Howl's Moving Castle
2004
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Synopsis
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.
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) is a 1h 59min fantasy feature film by Hayao Miyazaki. Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki, Yo Oizumi, Akio Otsuka
Original language
Japanese
First release
September 9, 2004 (Italy)
Production companies
Studio Ghibli
Based on
Howl's Moving Castle
Awards
Nebula Award for Best Script
Crew
Screenplay
Hayao Miyazaki
Producer
Tomohiko Ishii, Toshio Suzuki
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
Editing
Takeshi Seyama
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Academy Awards 2006 academy_award
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2005 generic
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2005 generic
- Venice Film Festival 2004 generic
Titles
| Translated title | Howl's Moving Castle | English, Québec |
| Québec French title | Le Château ambulant | |
| Alternate title | Hauru no ogoku shiro | |
| Alternate title | Le Château dans le ciel |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | ハウルの動く城 サウンドトラック = Howl's Moving Castle - Joe Hisaishi (2004) | 3 releases, 2020-2023: Studio Ghibli Records |
| CD | ハウルの動く城 サウンドトラック = Howl's Moving Castle - Joe Hisaishi (2004) | 4 releases, 2004-2007: Miya Records Co., Ltd., Studio Ghibli Records |
| Cassette | ハウルの動く城 サウンドトラック = Howl's Moving Castle - Joe Hisaishi (2004) | 1 release, 2004: Studio Ghibli Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | September 9, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Japan | November 19, 2004 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | November 20, 2004 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | December 24, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | January 12, 2005 |
| Theatrical | France | January 12, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | February 4, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | March 24, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Australia | June 9, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Canada | June 10, 2005 |
| Theatrical | United States | June 10, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Israel | July 7, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | August 5, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | August 5, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | August 18, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Germany | August 25, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Russia | August 25, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Austria | August 26, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | September 16, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Poland | September 16, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | September 22, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Norway | October 7, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | October 13, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | October 14, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | October 21, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | October 21, 2005 |
| Streaming | Hungary | December 15, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Spain | March 3, 2006 |
| Television | Germany | March 24, 2008 |
| Television | Czech Republic | December 7, 2008 |
| Television | United Kingdom | December 28, 2008 |
| Television | Poland | February 24, 2011 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | December 4, 2014 |
| Streaming | United States | December 17, 2019 |
| Streaming | Poland | April 1, 2020 |
| Theatrical | Russia | November 11, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | December 16, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Italy | August 11, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | January 4, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Poland | June 21, 2024 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 10, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Vietnam | December 27, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | September 18, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Puerto Rico | September 20, 2025 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 20, 2025 |
| Television | France | December 20, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 19, 2026 |
| Television | Poland | November 11, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 6 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | U |
| Classification | United States | PG |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | September 23, 2005 |
| Home video | Germany | February 27, 2006 |
| Home video | Poland | May 10, 2006 |
| Home video | Sweden | September 27, 2006 |
| Home video | Netherlands | April 10, 2008 |
| Home video | Germany | May 18, 2012 |
| Home video | Netherlands | June 25, 2012 |
| Home video | Sweden | October 10, 2012 |
| Home video | Portugal | August 26, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Cast | Chieko Baisho (Sophie (voice)), Takuya Kimura (Howl (voice)), Akihiro Miwa (Witch of the Waste (voice)), Tatsuya Gashuin (Calcifer (voice)), Ryunosuke Kamiki (Markl (voice)), Mitsunori Isaki (Kosho (voice)), Yo Oizumi (Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)), Akio Otsuka (King of Ingary (voice)), Daijirō Harada (Heen (voice)), Haruko Katō (Madame Suliman (voice)), Makoto Yasumura ((voice)), Manabu Muraji ((voice)), Keiko Tsukamoto ((voice)), Tsuzuki Kayako ((voice)), Seiji Sasaki ((voice)), Hiroshi Takahashi ((voice)), Mayuno Yasokawa ((voice)), Rio Kanno ((voice)), Kojiro Takahashi ((voice)), Akiyoshi Sakurai ((voice)), Momoko Kurita ((voice)), Mina Meguro ((voice)), Yasuhiro Ohara ((voice)), Akio Tanaka ((voice)), Rina Yamada ((voice)), Tomoe Hanba ((voice)), Naoto Kaji ((voice)), Teruo Seki ((voice)), Shinobu Katabuchi ((voice)), Masako Inui ((voice)), Yohei Ohbayashi ((voice)), Takeshi Miyajima ((voice)), Yukiko Mizuochi ((voice)), Maki Koizumi ((voice)), Nobito Nishioka ((voice)), Teppei Akashi ((voice)), Reiko Onishi ((voice)), Yumiko Ogata ((voice)), Hiroyuki Kamikawaji ((voice)), Tomohiko Kiyota ((voice)), Kaori Kaneko ((voice)), Aiko Nakajima ((voice)), Jun Kuwahara ((voice)), Yuta Kobayashi ((voice)), Yuko Nomura ((voice)), Tamayo Fukushi ((voice)), Atsushi Takeya ((voice)), Yoshifumi Nakagawa ((voice)), Hiroki Tanaka ((voice)), Yohei Matsukado ((voice)), Akane Fujisaki ((voice)), Izumi Matsuoka ((voice)), Tomonori Yanagibashi ((voice)), Ken Yasuda ((voice)), Hiroyuki Morisaki ((voice)), Shigeyuki Totsugi ((voice)), Takuma Otoo ((voice)) |
| Screenplay | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Producer | Tomohiko Ishii, Toshio Suzuki |
| Executive producer | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Cinematography | Atsushi Okui |
| Editing | Takeshi Seyama |
| Music | Joe Hisaishi |
| Sound | Shuji Inoue |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
