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The two lived there.

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

September 9, 20041h 59mJA
8.4

11.0K votes

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Overview

Sophie, a young milliner, 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.

Where to Watch

Streaming availability for India

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Netflix
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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$24.0M

Revenue

$236.0M

Production Companies

Studio GhibliTokuma ShotenNippon Television Network CorporationdentsuWalt Disney Japand-rights

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User Reviews

Andres Gomez

9.0

Really good movie staging in a fictional center European country. The drawings are great and the story is as delicate as any other from Miyazaki.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

8.0

Certainly my favourite Miyazaki film. The animations are a touch angular, but colourfully and stylishly depict this story of a beautiful young girl who is cursed by an evil witch. In despair, she sets off, directionless, from home and comes across "Howl" and his moving castle - and the sprite "Calcifer". She begins a journey of discovery - about herself as much as anything. "Howl" - the ultimate free spirit is also facing down demons of his own that he is struggling to reconcile with. "Calcifer" provides the conduit for them to get to better understand each other and also much of the humour as…

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