Howl's Moving Castle

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.

Cast

Chieko Baisho

as Sophie (voice)

Takuya Kimura

as Howl (voice)

Akihiro Miwa

as Witch of the Waste (voice)

Tatsuya Gashûin

as Calcifer (voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

as Markl (voice)

Mitsunori Isaki

as Kosho (voice)

Yo Oizumi

as Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)

Akio Otsuka

as King of Ingary (voice)

Daijirō Harada

as Heen (voice)

Haruko Katō

as Madame Suliman (voice)

Reviews

Andres Gomez

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....

CinemaSerf

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 "Calci...

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