Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: 03/07/2006
Dubbed: English/French/Japanese
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 119 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video

Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese animation director who wowed audiences worldwide with his award-winning film Spirited Away, brings another visually spectacular tale of imagination to the screen. Sophie is an 18-year-old girl who toils in the hat shop opened years ago by her late father. Often harassed by local boys, one day Sophie is unexpectedly befriended by Howl, a strange but flamboyant wizard whose large home can travel under its own power. However, the Witch of the Waste is displeased with Sophie and Howl's budding friendship, and turns the pretty young woman into an ugly and aged hag. Sophie takes shelter in Howl's castle, and attempts to find a way to reverse the witch's spell with the help of Calcifer, a subdued but powerful demon who exists in the form of fire, and Markl, who protects the four-way door which can instantly take visitors to other lands and dimensions. Howl's Moving Castle was released in North America by Walt Disney Pictures, who distributed the film both in its original Japanese and in a dubbed English version; the English-speaking voice cast includes Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Lauren Bacall, and Billy Crystal.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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  sora from pennsylvania
BEST MOVIE EVER!
this is seriously the best movie ever! its full of magic, romance, and mystery! i recomend this to everyone, even if they don't like anime! it may seem like a lot of money but it's one of the cheapist prices that you can really find anywhere for a brand new copy!this movie is the most deserveing movie IN THE WORLD! i think that everyone should see it atleast 20 times! its almost like this movie takes you to a differant world where you can imagine anything you want no matter your age! i deffinetly think that this should be on the top of everyones must watch movie list, it still is on mine and i have seen it over and over again! IT'S THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cast:
Chieko Baisho - Sophie
Emily Mortimer - Sophie (English Version)
Takuya Kimura - Howl
Christian Bale - Howl (English Version)
Akihiro Miwa - Witch of the Waste
Lauren Bacall - Witch of the Waste (English Version)
Tatsuya Gasyuin - Calcifer
Billy Crystal - Calcifer (English Version)
Ryunosuke Kamiki - Markl
Josh Hutcherson - Markl (English Version)
Jean Simmons - 90 Year Old Woman (English Version)
Mitsunori Isaki - Servant
Yo Oizumi - Prince
Akio Ôtsuka - King of Ingary
Daijiro Harada - Heen
Haruko Kato - Madam Suliman

Production:
Hayao Miyazaki - Director
Toshio Suzuki - Producer
Joe Hisaishi - Composer
Takeshi Seyama - Editor
Hayao Miyazaki - Screen Writer
Noburo Yoshida - Art Director
Yoji Takeshige - Art Director
Diana Wynne Jones - Book Author
Atsushi Okui - Cinematographer
Shuntaro Tanigawa - Songwriter
Yumi Kimura - Songwriter
Toru Noguchi - Sound Effects Editor
Shuji Inoue - Sound/Sound Designer
Akihiko Yamashita - Supervising Animator
Kitaro Kosaka - Supervising Animator
Takeshi Inamura - Supervising Animator
Mitsunori Kataama - Animation Director

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2005 Online Film Critics Association

2005 San Diego Film Critics Association

2005 New York Film Critics Circle

2005 L.A. Film Critics Association

2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association