Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Chieko Baisho
Sophie (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Howl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa
Witch of the Waste (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin
Calcifer (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Markl (voice)
Mitsunori Isaki
Kosho (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
Akio Otsuka
King of Ingary (voice)
Daijirô Harada
Heen (voice)
Haruko Katō
Madame Suliman (voice)
Makoto Yasumura
(voice)
Manabu Muraji
(voice)
Keiko Tsukamoto
(voice)
Yayoi Kazuki
(voice)
Rick Dempsey
Producer
Seiji Sasaki
(voice)
Hiroshi Takahashi
(voice)
Ned Lott
Producer
Mayuno Yasokawa
(voice)
Rio Kanno
(voice)
Kojiro Takahashi
(voice)
Akiyoshi Sakurai
(voice)
Momoko Kurita
(voice)
Mina Meguro
(voice)
Yasuhiro Ohara
(voice)
Akio Tanaka
(voice)
Rina Yamada
(voice)
Tomoe Hanba
(voice)
Naoto Kaji
(voice)
Teruo Seki
(voice)
Shinobu Katabuchi
(voice)
Masako Inui
(voice)
Yohei Ohbayashi
(voice)
Takeshi Miyajima
(voice)
Yukiko Mizuochi
(voice)
Maki Koizumi
(voice)
Nobito Nishioka
(voice)
Teppei Akashi
(voice)
Reiko Onishi
(voice)
Yumiko Ogata
(voice)
Hiroyuki Kamikawaji
(voice)
Tomohiko Kiyota
(voice)
Kaori Kaneko
(voice)
Aiko Nakajima
(voice)
Jun Kuwahara
(voice)
Yuta Kobayashi
(voice)
Yuko Nomura
(voice)
Tamayo Fukushi
(voice)
Atsushi Takeya
(voice)
Yoshifumi Nakagawa
(voice)
Hiroki Tanaka
(voice)
Yohei Matsukado
(voice)
Akane Fujisaki
(voice)
Izumi Matsuoka
(voice)
Tomonori Yanagibashi
(voice)
Ken Yasuda
(voice)
Hiroyuki Morisaki
(voice)
Shigeyuki Totsugi
(voice)
Takuma Otoo
(voice)
Hayao Miyazaki
Director / Screenplay / Executive Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Tomohiko Ishii
Producer
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Yoji Takeshige
Art Direction
Noboru Yoshida
Art Direction
Diana Wynne Jones
Novel
Akihiko Adachi
Animation
Seiko Azuma
Animation
Kaori Fujii
Animation
Makiko Futaki
Animation / Key Animation
Yoshitake Iwakami
Animation Manager
Kitarou Kousaka
Animation Director
Nozomu Takahashi
Production Manager
Ryosuke Kiyokawa
Assistant Director
Yosuke Toba
Assistant Director
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Mikio Mori
Dolby Consultant
Hiroaki Hirabayashi
Color Timer
Kashiko Kimura
Assistant Editor
Rie Matsubara
Assistant Editor
Megumi Uchida
Assistant Editor
Motohiro Hatanaka
Casting Coordinator
Ayumi Sato
Casting Coordinator
Naomi Yasu
Casting Coordinator
Youmi Kimura
Songs
Akio Ichimura
Production Accountant
Eiko Fujitsu
Production Accountant
Hisayo Itou
Production Accountant
Kiyoko Tsuge
Production Accountant
Masako Fujita
Production Accountant
Sueko Numazawa
Production Accountant
Tamami Yamamoto
Production Accountant
Eiichiro Tashiro
Production Assistant
Kenji Imura
Production Assistant
Kyohei Ito
Production Assistant
Junya Saito
Production Assistant
Chieko Tamura
Public Relations
Chihiro Tsukue
Public Relations
Junichi Nishioka
Public Relations
Nozomu Ito
Public Relations
Yumiko Ukai
Public Relations
Satomi Sasaki
Information Systems Manager
Noriyuki Kitakawachi
Information Systems Manager
Akihiko Okase
Foley Artist
Masaya Kitada
Foley Artist
Yukio Hokari
Foley Artist
Mizuki Ito
Foley Artist
Shuji Inoue
Sound
Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Sound Director
Suminobu Hamada
Sound Recordist
Mari Shinohara
Sound Recordist
Yuuichi Kaneko
Sound Recordist
Naoto Takeshima
Sound Recordist
Junichi Taniguchi
Background Designer
Junko Ina
Background Designer
Kazuo Oga
Background Designer
Keiko Itogawa
Background Designer
Masahiro Kubota
Background Designer
Masako Osada
Background Designer
Masatoshi Kai
Background Designer
Mitsuo Yoshino
Background Designer
Naomi Kasugai
Background Designer
Naoya Tanaka
Background Designer
Osamu Masuyama
Background Designer
Sayaka Hirahara
Background Designer
Yoshikazu Fukutome
Background Designer
Yoichi Nishikawa
Background Designer
Ryouko Ina
Background Designer
Atsuko Tanaka
Key Animation
Atsushi Shigeta
Key Animation
Eiji Yamamori
Key Animation
Hideaki Yoshio
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Key Animation
Hiroshi Masuda
Key Animation
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Key Animation
Katsuya Yamada
Key Animation
Kazuyoshi Onoda
Key Animation
Kenichi Konishi
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamada
Key Animation
Kenji Hachizaki
Key Animation
Kenji Yazaki
Key Animation
Mariko Matsuo
Key Animation
Masafumi Yokota
Key Animation
Masako Shinohara
Key Animation
Masaru Matsuse
Key Animation
Masashi Okumura
Key Animation
Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Key Animation
Norihiro Ôsugi
Key Animation
Sachiko Sugino
Key Animation
Shigeru Kimishima
Key Animation
Shinya Ohira
Key Animation
Toshihiko Masuda
Key Animation
Tsutomu Kurita
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Yuichi Tanaka
Key Animation
Akiko Teshima
Animation
Akiko Toba
Animation
Akira Hosogaya
Animation
Alexandra Weihrauch
Animation
Atsuko Matsushita
Animation
Ayako Mori
Animation
Ayano Suzuki
Animation
Chikako Sasagawa
Animation
Daisuke Makino
Animation
Emiko Iwayanagi
Animation
Fumie Konno
Animation
Hiroaki Nakajima
Animation
Hisako Yaji
Animation
Jinko Tsuji
Animation
Kaori Itou
Animation
Kaori Tokunaga
Animation
Katsutoshi Nakamura
Animation
Keiko Tomizawa
Animation
Keisuke Shimohira
Animation
Kimitoshi Ueno
Animation
Kiyoko Makita
Animation
Kumiko Ohta
Animation
Kumiko Tanihira
Animation
Kumiko Terada
Animation
Kunitoshi Ishii
Animation
Mai Nakazato
Animation
Makoto Oohara
Animation
Masakiyo Yamashita
Animation
Masako Sato
Animation
Masami Nakanishi
Animation
Masashi Karino
Animation
Masayuki Shimizu
Animation
Maya Fujimori
Animation
Mayumi Kitamura
Animation
Mayumi Ohmura
Animation
Minoru Ohashi
Animation
Mitsu Noguchi
Animation
Moyo Takahashi
Animation
Osamu Miwa
Animation
Rie Kondou
Animation
Rie Yamamoto
Animation
Saho Saito
Animation
Setsuya Tanabe
Animation
Shinichiro Yamada
Animation
Shunsuke Hirota
Animation
Sumie Iwata
Animation
Sumie Nishido
Animation
Takahiro Sugawara
Animation
Takeshi Hiramatsu
Animation
Tetsuaki Matsuda
Animation
Tomoko Miyata
Animation
Tsutomu Kaichi
Animation
Tsutomu Shibutani
Animation
Waka Hirota
Animation
Yasuyuki Kitazawa
Animation
Yoshie Hayashi
Animation
Yoyoi Toki
Animation
Yukari Umebayashi
Animation
Yukari Yamaura
Animation
Yukie Kaneko
Animation
Yukiko Kakinuma
Animation
Yukinobu Yamada
Animation
Yumiko Kitajima
Animation
Yumiko Suehiro
Animation
Yuko Sasaki
Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 9, 2004
Original Nameハウルの動く城
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Content RatingPG
Budget$24,000,000
Box Office$236,049,757
Genres
Wiki.
Howl's Moving Castle (Japanese: ハウルの動く城, Hepburn: Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho. The Japanese voice cast featured Chieko Baisho and Takuya Kimura, while the English dub version starred Jean Simmons, Emily Mortimer, Lauren Bacall, Christian Bale, Josh Hutcherson and Billy Crystal. The film is set in a fictional kingdom where both magic and early twentieth-century technology are prevalent, against the backdrop of a war with another kingdom. It tells the story of Sophie, a young milliner who 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.
Influenced by Miyazaki's opposition to the United States' invasion of Iraq in 2003, the film contains strong anti-war themes. Miyazaki stated that he "had a great deal of rage" about the Iraq war, which led him to make a film which he felt would be poorly received in the United States. It also explores the theme of old age, depicting age positively as something which grants the protagonist freedom. The film contains feminist elements as well, and carries messages about the value of compassion. In 2013, Miyazaki said Howl's Moving Castle was his favorite creation, explaining, "I wanted to convey the message that life is worth living, and I don't think that's changed." The film is significantly thematically different from the novel; while the novel focuses on challenging class and gender norms, the film focuses on love, personal loyalty and the destructive effects of war.Howl's Moving Castle premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2004, and was theatrically released in Japan on 20 November 2004. It went on to gross $190 million in Japan and $236 million worldwide, making it one of the most commercially successful Japanese films in history. The film received critical acclaim, with particular praise toward its visuals and Miyazaki's presentation of the themes. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 78th Academy Awards, but lost to Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. It won several other awards, including four Tokyo Anime Awards and a Nebula Award for Best Script.