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The two lived there. - Howl's Moving Castle
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Title: Howl's Moving Castle

Release Date: 9 Sep 2004

Runtime: 1h 59m

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Adventure

Director: Studio Ghibli, dentsu Music And Entertainment, Mitsubishi, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TFC, Tokuma Shoten, d-rights

Production Companies: Studio Ghibli, dentsu Music And Entertainment, Mitsubishi, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TFC, Tokuma Shoten, d-rights

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.

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Average Vote: 8.403 (10028 votes)

Cast

  • Sophie (voice): Chieko Baisho
  • Howl (voice): Takuya Kimura
  • Witch of the Waste (voice): Akihiro Miwa
  • Calcifer (voice): Tatsuya Gashûin
  • Markl (voice): Ryunosuke Kamiki
  • Kosho (voice): Mitsunori Isaki
  • Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice): Yo Oizumi
  • King of Ingary (voice): Akio Otsuka
  • Heen (voice): Daijirô Harada
  • Madame Suliman (voice): Haruko Katō
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