Production

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

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Sophie (voice)

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Howl (voice)

Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa

Witch of the Waste (voice)

Tatsuya Gashûin

Tatsuya Gashûin

Calcifer (voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Markl (voice)

Mitsunori Isaki

Mitsunori Isaki

Kosho (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

King of Ingary (voice)

Daijirō Harada

Daijirō Harada

Heen (voice)

Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Madame Suliman (voice)

Makoto Yasumura

Makoto Yasumura

(voice)

Manabu Muraji

Manabu Muraji

(voice)

Keiko Tsukamoto

Keiko Tsukamoto

(voice)

Tsuzuki Kayako

Tsuzuki Kayako

(voice)

Seiji Sasaki

Seiji Sasaki

(voice)

Hiroshi Takahashi

Hiroshi Takahashi

(voice)

Mayuno Yasokawa

Mayuno Yasokawa

(voice)

Rio Kanno

Rio Kanno

(voice)

Kojiro Takahashi

Kojiro Takahashi

(voice)

Akiyoshi Sakurai

Akiyoshi Sakurai

(voice)

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