Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

2004

In this engaging anime based on a children's fantasy novel, 18-year-old Sophie works in her late father's hat shop in a humdrum town. But things get interesting when she's transformed into an elderly woman by the evil Witch of the Waste (voiced by Lauren Bacall). Determined to reverse the spell, Sophie seeks the help of the wizard Howl, who has an amazing moving castle that's fueled by a fire demon named Calcifer. Hayao Miyazaki directs.

This castle moves.

JBscale
87
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Animation - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 59 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 10, 2005
US Box Office
$4,710,455 (#5147 of 7538)
Global Office
$235,184,110 (#714 of 4500)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Brief Mild Language, Frightening Images

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English (Dubbed): DTS-HD Master 5.1
Japanese: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Disney/Buena Vista
Released
May 21, 2013
Acquired Date
December 11, 2013
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
May 26, 2007

Actors

Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Christian Bale
Christian Bale
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Blythe Danner
Blythe Danner
Emily Mortimer
Emily Mortimer
Josh Hutcherson
Josh Hutcherson
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Jena Malone
Jena Malone
Crispin Freeman
Crispin Freeman
Mark Silverman
Mark Silverman
Mari Devon
Mari Devon
Liliana Mumy
Liliana Mumy
Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Alazraqui
Newell Alexander
Newell Alexander
Holly Dorff
Holly Dorff
Will Friedle
Will Friedle
Ike Eisenmann
Ike Eisenmann
Joel McCrary
Joel McCrary
Peter Renaday
Peter Renaday

Directors

Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

Producers

Rick Dempsey
Rick Dempsey
Ned Lott
Ned Lott
Toshio Suzuki
Toshio Suzuki

Writers

Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

Awards & Accolades

  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #238
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #212
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #209
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #168
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #136
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #133
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #164

Special Features

  • Featurettes

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 5.27.2007 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Tomatometer
184 votes
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Popcornmeter
14,618 votes
METASCORE
82
40 votes
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
472,204 votes

Tags

  1. Family
  2. Studio Ghibli

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media