Howl's Moving Castle

Nan
1h 59m
2004
8.392 /10 (10,626)

The two lived there.

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 2004-09-09

Top Billed Cast

Chieko Baisho

Sophie (voice)

Takuya Kimura

Howl (voice)

Akihiro Miwa

Witch of the Waste (voice)

Tatsuya Gashûin

Calcifer (voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Markl (voice)

Mitsunori Isaki

Kosho (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)

Akio Otsuka

King of Ingary (voice)

Daijirō Harada

Heen (voice)

Haruko Katō

Madame Suliman (voice)

Makoto Yasumura

(voice)

Manabu Muraji

(voice)

Keiko Tsukamoto

(voice)

Tsuzuki Kayako

(voice)

Seiji Sasaki

(voice)

Hiroshi Takahashi

(voice)

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