Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle
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2004
1h 59m
8.4(10637 votes)
Fantasy
Animation
Adventure

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.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

Links & Resources

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Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Studio Ghibli
Tokuma Shoten
Nippon Television Network Corporation
dentsu
d-rights
TOHO

Videos & Trailers

6 videos

Cast & Crew

57 members
Acting

倍賞千恵子

Sophie (voice)

倍賞千恵子
Acting

木村拓哉

Howl (voice)

木村拓哉
Acting

美輪明宏

Witch of the Waste (voice)

美輪明宏
Acting

我修院達也

Calcifer (voice)

我修院達也
Acting

神木隆之介

Markl (voice)

神木隆之介
Acting

伊崎充則

Kosho (voice)

伊崎充則
Acting

大泉洋

Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)

大泉洋
Acting

大塚明夫

King of Ingary (voice)

大塚明夫
Acting

原田大二郎

Heen (voice)

原田大二郎
Acting

加藤治子

Madame Suliman (voice)

加藤治子
Acting

保村真

(voice)

保村真
Acting

村治学

(voice)

村治学
Acting

つかもと景子

(voice)

つかもと景子
Acting

都築香弥子

(voice)

都築香弥子
Acting

佐々木誠二

(voice)

佐々木誠二
Acting

Hiroshi Takahashi

(voice)

Hiroshi Takahashi
Acting

八十川真由野

(voice)

八十川真由野
Acting

菅野莉央

(voice)

菅野莉央
Acting

高橋耕次郎

(voice)

高橋耕次郎
Acting

Akiyoshi Sakurai

(voice)

Akiyoshi Sakurai
Acting

栗田桃子

(voice)

栗田桃子
Acting

目黒未奈

(voice)

目黒未奈
Acting

Yasuhiro Ohara

(voice)

Yasuhiro Ohara
Acting

Akio Tanaka

(voice)

Akio Tanaka
Acting

山田里奈

(voice)

山田里奈
Acting

半場友恵

(voice)

半場友恵
Acting

鍛治直人

(voice)

鍛治直人
Acting

関輝雄

(voice)

関輝雄
Acting

片渕忍

(voice)

片渕忍
Acting

Masako Inui

(voice)

No Image
Acting

大林洋平

(voice)

大林洋平
Acting

宮島岳史

(voice)

宮島岳史
Acting

水落幸子

(voice)

水落幸子
Acting

小泉真希

(voice)

No Image
Acting

西岡野人

(voice)

西岡野人
Acting

Teppei Akashi

(voice)

Teppei Akashi
Acting

Reiko Onishi

(voice)

Reiko Onishi
Acting

Yumiko Ogata

(voice)

Yumiko Ogata
Acting

Hiroyuki Kamikawaji

(voice)

Hiroyuki Kamikawaji
Acting

Tomohiko Kiyota

(voice)

Tomohiko Kiyota
Acting

Kaori Kaneko

(voice)

No Image
Acting

Aiko Nakajima

(voice)

Aiko Nakajima
Acting

桑原淳

(voice)

No Image
Acting

Yuta Kobayashi

(voice)

Yuta Kobayashi
Acting

野村悠子

(voice)

No Image
Acting

福士珠代

(voice)

No Image
Acting

Atsushi Takeya

(voice)

No Image
Acting

中川義文

(voice)

中川義文
Acting

田中宏樹

(voice)

田中宏樹
Acting

松角洋平

(voice)

松角洋平
Acting

Akane Fujisaki

(voice)

Akane Fujisaki
Acting

松岡依都美

(voice)

松岡依都美
Acting

Tomonori Yanagibashi

(voice)

Tomonori Yanagibashi
Acting

安田顕

(voice)

安田顕
Acting

森崎博之

(voice)

森崎博之
Acting

戸次重幸

(voice)

戸次重幸
Acting

音尾琢真

(voice)

音尾琢真

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