Det Levende Slot (Howl's Moving Castle) (Hauru no ugoku shiro) (2004)
Genre Adventure, Animation, Anime, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Studio Studio Ghibli
Movie Release Date 2004
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Audience Rating PG
Running Time 119 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 8.1
Cast
Chieko Baisho Sofî
Takuya Kimura Hauru
Akihiro Miwa Arechi no Majo
Tatsuya Gashuin Karushifâ
Ryunosuke Kamiki Marukuru
Mitsunori Isaki Koshô
Yo Oizumi Kakashi no Kabu
Akio Ôtsuka Kokuô
Daijiro Harada Hin
Haruko Kato Sariman
Crew
Director Hayao Miyazaki
Writer Hayao Miyazaki
Writer Diana Wynne Jones
Producer Rick Dempsey
Producer Tomohiko Ishii
Plot
A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste, turns into an old woman, and is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise to help each other with their problems. Like Calcifer, Howl can also see through the Witch's spell, and he and Sophie fall in love. Sophie helps Howl confront his former teacher, and the Witch of the Waste.
Special Features
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Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format DVD
Region Any Region
Release Country Denmark
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Subtitles Danish
Audio Tracks DANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
JAPANESE: Dolby Digital 5.1
Layers Single Side, Single Layer