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In this colourful Miyazaki-classic, Sophie meets the magician Howl and his spectacular wandering castle. A gripping and adventurous animation about destiny, courage and love.

The moving castle is powered by the fire demon Calcifer, who in turn is cursed by the young and handsome wizard Hauru. Together, Sofie and Calcifer try to break the enchantment that binds them. The film is based on the popular young adult novel "Howl's Moving Castle" by Diana Wynne-Jones. However, Miyazaki's wild creative talent has turned this film into a work that stands firmly on its own, reimagined within Miyazaki's entirely unique animated universe.

Director

Hayao Miyazaki (b. 1941) is the most highly respected director of animation films still living today. He has had a fruitful cooperation with Takahata Isao since 1971, and since 1985, they have run the famous Studio Ghibli from which he released his most famous films such as My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001) and Ponyo (2008).

This film is part of

MIYAZAKI RETROSPECTIVE

Original title ハウルの動く城

Country Japan

Year 2004

Director Hayao Miyazaki

Screenplay Hayao Miyazaki

Cinematography Atsushi Okui

Producer Rick Dempsey, Tomohiko Ishii, John Lasseter, Ned Lott, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki

Cast Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin

Production Company Studio Ghibli

Distribution Arthaus

Runtime 1h 59m

Language Japanese

Subtitles Norwegian

Genre Family, Animation, Adventure

Format DCP

Age limit 6

Links IMDb