Howl's Moving Castle
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A young hat-maker cursed into an old woman's body takes refuge in the walking castle of a vain but charming wizard.
Why watch: A love story disguised as a war against vanity.
Cast
Chieko Baisho as Sophie (voice)
Takuya Kimura as Howl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa as Witch of the Waste (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin as Calcifer (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki as Markl (voice)
Mitsunori Isaki as Kosho (voice)
Yo Oizumi as Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
Akio Otsuka as King of Ingary (voice)
Daijirō Harada as Heen (voice)
Haruko Katō as Madame Suliman (voice)
Makoto Yasumura as (voice)
Manabu Muraji as (voice)
Keiko Tsukamoto as (voice)
Tsuzuki Kayako as (voice)
Seiji Sasaki as (voice)
Crew
Hayao Miyazaki — Director
Diana Wynne Jones — Novel
Hayao Miyazaki — Screenplay
Hayao Miyazaki — Executive Producer
Tomohiko Ishii — Producer
Toshio Suzuki — Producer
Atsushi Okui — Director of Photography
Takeshi Seyama — Editor
Yoji Takeshige — Art Direction
Noboru Yoshida — Art Direction
Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer
Community Reviews
Apr 3, 2026
Some charming scenes, but too many boring bits. Sophie, scarecrow, the kid, and the flame were all great. However, most threads were building toward the ending reveals, which weren't that exciting apart from the scarecrow being the missing prince.