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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)  link to Howl's Moving Castle on IMDb  

Number: 75

poster Howl's Moving Castle

IMDb Rating:
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8.1/10

Also known as: Hauru no ugoku shiro (original title)

Country: Japan, 119 minutes

Spoken Languages: Japanese

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Romance

Director(s): Hayao Miyazaki

Storyline:
A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sofî, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Hauru. Under the curse, Sofî sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Hauru's strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Hauru's fire demon, named Karishifâ. Seeing that she is under a curse, the demon makes a deal with Sophie--if she breaks the contract he is under with Hauru, then Karushifâ will lift the curse that Sophie is under, and she will return to her 18-year-old shape.

Cast:

photo Chieko Baishô Chieko Baishô
photo Takuya Kimura Takuya Kimura
photo Akihiro Miwa Akihiro Miwa
photo Tatsuya Gashûin Tatsuya Gashûin
photo Ryûnosuke Kamiki Ryûnosuke Kamiki
photo Mitsunori Isaki Mitsunori Isaki
photo Yô Ôizumi Yô Ôizumi
photo Akio Ôtsuka Akio Ôtsuka
photo Daijiro Harada Daijiro Harada
photo Haruko Kato Haruko Kato

Medium: DVD R/RW,

Comments: DVD Rip

Location: Library

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen