Howl's Moving Castle
The two lived there.
2004 | 119m | Japanese
Popularity: 12 (history)
| Director: | Hayao Miyazaki |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Diana Wynne Jones, Hayao Miyazaki |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 2004 |
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| Director: | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Writer: | Diana Wynne Jones, Hayao Miyazaki |
| Genres: | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Keywords | flying, witch, rain, castle, scarecrow, body exchange, hatter, bakery, steampunk, curse, demon, anime, based on young adult novel, fantasy, adventure, whimsical |
| Production Companies | Tokuma Shoten, TFC, dentsu Music and Entertainment, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Studio Ghibli, Mitsubishi, d-rights |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $236,049,757
Budget: $24,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jun 11, 2025 (Update) Entered: Aug 14, 2024 |
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/2x5SejvTMeA.jpg)
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Oga | Background Designer |
| Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Key Animation |
| Shinya Ohira | Key Animation |
| Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Atsushi Okui | Director of Photography |
| Takeshi Seyama | Editor |
| Yoji Takeshige | Art Direction |
| Noboru Yoshida | Art Direction |
| Michiyo Yasuda | Color Designer |
| Kitaro Kosaka | Animation Director |
| Diana Wynne Jones | Novel |
| Makiko Futaki | Animation, Key Animation |
| Kaori Fujii | Animation |
| Akihiko Adachi | Animation |
| Seiko Azuma | Animation |
| Yoshitake Iwakami | Animation Manager |
| Kyohei Ito | Production Assistant |
| Nozomu Takahashi | Production Manager |
| Ryosuke Kiyokawa | Assistant Director |
| Eiichiro Tashiro | Production Assistant |
| Chieko Tamura | Public Relations |
| Hiroomi Yamakawa | Key Animation |
| Masashi Okumura | Key Animation |
| Mikio Mori | Dolby Consultant |
| Ayumi Sato | Casting Coordinator |
| Eiko Fujitsu | Production Accountant |
| Masaya Kitada | Foley Artist |
| Yukio Hokari | Foley Artist |
| Yoshikazu Fukutome | Background Designer |
| Atsushi Shigeta | Key Animation |
| Hideaki Yoshio | Key Animation |
| Hideki Hamasu | Key Animation |
| Hiroshi Masuda | Key Animation |
| Motohiro Hatanaka | Casting Coordinator |
| Akio Ichimura | Production Accountant |
| Junya Saito | Production Assistant |
| Sayaka Hirahara | Background Designer |
| Eiji Yamamori | Key Animation |
| Satomi Sasaki | Information Systems Manager |
| Suminobu Hamada | Sound Recordist |
| Atsuko Tanaka | Key Animation |
| Akihiko Okase | Foley Artist |
| Yuuichi Kaneko | Sound Recordist |
| Yoichi Nishikawa | Background Designer |
| Sachiko Sugino | Key Animation |
| Kiyoko Tsuge | Production Accountant |
| Sueko Numazawa | Production Accountant |
| Yumiko Ukai | Public Relations |
| Kazuhiro Wakabayashi | Sound Director |
| Ryouko Ina | Background Designer |
| Katsuya Yamada | Key Animation |
| Rie Matsubara | Assistant Editor |
| Tamami Yamamoto | Production Accountant |
| Keiko Itogawa | Background Designer |
| Masafumi Yokota | Key Animation |
| Shigeru Kimishima | Key Animation |
| Yosuke Toba | Assistant Director |
| Chihiro Tsukue | Public Relations |
| Noriyuki Kitakawachi | Information Systems Manager |
| Junichi Taniguchi | Background Designer |
| Junko Ina | Background Designer |
| Kazuyoshi Onoda | Key Animation |
| Masaru Matsuse | Key Animation |
| Kashiko Kimura | Assistant Editor |
| Hisayo Itou | Production Accountant |
| Norihiro Ôsugi | Key Animation |
| Naomi Yasu | Casting Coordinator |
| Nozomu Ito | Public Relations |
| Shuji Inoue | Sound |
| Naoto Takeshima | Sound Recordist |
| Masatoshi Kai | Background Designer |
| Kenji Hachizaki | Key Animation |
| Kenji Yazaki | Key Animation |
| Mariko Matsuo | Key Animation |
| Megumi Uchida | Assistant Editor |
| Masako Fujita | Production Accountant |
| Junichi Nishioka | Public Relations |
| Masahiro Kubota | Background Designer |
| Naomi Kasugai | Background Designer |
| Kenji Imura | Production Assistant |
| Mitsuo Yoshino | Background Designer |
| Kenichi Yamada | Key Animation |
| Masako Shinohara | Key Animation |
| Hiroaki Hirabayashi | Color Timer |
| Mizuki Ito | Foley Artist |
| Osamu Masuyama | Background Designer |
| Mari Shinohara | Sound Recordist |
| Masako Osada | Background Designer |
| Naoya Tanaka | Background Designer |
| Alexandra Weihrauch | Animation |
| Ayako Mori | Animation |
| Tsutomu Kurita | Key Animation |
| Hiroaki Nakajima | Animation |
| Hisako Yaji | Animation |
| Masami Nakanishi | Animation |
| Mitsu Noguchi | Animation |
| Tsutomu Shibutani | Animation |
| Kenichi Konishi | Key Animation |
| Youmi Kimura | Songs |
| Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Key Animation |
| Kiyoko Makita | Animation |
| Sumie Nishido | Animation |
| Waka Hirota | Animation |
| Yumiko Suehiro | Animation |
| Atsuko Matsushita | Animation |
| Fumie Konno | Animation |
| Yukinobu Yamada | Animation |
| Megumi Kagawa | Key Animation |
| Mayumi Ohmura | Animation |
| Minoru Ohashi | Animation |
| Osamu Miwa | Animation |
| Rie Kondou | Animation |
| Saho Saito | Animation |
| Setsuya Tanabe | Animation |
| Tsutomu Kaichi | Animation |
| Yasuyuki Kitazawa | Animation |
| Kumiko Tanihira | Animation |
| Masayuki Shimizu | Animation |
| Yumiko Kitajima | Animation |
| Toshihiko Masuda | Key Animation |
| Akiko Toba | Animation |
| Katsuya Kondo | Animation Supervisor, Key Animation |
| Chikako Sasagawa | Animation |
| Kimitoshi Ueno | Animation |
| Kumiko Terada | Animation |
| Emiko Iwayanagi | Animation |
| Sumie Iwata | Animation |
| Yoyoi Toki | Animation |
| Kumiko Ohta | Animation |
| Tetsuaki Matsuda | Animation |
| Kunitoshi Ishii | Animation |
| Masakiyo Yamashita | Animation |
| Masashi Karino | Animation |
| Mayumi Kitamura | Animation |
| Kaori Itou | Animation |
| Keiko Tomizawa | Animation |
| Jinko Tsuji | Animation |
| Kaori Tokunaga | Animation |
| Shinichiro Yamada | Animation |
| Shunsuke Hirota | Animation |
| Takeshi Hiramatsu | Animation |
| Yukie Kaneko | Animation |
| Shinji Otsuka | Key Animation |
| Yuichi Tanaka | Key Animation |
| Akira Hosogaya | Animation |
| Daisuke Makino | Animation |
| Yuko Sasaki | Animation |
| Makoto Oohara | Animation |
| Masako Sato | Animation |
| Maya Fujimori | Animation |
| Moyo Takahashi | Animation |
| Yukari Umebayashi | Animation |
| Yukiko Kakinuma | Animation |
| Keisuke Shimohira | Animation |
| Mai Nakazato | Animation |
| Rie Yamamoto | Animation |
| Yukari Yamaura | Animation |
| Akiko Teshima | Animation |
| Ayano Suzuki | Animation |
| Yōhei Nakano | Animation |
| Katsutoshi Nakamura | Animation |
| Takahiro Sugawara | Animation |
| Tomoko Miyata | Animation |
| Yoshie Hayashi | Animation |
| Atsushi Tamura | Key Animation |
| Toru Noguchi | Sound Effects |
| Takashi Hashimoto | Key Animation |
| Rie Usui | Animation |
| Hirofumi Masuda | Key Animation |
| Makiko Suzuki | Key Animation |
| Hiroshi Iijima | Painter |
| Yoshihiro Osugi | Key Animation |
| Hayao Miyazaki | Director, Screenplay |
| Yuko Fujita | Animation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Toshio Suzuki | Producer |
| Tomohiko Ishii | Producer |
| Hayao Miyazaki | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 143 | 272 | 108 |
| 2024 | 5 | 119 | 144 | 98 |
| 2024 | 6 | 100 | 129 | 74 |
| 2024 | 7 | 148 | 250 | 78 |
| 2024 | 8 | 100 | 165 | 72 |
| 2024 | 9 | 77 | 122 | 62 |
| 2024 | 10 | 88 | 127 | 64 |
| 2024 | 11 | 81 | 98 | 66 |
| 2024 | 12 | 84 | 99 | 58 |
| 2025 | 1 | 88 | 121 | 73 |
| 2025 | 2 | 77 | 113 | 19 |
| 2025 | 3 | 26 | 95 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 23 |
| 2025 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
| 2025 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 224 | 528 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 195 | 403 |
tanty
9.0
Really good movie staging in a fictional center European country. The drawings are great and the story is as delicate as any other from Miyazaki. ...
Jun 23, 2021
Geronimo1967
8.0
Certainly my favourite Miyazaki film. The animations are a touch angular, but colourfully and stylishly depict this story of a beautiful young girl who is cursed by an evil witch. In despair, she sets off, directionless, from home and comes across "Howl" and his moving castle - and the sprite "Calci ... fer". She begins a journey of discovery - about herself as much as anything. "Howl" - the ultimate free spirit is also facing down demons of his own that he is struggling to reconcile with. "Calcifer" provides the conduit for them to get to better understand each other and also much of the humour as they seek to break the spells that bind them. This works on many different levels and each time I see it, I seem get something different from it.
Sep 04, 2023