Howl's Moving Castle
(2004)
Hauru no ugoku shiro
Stars: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Akihiro Miwa, Ryûnosuke Kamiki
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki, Diana Wynne Jones
Language: English
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Duration: 119
Rated: PG
DVD Release: March 2006
A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sofî, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Hauru. Under the curse, Sofî sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Hauru's strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Hauru's fire demon, named Karishifâ. Seeing that she is under a curse, the demon makes a deal with Sophie--if she breaks the contract he is under with Hauru, then Karushifâ will lift the curse that Sophie is under, and she will return to her 18-year-old shape.
Chieko Baisho | Sofi |
Takuya Kimura | Hauru |
Akihiro Miwa | Arechi no Majo |
Tatsuya Gashûin | Karushifâ |
Ryûnosuke Kamiki | Marukuru |
Billy Crystal | |
Mitsunori Isaki | Koshô |
Yô Ôizumi | Kakashi no Kabu |
Akio Ohtsuka | Kokuô |
Daijiro Harada | Hin |
Haruko Kato | Sariman |
Jean Simmons | Grandma Sophie |
Christian Bale | Howl |
Akio Ôtsuka | Kokuô (voice) |
Lauren Bacall | Witch of the Waste |
Blythe Danner | Madame Suliman |
Emily Mortimer | Young Sophie |
Joe Hisaishi | Composer |
Atsushi Okui | Cinematographer |
Takeshi Seyama | Editor |
Genre: Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Media: Blu-ray
Sound: Dolby Digital EX
IMDb: 0347149