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Howl's Moving Castle

Year:
Duration:
119 min
Genres:
Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
8.2
Director:
Hayao Miyazaki
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 15 nominations
Details
Country: Japan
Release Date: 2004-11-20
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $427,987 (USA) (12 June 2005)
Gross: $4,710,455 (USA) (2 October 2005)
Cast
Actor
Character
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Howl's Moving Castle
Chieko Baishô
Sofî
Takuya Kimura
Hauru
Akihiro Miwa
Arechi no Majo (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin
Karushifâ
Ryûnosuke Kamiki
Marukuru
Mitsunori Isaki
Koshô (voice)
Yô Ôizumi
Kakashi no Kabu
Akio Ôtsuka
Kokuô (voice)
Daijirô Harada
Hin (voice)
Haruko Katô
Sariman (voice)
Jean Simmons
Grandma Sophie
Christian Bale
Howl
Lauren Bacall
Witch of the Waste (voice: English version)
Blythe Danner
Madame Suliman (voice: English version)
Emily Mortimer
Young Sophie
Josh Hutcherson
Markl
Jena Malone
Lettie (voice: English version)
Crispin Freeman
Prince Turnip (voice: English version)
Mark Silverman
King (voice: English version)
Mari Devon
Honey (voice: English version)
Liliana Mumy
Madge (voice: English version)
Carlos Alazraqui
(voice: English version)
Newell Alexander
(voice: English version)
Rosemary Alexander
(voice: English version)
Julia Barnett
(voice: English version)
Susanne Blakeslee
(voice: English version)
Leslie Carrara
(voice: English version)
Mitch Carter
(voice: English version)
David Cowgill
(voice: English version)
Moosie Drier
(voice: English version)
Ike Eisenmann
(voice: English version) (as Iake Eissinmann)
Will Friedle
(voice: English version)
Bridget Hoffman
(voice: English version)
Richard Steven Horvitz
(voice: English version) (as Richard Horvitz)
Sherry Hursey
(voice: English version)
Hope Levy
(voice: English version)
Christina MacGregor
(voice: English version)
Joel McCrary
(voice: English version)
Edie Mirman
(voice: English version)
Peter Renaday
(voice: English version) (as Pete Renaday)
Kristen Rutherford
(voice: English version)
Warren Sroka
(voice: English version)
Cornelia Dahlgren
Lettie (voice)
Shigeyuki Totsugi
(voice) (as Shigeyuki Sato)
Ken Yasuda
Soldier
Daran Norris
(voice: English version) (uncredited)
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Trivia
Hayao Miyazaki:  [gorging on food]  Markl gorges his breakfast.
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Hayao Miyazaki:  [Flying]  Howl flies in a birdlike form and Sophie uses a flying contraption to escape the castle.
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Mamoru Hosoda was selected to direct the film but he abruptly left the project. Hayao Miyazaki then took up the director's role.
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Goofs
When Sophie leaves her bedroom, her dress has turned from green to blue. However, she couldn't have changed dresses because none of them would fit her after she was transformed (wider, much shorter, etc.).
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Quotes
Young Sophie: Calcifer.
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Howl: Sorry, it looks like you're involved.
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Howl: You didn't have to come back, Calcifer.
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Faq
Q
Are the "Wizard Jenkins" and "Wizard Pendragon" doors in the same kingdom?
A
Yes, the Pendragon door is located in the Kingsbury (the capital) while the Jenkins door leads to Porthaven. When Madam Suliman is tracking down Howl she sends troops to both locations.
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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. It is assumed that no one who is diligently avoiding spoilers will be visiting this page in the first place.
Q
Was Diana Wynne Jones involved?
A
Not really. She's met with representatives from Studio Ghibli but does not have any input or involvement in the production of the film.She's quoted in this USENET posting as saying, "It's fantastic. No, I have no input - I write books, not films. Yes it will be =different= from the book - in fact it's likely to be very different, but that's as it should be. It will still be a fantastic film."The following comes from someone who attended a private screening of the film in Bristol:She enjoyed it a great deal and she particularly recommends anyone who sees it to watch out for the falling stars, which she says are "out of this world, literally and figuratively". Although it doesn't follow the plot of the book exactly nor have quite the same characterisation, and includes things that are definitely not in the original text, she didn't come away feeling unhappy with what has been done with her work.At the meal, she and Miyazaki talked with each other so much that the poor girl interpreting for them didn't get a bite to eat, and DWJ was quite worried for her (but she was able to hand over to another interpreter after a while and did get some food in the end). He seems to be a great fan of the Dalemark books in particular, and his understanding of them and his views about them impressed DWJ a lot.
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Photos from cast
Billy Crystal Holly Dorff
Children with their notebooks receiving knowledge png pen friends