Howls moving Castle
A terrific little fantasy that will arouse every child’s curiosity.
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. 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.
An amazing animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
Japan 2004
Director: Hayao Miyazaki from Studio Ghibli
Voices: Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Lauren Bacall, and Billy Crystal
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