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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

PG ★ 8.4/10 119 min Fantasy, Animation, Adventure Japan Japanese
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Novel: Diana Wynne Jones
Screenplay by: Hayao Miyazaki
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The two lived there.

Description

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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Top Cast

Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho Sophie (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura Howl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa Witch of the Waste (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin
Tatsuya Gashûin Calcifer (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Ryunosuke Kamiki Markl (voice)
Mitsunori Isaki
Mitsunori Isaki Kosho (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Yo Oizumi Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Akio Otsuka King of Ingary (voice)

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Letterboxd #08
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