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Exquisitely illustrated by master animator Miyazaki, Howl's Moving Castle will delight children with its fantastical story and touch the hearts and minds of older viewers as well. Read critic reviews
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Sophie (Emily Mortimer) has an uneventful life at her late father's hat shop, but all that changes when she befriends wizard Howl (Christian Bale), who lives in a magical flying castle. However, the evil Witch of Waste (Lauren Bacall) takes issue with their budding relationship and casts a spell on young Sophie, which ages her prematurely. Now Howl must use all his magical talents to battle the jealous hag and return Sophie to her former youth and beauty.
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Fantasy, Anime
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Original Language: Japanese
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Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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Producer: Toshio Suzuki
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Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Box Office (Gross USA): $4.7M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
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Production Co: Studio Ghibli, Walt Disney Pictures
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Sound Mix: SDDS
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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Critic Reviews for Howl's Moving Castle
Audience Reviews for Howl's Moving Castle
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Miyazaki emphasizes different narrative elements than most fantasy films of this kind (hence why the "missing prince" plot twist is treated like an afterthought) but this isn't a cheap attempt to subvert expectations rather he's focusing on character growth at the expense of silly plot mechanics which makes his anti war plea more effective.
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Fans of the book "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell" will love this film.
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More imaginative than a barrel of monkeys, the story here is secondary to the execution, and the story is better than most by far. A fairytale, yes, but for young and old. Don't allow naysayers to put you off.
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An excellent film, and one of Miyazaki's absolute best. This is a masterpiece of an animated film, and is so much fun to watch. I love this movie.
Stephen S Super Reviewer
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