Hauru no ugoku shiro

"The two lived there."

Jun 17 2005 PG 1h 59m

Adventure, Animation, Family

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.

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Plot

A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sophie, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Howl. Under the curse, Sophie sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Howl's strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Howl'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 Howl, then Karushifâ will lift the curse that Sophie is under, and she will return to her 18-year-old shape.

Written by

Hayao Miyazaki, Diana Wynne Jones

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Cast

Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Nippon Television Network Corporation, d-rights, Tokuma Shoten, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Mitsubishi, DENTSU Music And Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Studio Ghibli