Howl's moving castle / Walt Disney Studios presents ; Studio Ghibli ; Tokuma Shoten/Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and Toho present ; screenplay written by Hayao Miyazaki ; production, Studio Ghibli ; producer, Toshio Suzuki ; director, Hayao Miyazaki.
Based on the novel: Howl's moving castle / by Diana Wynne Jones. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004. Voices (English): Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hutcherson, Billy Crystal, Jena Malone, Daijiro Harada, Crispin Freeman, Mark Silverman, Mari Devon, Liliana Mumy. Voices (Japanese): Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki, Yô Ôizumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Daijirô Harada, Haruko Katô. Special features: Feature-length storyboards ; Behind the microphone ; Interview with Diana Wynne Jones ; Miyazaki's visit to Pixar ; The birth story of the film soundtrack ; Explanation of CG ; Original theatrical trailers ; TV spots.
Summary:
A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman who is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise to help each other with their problems. Like Calcifer, Howl can also see through the Witch's spell, and he and Sophie fall in love. Sophie helps Howl confront his former teacher, and the Witch of the Waste.
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