Brandy E
over 2 years
ago
A beautiful film adaptation of a lovely story.
Mahri Skulls
3 years
ago
Probably my favourite film by Ghibli. Dizzling pictures and a story that'll make you cry<3
Phetcharat
4 years
ago
Brillant! touching and heart waring.
Joe Roberge
over 5 years
ago
Miyazaki classic. Wonderful story, characters, and animation. Must watch by all.
Jack Genius
6 years
ago
It's a wonderful and a sweet film.
Rachael MacLean
over 6 years
ago
I think my favorite Miyazaki is whatever Miyazaki I watched most recently. Another great.
Annika Løchte Taylor
over 6 years
ago
Beautiful, beautiful movie. It can be watched over and over and still surprise everytime.
Danielle Acedo
over 6 years
ago
Overall WONDERFUL movie! Animation is phenomenal, plot is just as great.
Dyah Agustine
almost 7 years
ago
Don't really get the plot, but I just love Howl and his antics. And Calcifer too!
alex
almost 7 years
ago
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Taysha Davis
almost 7 years
ago
Will always hold a special place in my heart alongside the rest of Miyazaki's work.
William Fenton
almost 7 years
ago
Miyazaki in top form. Animation that spans genres from period drama to the spirit world.
tiailds
7 years
ago
My favorite Miyazaki film. One of the few of his that I can rewatch.
Michael Cole
7 years
ago
Once again I am amazed at the beauty and magic Miyazaki puts into his films
Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城, Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli and based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. Mamoru Hosoda, director of one episode and two movies from the Digimon series, was originally selected to direct but abruptly left the project, leaving the then-retired Miyazaki to take up the director's role.
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2004 and was released in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2004. It went on to gross $231.7 million worldwide, making it one of the most financially successful Japanese films in history. The film was subsequently dubbed into English by Pixar's Peter Docter and distributed in North America by Walt Disney Pictures. It received a limited release in the United States and Canada beginning June 10, 2005 and was released nationwide in Australia on September 22 and in the UK the following September. The...