Howl's Moving Castle

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About Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese-language fantasy, animation and adventure film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The cast is led by Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 8.4/10 across 11100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max.

Howl's Moving Castle was produced by Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, and Nippon Television Network Corporation and made in Japan. It was released on September 9, 2004, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $24 million, it went on to gross $236 million worldwide.

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Writers

Hayao Miyazaki

Release date

September 9, 2004

OTT release

December 17, 2019

Original language

Japanese

Age rating

PG

Status

Released

Country

Japan

Budget

$24 million

Box office

$236 million

Production

Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Howl's Moving Castle cast & crew

Howl's Moving Castle was directed by Hayao Miyazaki and written by Hayao Miyazaki.

The cast features 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), and Mitsunori Isaki as Kosho (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Joe Hisaishi, cinematography is by Atsushi Okui, and it was produced by Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki.

Is Howl's Moving Castle worth watching?

Howl's Moving Castle holds an audience score of 8.4/10 from 11,133 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed fantasy films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy fantasy, animation, and adventure, Howl's Moving Castle is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Howl's Moving Castle

In United States, you can stream Howl's Moving Castle on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, and HBO Max, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on December 17, 2019.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of Howl's Moving Castle

Chieko Baisho

Sophie (voice)

Takuya Kimura

Howl (voice)

Akihiro Miwa

Witch of the Waste (voice)

Tatsuya Gashûin

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)

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