---
title: 'Howl''s Moving Castle (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hayao Miyazaki'
released: '2004-09-05'
runtime_minutes: 119
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/howls-moving-castle-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347149/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

2004 · PG · 119 min · Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction · Japan

Original title: ハウルの動く城
Part of: Studio Ghibli Feature Films

## Synopsis

Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Diana Wynne Jones' 1986 novel. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. It stars the voices of Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, and Akihiro Miwa. The film is set in a fictional kingdom where both magic and early 20th-century technology are prevalent, against the backdrop of a war with another kingdom. It tells the story of Sophie, a young milliner who 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 refusal to fight for the king.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayao-miyazaki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Hisaishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hisaishi)
- **Producer:** [Toshio Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-suzuki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Atsushi Okui](https://cinepixo.com/people/atsushi-okui)
- **Editor:** [Takeshi Seyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-seyama)

## Cast

- [Tatsuya Gashūin](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuya-gashuin)
- [Akihiro Miwa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akihiro-miwa)
- [Akio Ōtsuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/akio-otsuka)
- [Mayuno Yasokawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/mayuno-yasokawa)
- [Ryūnosuke Kamiki](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryunosuke-kamiki)
- [Yō Ōizumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yo-oizumi)
- [Yayoi Kazuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yayoi-kazuki)
- [Haruko Katō](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruko-kato)
- [Takuya Kimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takuya-kimura)
- [Daijirō Harada](https://cinepixo.com/people/daijiro-harada)
- [Chieko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/chieko-baisho)

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Official site: https://www.ghibli.jp/works/howl/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/howls-moving-castle-2004
Film facts: Wikidata (Q29011); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.