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Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城 , Howl no Ugoku Shiro) is an animated fantasy moving-picture show directed past Hayao Miyazaki, produced past Toshio Suzuki and animated by Studio Ghibli. Information technology premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2004, and premiered in Toho cinemas in Japan on November 20, 2004.^[1]

Information technology is based on the 1986 novel of the same proper name (translated in Nippon equally The Magician's Howl and the Devil of Fire) by British writer Diana Wynne Jones and is about a young milliner named Sophie, who is transformed into an old woman by a witch, and the sorcerer Howl.

The beginning half of the film is relatively faithful to the original novel, merely the 2d half was changed completely during evolution, calculation themes of state of war not present in the source material. The original author, Diana Wynne Jones' merely request was that Miyazaki "non change Howl's character".^[ii] She later on gave a positive impression of the film, proverb it retained the same spirit as her original work.

Howl's Moving Castle had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2004, and was screened at the Tokyo International Flick Festival on Oct 23, 2004.^[3] It went on to gross ¥23.2 billion worldwide, making it ane of the near financially successful Japanese films in history. The motion picture received critical acclaim, particularly for its visuals and Miyazaki's presentation of the themes. Information technology was nominated for an Academy Accolade for Best Animated Feature at the 78th Academy Awards, merely lost to Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, in 2006, and won several other awards, including iv Tokyo Anime Awards and a Nebula Laurels for Best Script.

The motion picture notably has Chieko Baisho, who voices Sophie, sing the theme vocal The Promise of the World, like to Tokiko Kato who played Gina in Porco Rosso. The Ghibli Museum-sectional animated short, The Twenty-four hour period I Bought A Star, has ties to this film.

Contents

• 1 Plot
  • ane.1 A Chance Encounter
  • ane.ii The Enduring Curse
  • 1.iii Sophie's Option
    • ane.3.1 Confrontation with Suliman
  • 1.four Love of War
  • 1.v The Boy Who Drank Stars
• 2 Characters
• 3 Mechanical Designs
  • 3.ane Moving Castle
  • three.2 Footing and Naval Transportation
  • iii.3 Aviation
• four Motif
  • four.1 Changing One's Heart
  • 4.ii The Symbol of Stars
  • iv.3 The Happy Catastrophe
• 5 Behind the Scenes
  • v.1 Pre-Product
  • 5.2 Product
  • 5.3 Dubbing
  • five.4 Sound Mixing
  • v.5 Promotions
• 6 Release and Reception
• 7 Advertising Copy
• eight Music
• nine Easter Eggs & Trivia
• 10 Goofs
  • x.one The Magic Ring
  • x.2 Cursed Clothing
  • 10.3 Escape from the Regal Palace
• 11 Vocalisation Cast
  • 11.one Additional Voices
• 12 Credits
• 13 Related Products
  • 13.i Dwelling house Video
  • xiii.2 Publication
  • thirteen.three Music
• xiv Media
• fifteen References
• 16 External Links
• 17 Navigation

Plot

A Chance Encounter

"Wow. He must take been a magician so."
"But he was so kind to me. He rescued me, Lettie."
"Of course he did. He was trying to steal your eye! You are so lucky, Sophie. If that magician were Howl, he would have eaten it."
"No, he wouldn't. Howl only does that to cute girls."

—Lettie and Sophie discussing her run into with Howl

Sophie walking across the sky with Howl.

Sophie, a needlewoman who works at her family'south hat shop, is a responsible-withal-plain 18-twelvemonth-old daughter who goes to Cesari'south café to visit her sister Lettie when she encounters by take a chance a mysterious wizard named Howl. This encounter arouses the evil Witch of the Waste matter, who subsequently enters the hat shop and transforms Sophie into a 90-year-old woman. Equally the expletive prevents her from telling anyone of her condition, Sophie decides to exit her home of Market Chipping and seek out a cure out in the waste.

The Enduring Curse

"You hope to assist me if I help you?"
"I don't know, lady. Demons don't brand promises."
"Then go notice someone else."
"Come on! Yous should feel sorry for me! That spell keeps me stuck in this castle, and Howl treats me like I'm his slave. It burns me upward. You lot gotta keep the water hot, the rooms warm, continue the castle moving. If you tin can figure out how to break this thing I'thousand in with Howl, then you lot can intermission my spell. After that, I can easily break the spell that's on you."
"All right, information technology's a deal."

—Sophie making a deal with Calcifer

Along the mode, Sophie meets upon the loma the scarecrow Turnip Head. She passes the mysterious moving castle and enters it. At this signal, she meets the enchanted fire demon named Calcifer, who powers the castle and recognizes that Sophie has been cursed. Calcifer offers to break the curse in exchange for Sophie'south help in breaking the spell he'southward under, which keeps Calcifer bound to the house. She also meets Howl'due south young amateur Markl.

When Howl appears, Sophie announces that she is the castle'south new cleaning lady, hired by Calcifer because he was sick of how dingy the castle was.

Sophie's Choice

"Howl, why is the Witch of the Waste matter trying to hunt you down?"
"She was once quite beautiful, so I decided to pursue her. Then I realized she wasn't. So as usual, I ran away. I tin't run much longer though. I have to report to the palace every bit both Pendragon and Jenkins." "How many aliases do you take anyway?"
"As many equally I demand to keep my freedom."

—Sophie request Howl nigh Suliman

Howl hides in his room later being summoned by Madame Suliman. He sends Sophie in his stead.

Meanwhile, in Sophie'southward dwelling house land of Ingary, the beginning of a war has sparked against another neighboring town - following the disappearance of the other realm's Crown Prince. Slowly the war begins to creep into Sophie'south country itself. Howl receives summons from the Male monarch, who orders his various causeless identities to fight in the war. However, Howl cowers in his bedroom and comes up with an idea to transport Sophie to pose as his mother, announcing that he would exist useless. At the palace in the capital of Kingsbury, Sophie runs into an asthmatic dog, Heen, who she thinks is Howl undercover. She besides meets the Witch of the Waste, who rides on a palanquin carried by two blob men. Magical wards disintegrate the Witch'due south henchmen and she is forced to travel by pes. They brainstorm to race up the stairs.

Confrontation with Suliman

"What on world happened to you lot?"
"I just restored her to the age she actually is. All her powers are gone at present. Once, she, too, was a magnificent sorcerer with so much promise. Simply so she barbarous prey to a demon of greed who slowly consumed her, body and soul. Our kingdom tin can no longer beget to turn a blind eye to these disreputable witches and wizards. If Howl reports to me and vows to utilize his magic to serve the kingdom, I will show him how to break from his demon. If not, I'll strip him of all his powers. Just similar her."

—Sophie request Suliman about the Witch of the Waste product and Howl's fate

Madame Suliman and her servant Kosho and his siblings, who look suspiciously like Howl.

Once they are inside the castle, Heen and Suliman's servant Kosho lead Sophie to the greenhouse while the Witch of The Waste matter finds herself a identify to sit down - only to find her magical powers tuckered by Suliman as a penalty. This causes her to regress into a harmless sometime adult female with few memories of her past actions. Suliman tells Sophie that Howl volition meet the same fate if he does not contribute to the state of war. As Sophie vehemently protests these measures, the Witch's spell temporarily weakens due to the love in her words. This causes Sophie to change briefly to her younger cocky, and then regress to her older persona. Madame Suliman realizes Sophie's truthful relation to Howl and her romantic feelings towards him. Howl then arrives to rescue Sophie, Suliman tries to entrap Howl by summoning star children and revealing his monstrous course, but with Sophie's help, they escape. Howl suggests drawing their pursuers abroad every bit Sophie brand her manner back to the castle. He offers her a magic ring which would help guide her dorsum safely.

Love of War

"Howl? Howl, is that yous? Are yous in hurting? Tell me what'south happening."
"Go away."
"No, I'chiliad not going away. I'm going to help y'all pause the spell that you lot're under."
"You... You lot can't even suspension your ain spell."
"Only you don't understand. I dearest you lot."
"You're too late."
"Howl! No!"

—Sophie confronting Howl in his dream

Howl and his makeshift family.

Sophie learns that Howl is able to transform into a bird-similar brute to interfere in the war, simply each transformation makes it more than difficult for him to return to human course. Howl, in an attempt to appease Sophie, transforms a office of the castle's into her old home past the hat shop, and even shows her a secret garden he used to stay in his childhood. Sophie fears that Howl is preparing to leave them, every bit his remaining time as a human being is limited, and he returns to interfering in the war. Sophie'southward mother Beloved shows up nether Suliman's control and leaves backside a pocketbook containing a "peeping issues" nether her orders. The former Witch of the Waste discovers it and promptly destroys the bug past tossing it into Calcifer who gets sick, rendering him unable to muffle the castle.

Howl leads Sophie to safety after their home is bombed.

A few hours later, the city is rug-bombed by enemy aircraft while Suliman'south Blob men invade the hat shop. After arriving merely in time to protect the shop from the bombing, Howl draws the guards away afterward healing Calcifer. He tells Sophie he is not going to run away anymore because he has something he wants to protect earlier leaving to interfere with the state of war. Deducing that Howl must be saved, Sophie moves everyone out of the castle and removes Calcifer from the fireplace, destroying the castle. She offers Calcifer some of her braided pilus to give him enough strength to power a portion of the castle. They head toward Howl when the former Witch of the Waste discovers Howl's eye within Calcifer. Sophie pours h2o on Calcifer to make her let go of the heart, making Calcifer lose his power. The segment of the castle splits, and she and Heen autumn down a chasm.

The Boy Who Drank Stars

"I feel terrible, like at that place's a weight on my chest."
"A heart'south a heavy burden."
"Wow! Sophie, your hair looks but like starlight."
"Information technology'due south beautiful."

—Howl waking up upon seeing Sophie

The war is over, and Calcifer returns to his friends.

Using her magic ring, Sophie makes her way toward Howl'southward heart, and enters through the door into Howl's babyhood. She stumbles into his old cottage and looks upon his old things. Exterior the marshlands, she sees dozens of falling stars vanish as they land on the globe. She and so sees Howl and Calcifer meet: Howl eats Calcifer, who gains his heart. Sophie finds Howl, having now lost his human being consciousness in bird form. They caput back to the group, and Sophie asks the Witch for Howl's center. She gives it to her and places the center back in Howl, resurrecting him and freeing Calcifer. She kisses the scarecrow who reveals that he is actually the missing prince. Heen shows the scene of their happy end to Suliman, and the war is finally over. Howl, Sophie, and the others return home from the end of the war, flight high above the bomber planes in a moving firm.

Characters

Howl (ハウル , Hauru)

Takuya Kimura (Japanese), Christian Bale (English)

The protagonist of this tale. A pretty immature human being, Howl was rumored to eat the hearts of cute women. He travels throughout the land of Ingary via a magical moving castle. According to Suliman, he was a talented wizard who would've succeeded her in court, but Howl abruptly left due to his immaturity and cowardly nature. He hid himself and went under various pseudonyms such as Jenkins and Pendragon. He lived a somewhat wretched life away from society, but grew to be more humane thanks to Sophie. Howl came under contract with the fire demon Calcifer in his youth, which further increased his magical powers. However, his constant use of demonic powers proved to be dangerous, and Suliman would later warn him that he may get a demon himself. Howl happens to have a long deceased uncle who left a hidden blossom garden on his study in his old cottage.

Although Howl began every bit a blonde, he roughshod into a deep depression upon seeing Sophie'south cleaning which dissolved some of his magic, turning his hair black. He eventually recovered, and kept his new blackness hair. Whenever Howl flies to the battlefield, he transforms into a huge black eat that possesses his human confront.

Sophie Hatter (ソフィー・ハッター, Sofī Hattā)

Chieko Baisho (Japanese), Emily Mortimer (young), Jean Simmons (old) (English)

Another protagonist of this tale. The eldest daughter of 3 sisters. She's eighteen years sometime and works as a needlewoman at her family's store, the "Hatter's Hat Shop", which was originally managed by her father.

She is transformed into a 90-year-one-time former woman by the curse of the Witch of the Waste and would afterwards become the cleaning lady of Howl aboard his moving castle. She develops romantic feelings for Howl, who himself develops into a positive and bold character.

Unlike her prettier and more popular sister Lettie she appears plain and more subservient. Afterwards turning into an old woman, she slowly gains confidence in herself. She originally possesses brownish hair, but later on being cursed, her hair becomes "stained past the lite of the star" according to Howl. Sophie herself does not notice her historic period changes depending on her emotional state.

In the original Japanese version, Sophie is played solely past Chieko Baisho. In the English language, French and Spanish dubbed versions, the vocalization actors for her role were bandage separately.

Witch of the Waste (荒地の魔女, Arechi no Majo)

Akihiro Miwa (Japanese), Lauren Bacall (English)

A witch who had been exiled from the royal palace to the wastelands later on making a contract with a demon fifty years before the events of the film began. She dresses in opulent jewelry and black fur and carries herself much like a wealthy woman. She moves effectually using a palanquin due to her corpulent figure and aversion to sunlight.

Her singular goal is to take Howl'southward heart. She is likewise obsessed with youth and dazzler and boasts stiff magical powers. She holds a grudge confronting Suliman who exiled her from the royal palace. Her magical powers are taken abroad from a ability exposure to light, and her true form is revealed to exist a senile old woman.

Calcifer (カルシファー , Karushifā)

Tatsuya Gashuin (Japanese), Baton Crystal (English language)

The fire demon who signed a contract with Howl. He received his eye and in return, gave the immature wizard incredible magical powers. He as well bound himself to a magical moving castle. Additionally according to their contract, Calcifer's life is directly linked to Howl'due south. Calcifer plots with Sophie to find a way to intermission their pact then he could be free. All the same, he feared Howl was abusing his new demonic-fueled power and hoped breaking their contract would salve him from further corruption.

Calcifer'southward graphic symbol hardly differs from the original novel, although in the original cover, he is lit in a bluish flame.

Markl (マルクル , Marukuru)

Ryūnosuke Kamiki (Japanese), Josh Hutcherson (English language)

Howl'southward disciple. A young boy that appears to be around 8-10 years one-time. He wears a magical cloak which disguises him as a petite old man a long mustache whenever he goes out or deals with customers. He refers to Howl with the "san" honorific whenever they converse. When he start meets Sophie, he behaves similar an adult, but gradually shows his childish nature. He hates potatoes and fish.

He was originally a 15-yr-old boy named Michael in the novel.

Turnip Caput (Prince Justin) (カブ , Kabu)

Yō Ōizumi (Japanese), Crispin Freeman (English)

A scarecrow with turnip as a head . He is saved by Sophie later his head gets caught in a bush in the outskirts of the wastelands, and he later becomes a resident of a moving castle. He cannot speak, but gets along by hopping effectually. Sophie kisses him, revealing his true form to exist a cute prince of the neighboring country. He explains he was turned into a scarecrow, possibly by Suliman. He promises peace between the ii warring kingdoms, and hops away on his magical stick, possibly indicating he is a wizard.

Hayao Miyazaki initially rejected the thought of the curse existence lifted, simply was somewhen convinced by Ghibli video checking staff Hitomi Tateno.

Suliman (サリマン , Sariman)

Haruko Kato (Japanese), Blythe Danner (English)

Howl's former principal, also known as Madame Suliman. She's an quondam, argent-haired witch on a wheelchair who heads the kingdom's magic academy and serves the royal family's courtroom. An intelligent and seemingly gentle adult female, who possesses far greater magical ability than Howl. She'south the true power behind the kingdom of Ingary, and was never completely in favor of the war. Equally it becomes clearer towards the finale of the film that their kingdom was beingness bombed into ruin, she decides to end the war upon contacting her amanuensis, Heen.

The royal sorcerer in the original story is a completely different character named Ben Sullivan.

Heen (ヒン , Hin)

Daijiro Harada (Japanese)

Suliman's familiar, under the guise of a family unit dog. He's asked to run across Howl on the courtyard and subsequently forces Sophie to have him beyond a long flight of stairs. His unusual weight implies he may be a wizard in disguise. His legs closely resemble a bird's. He later appears before Suliman to study that Howl and Sophie had a "happy catastrophe".

Heen's model is perchance based on Hayao Miyazaki'due south one-time acquaintance, the director Mamoru Oshii.

Mechanical Designs

Moving Castle

Howl's castle, traveling beyond the wastelands.

Wizard Howl's domicile. It'due south scale changes from scene to scene, and its weight is unknown. At that place are multiple turrets on the meridian and turret-like structures in the front, simply film gives no indications that they burn. It moves around the wasteland with 4 bird-like legs. To the naked eye, it appears more like a collection of junk and a living creature than a traditional "castle".

Few know the precise location of the castle, but eyewitnesses claim to have seen it pass by several towns from time to time.

The castle'southward main doorway and its magical rotary switch.

There is a rotary switch continued to the main doorway, with four colors (dark-green, blue, reddish, black). Using the switch and inbound the doorway will transport you to either the wastelands (green), Porthaven (blue), Kingsbury (red), and a battleground (blackness). Afterward in the film, the guild of destinations is changed to green, yellow, pinkish, black, with yellowish becoming the boondocks where Sophie was born and pinkish condign Howl's secret garden.

The burn demon Calcifer supplies all the free energy to the castle, which supports its basic functions such as walking, lighting, cooking and bathing.

Concept sketches of the living room, along with Calcifer's chimney.

Calcifer'due south magic also holds the castle's structure together. If he so happens to leave of the castle, the unabridged construct would collapse in an instant. Towards the terminate of the film, the castle collapses due to Sophie and the Witch of the Waste material dousing Calcifer with water. The castle is eventually rebuilt into a flight monstrosity.

The castle's animation was inspired by a weaving motorcar in motion, and moved along with a heavy, creaking audio. Staff at Studio Ghibli were of the opinion that that information technology would be unpleasant to utilize metal sounds while it was in motion, and then they opted to use the squeaking sound of wood to limited the castle's weight. They called on a local carpenter to the studio, assembled the building materials, and kneaded and captured various sounds that were rubbed, moved, and broken. The castle's sound design and move was finalized in three to four months.

Ground and Naval Transportation

Much of the film's state and naval transportation uses steam engines. In bustling towns, steam cars, steam tractors and steam trams can be seen, which wasn't the instance in reality as the apply of diesel engines took over. Naval battleships were used during the war, with i fleet seen leaving the harbor metropolis of Porthaven.

A steam locomotive can also exist seen in the opening of the film that travels under Sophie's home.

Aviation

Fixed wing bombers from the rival kingdom.

Much of the flapping-type flying machines widely used throughout the picture show were inspired by 19th century French artist Alberta Robida's work. Several types of these flapping-blazon warships operated in both kingdoms and its neighboring territories. Large aeriform bombers are used in fleet gainsay and are seen bombing cities as well. Neighboring countries likewise operated massive fixed-fly bombers. The propulsion for these warships, such every bit the flying battleship is mainly covered by small moving wings fixed on the ship's hull, while propeller engines are hardly used. Many of the massive airships seen are as well mainly used for armed forces and not civilian utilize.

A small, two-seater "flying kayak", also makes appearance. They are mainly used past the armed forces, although ordinary people are seen giving it a test-ride outside the palace's entrance in Kingsbury.

Motif

Changing One's Centre

Sophie finds peace in old age.

According to French fansite Buta Connectedness, the film's bulletin, "behind an apparent simplicity, is much more complex than information technology appears. From a unproblematic approach to quondam historic period, we tin and so read several levels of reflection around appearances, pretenses and masks. In fact, Sophie is the emblematic character of this theme. She initially appears in a youthful guise, but her stepmother Beloved calls her far too serious for a young girl."

"After the initial stupor of her metamorphosis by the Witch of the Waste, she gets used to her new body very apace, despite her face beingness hollowed out with wrinkles. This curse is therefore more than a burden, and gradually, Sophie adopts this tired torso and deals with it pretty well, equally seen in the scene with her and Markl past Star Lake, since it corresponds to his state of mind: "I don't think I accept never known such peace."

"But sometimes, at key moments, Sophie lifts the spell and becomes a beautiful immature girl over again. When she passionately defends the young sorcerer, when she confesses her honey to him in her dreams, or when she sleeps, others tin see her in her juvenile class. But the slightest doubt, the slightest fright brings her back to her sometime woman'due south body: she confides to Howl. As she explains in a fit of anger, she feels ugly, and one can recall that her advent of an old woman thus comforts her in her vision. By accepting her beauty, her dear for Hauru, she will break the spell and can finally become this beautiful immature girl with whom Howl is in love.'

The Symbol of Stars

Concept sketch of the star children.

Co-ordinate to French fansite Buta Connection, "throughout the film, Miyazaki also leaves a common thread: the star. They appears early on on in the picture show, when Sophie arrives in the castle. She gives Howl a minor piece of paper which turns out to exist a curse. We realize that it is a meteor. Afterward, Suliman will endeavour to trap Howl past casting a spell on him, which takes the form of a round of shooting stars encircling the magician and Sophie. So, our heroine will discover the central to this riddle: Calcifer was a demon in the class of a shooting star, with whom Howl will make a pact. This discovery volition forever mark Sophie, whose hair will remain greyness, like the color of the star, equally if the discovery of the enigma were to mark her forever."

Howl makes a pact with Calcifer, a demon in the course of a star.

"Nosotros empathise so that the Witch of the Waste has always known Howl's curse besides, hence her message and her interest in Calcifer. This symbolism of the star is ane of the recurring themes of the story's universe: the three wise men and the polar star, the myth of Castor and Pollux turning into a star, The Little Prince. But in Howl'due south Moving Castle , Miyazaki over again reverses the symbolism. Where usually the star evoked promise, the fulfillment of a wish, the miracle, the star here becomes a expletive, a powerful spell which pursues Howl throughout the work, and which volition mark Sophie forever."

The Happy Ending

Co-ordinate to Buta Connection, "the most striking fact of the film remains this foreign, abrupt happy catastrophe, this semblance of "they married and lived happily ever after"! This is the commencement time Miyazaki has fully assumed a romantic relationship betwixt the lead characters. But information technology'due south too probably the only time its catastrophe seems and then idyllic, stereotypical and definitive. Commonly nosotros know that, with an open up ending, Miyazaki leaves it up to the spectator to imagine any follow-up to his run a risk. But looking more than closely at the end of Howl's Moving Castle, we can look at a few elements that can authorize this point of view."

The film's idyllic and definitive happy ending, uncommon to see in a film by Hayao Miyazaki.

"First of all, Suliman'south disconcerting attitude seems to send us a message: this terrible war is in fact simply a simple battle of ego of sorcerers who play with their subjects like vulgar pawns. Suliman getting tired of this game, she decides to end this apocalyptic state of war like a child stopping his game of Monopoly. The bulletin is therefore much stronger than the apparent casualness with which Miyazaki seems to treat the subject."

Then that final kiss and that idyllic vision of the petty family aboard Howl's flight castle may misfile viewers. Such an easy and anticipated happy ending is uncommon for the veteran director. Nonetheless, as the credits roll, the final song gives some insight to the managing director's intent:

[...] Even now alone,
I retrieve our yesterday together,
Today withal shines brightly

From the day we met
In my memories, you don't belong anywhere
Come every bit a gentle breeze to graze my cheek

Even afterwards our separation,
At a time when the lord's day was disappearing in the trees
The promise of the world is not broken at all
Even now lonely,
My tomorrows are endless
Considering, you taught me, sweetness hides in the dark [...]

"The outcome with the idyllic bulletin is tinted with a new and strange nostalgia: What future then for our characters? Volition an event separate Howl and Sophie? Would their love exist threatened?"

Behind the Scenes

Pre-Production

Rejected storyboards by Mamoru Hosoda which may take possible fix the film in the modern era.

Every month, publisher Tokuma Shoten sent Hayao Miyazaki a children's volume every month. One of those books happened to be Diana Wynne Jones' original novel, which intrigued Miyazaki, who then decided to adapt information technology into a feature-length animated motion picture.^[4]

In 2000, animator Mamoru Hosoda, who worked at Toei Animation at that time, decided to become a manager and was invited by Studio Ghibli to adapt the novel. Howl's Moving Castle would have been Hosoda's debut as a manager, and he was given Miyazaki's approval, as the elderberry director had grown to beloved the young talent's work. A production squad was formed, which included screenwriter Reiko Yoshida and blitheness director Katsuya Kondō.

Howl's Moving Castle Tankobon Hardcover edition. The first volume was published by Tokuma Shoten on May 1, 1997.^[5]

Studio Ghibli originally planned to release Howl's Moving Castle simultaneously with The Cat Returns (2002), which was tentatively called Businesswoman at that time. In April 2001, the first draft for the scenario was completed, and on December 13th of the same yr, Toho announced that the motion-picture show would be released in the bound of 2003.^[six] Early concept piece of work by Hosoda showed that the movie would have taken identify in mod times.

Notwithstanding, in bound of 2002, the project was abandoned and Hosoda, along with his production staff, parted ways with Studio Ghibli. The internal staff at Ghibli were initially confused as to why product had ceased, and Hosoda afterwards cited he was sacked by the legendary studio. Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki never gave a clear reply every bit to his departure.

Production

The film featured exquisitely fatigued food, a staple in Studio Ghibli films.

On October i, 2002, product restarted, this time with Hayao Miyazaki as the director.^[vii] Hosoda was shocked and upset by these turn of events, simply later recalled, "I call up I was too young at the fourth dimension". It had been rumored that Hosoda's version of "Howl's Moving Castle" was kept somewhere at Ghibli, but Hosoda remained vague when interviewed regarding this.

On Dec 13, 2002, Toho announced that Howl's Moving Castle would be released in the summertime of 2004.^[8] Storyboard cartoon began on February 1, 2003, and production was scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2004.

French illustrator and novelist Albert Robida'south work is a abiding source of inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki.

Under the advice of the Walt Disney French distributor of Spirited Away, Miyazaki discovered the town of Colmar, in Alsace, France, and was struck by its architecture.^[9]. During the trip, the team notably visited the Haut-Kœnigsbourg castle and observed the work of local craftsmen such every bit hats and blacksmiths. Diana Wynne Jones approved of the choice of such an aesthetic bias, "I've never been to Alsace, but I've heard that there are landscapes direct out of a fairy tale."

To amplify this French atmosphere, Miyazaki took inspiration from French illustrator and novelist Albert Robida (1848-1926). This rival of Jules Verne projected his visions of the future through novels such as The Twentieth Century, where zany romanticism and technical rigor are mixed, which also figure in Miyazaki's films.

Howl'southward titular castle, which was barely described in the original novel, was conceptualized past Miyazaki equally being fabricated entirely of chip atomic number 26, walkways, and has a gaping mouth spewing steam. The design is reminiscent of the creations of Jean Tinguely, a 20th-century Swiss sculptor artist.

Howl's castle is broken down into several components to be pieced together for final animation.

This technical claiming in animating the castle was be taken up past the team of graphic designers. The painted blueprint is start scanned on a estimator earlier it is broken down into several components and then pieced back together like a mosaic using Adobe Photoshop. The drawing volition therefore be divided into a multitude of modest fragments: the smaller the pieces, the more precise the rendering of the texture set in motion.

Finally, with the Softimage software, the parts are assembled on a base polygon, paying careful attention to their lodge of superposition. In one case the elements are in identify, it is blithe as a whole. In order to make the movement of the castle as realistic equally possible, the graphic designers took inspiration from a full hiker purse with hanging utensils. The base polygon of the castle must make the superimposed elements move slightly kickoff. The castle then appeared asymmetrical, where Westerners are more accustomed to symmetrically designed buildings.

Miyazaki, Steve Alpert, and several others traveled to Colmar in Alsace, France for location inquiry.

As for the legs, several versions were fabricated, such as human legs but the final design used bird's legs. Another question arose, how many legs would the castle have? The crew settled for four, as according to producer Toshio Suzuki, it was 'more practical (and cheaper) to draw'.

On Jan vii, 2004, Toho suddenly announced they were delaying the film's release due to Miyazaki not completing the film'south storyboards and even increasing the moving picture's length. This was the kickoff time for Miyazaki decided to postpone the release of his films due to production delays. On June 25, the in-between animation was completed and checking was completed on June 26. Toho announced the pic would be released on November twenty, 2004.

In February 2004, a sticker-collecting advertising entrada was held by convenience store chain Lawson, with a special mug as a prize. Heen the dog appeared on this special prize, known as Innocence Howl'due south Moving Castle Mug Present.^[x] A similar promotional entrada would also be utilized in later Ghibli films.

Dubbing

Akihiro Miwa and Chieko Baisho together during the film'due south premiere.

Veteran actress Chieko Baisho voiced both the young and erstwhile versions of Sophie in the picture show when she was 63 years old. Baisho started out every bit a vocalist in 1962 and became well known for playing the role of Sakura in the long-running picture show series Otoko wa Tsurai yo, commonly known as Tora-San, which ran from 1969 to 1995. Takuya Kimura, a pop vocalizer / male idol in Nihon, was responsible for voicing Howl. At the time, Johnny & Associates agency, the producers of Kimura, had immense pressure over the entire Japanese audiovisual landscape and imposed his casting on Miyazaki. As for the role of the Witch of the Waste, the actor-singer-trans activist Akihiro Miwa was called since the character was conceived. Lastly, Ryûnosuke Kamiki was chosen for Markl and Tatsuya Gashûin was cast as Calcifer. Both actors respectively played the babe Boh and the light-green frog in Spirited Away.

Ultimately, this desire to use actors and singers — and frequently well-known ones at that — over voice actors in Ghibli films does appear to satisfy both the creative desires of Miyazaki as director and promotional needs of Suzuki as producer.

In the interview, given to the Guardian in 2005 alee of the U.1000. premiere of Howl's Moving Castle, Miyazaki was commenting on the foreign actors bandage for the movie's dubbed version. When the give-and-take turned to Lauren Bacall, who voiced the Witch of the Waste material for the English language-language dub, Miyazaki spoke agreeably, describing her as a "a fabulous adult female". He then went on to say, "All the Japanese female voice actors take voices that are very coquettish and wanting male attention, which was non what we wanted at all."^[11]

Sound Mixing

In October 2003, after animation was completed, Studio Ghibli'southward sent a squad to Europe to record ambient sounds. Since the film took place in an imaginary 19th century, Miyazaki insisted on authentic and "pure" sounds. The team faced numerous challenges recording pristine sounds devoid of electrical interference. In particular, they recorded the sounds of footsteps, and so of horse-fatigued carriages on traditional cobbled roads also as ambient sounds of cafes and streets in France.

Promotions

Howl's Moving Castle Large Circus Exhibition took place from April 27 to August 31, 2005, at the Museum of Gimmicky Art Tokyo. It then moved to the Osaka Nanko ATC Museum from March eighteen to April 16, 2006.^[12]

Several Howl related promotional events and exhibitions were held to commemorate the film. The showtime was the Howl'southward Moving Castle K Circus Exhibition that was held from Apr 27 to August 31, 2005, at the Museum of Gimmicky Art Tokyo.^[13] The exhibit within included a big mockup of a real life circus, with Howl's castle as the centerpiece, while outside featured a big airship playground of Howl's castle and French street performers.^[14] The entrance fee was 1,000 yen for adults, 800 yen for high-schoolhouse students, and 500 yen for children. Tickets could exist purchased at any Lawson convenience shop, every bit they were a sponsor for the film.

On July 21, 2004, the popular section chain Nihombashi Mitsukoshi held a commemoration result chosen "Castle exhibition where Howl moves" at the 7th floor amusement hall. It featured a large-scale model of Howl'southward castle, and recreations of the "Lake of stars" and "World of Darkness" and many more than. The exhibit was held until Baronial 1, 2004. The display was remarked on the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper on July 16. Admissions for adults and university students cost 500 yen while junior high school children price 300 yen. Many children were reportedly in attendance.^[15]

Photographs of the Howl display at Ginza Matsuzakaya.

Withal another Howl's exhibit was held from December 23, 2004, to January 10, 2005, this time at Ginza Matsuzakaya section store. Several Howl related merchandise were sold at the showroom, although pictures were non allowed to be taken. A virtual event for the motion picture was held on November 3, 2004, at the building of Nippon Television Network Corporation in Shiodome. The opening anniversary was held at the big roof plaza. The model of Howl'south castle from the Museum of Gimmicky Art Tokyo exhibit was later moved here for the special summer consequence called GO!Become! SHIODOME (July 17th to Baronial 31th of 2004).

On the August,16, 2004, Joe Hisaishi and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra performed several archetype Ghibli themes, including those from the moving picture at Minatomirai hall in Yokohama City. The evening newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun covered the issue on June 12, 2004.^[xvi]

Release and Reception

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Ane of several release posters for the movie.

Afterward several high-profile newspaper announcements promoting the flick'southward success away at the Venice International Film Festival, not to mention the controversy surrounding the casting of Takuya Kimura, Toshio Suzuki successfully lobbied for the The film to premiere on 450 screens across Nihon.^[17] The film was a smash hit, selling virtually 1.one million tickets on its 2d day of release. Information technology generated one.48 billion yen in the box role, which was the highest opening of any Japanese pic in history at that fourth dimension. Past May 1, 2005, the pic went on to sell 15 one thousand thousand tickets or a box office revenue of 19.6 billion yen, making it the number one box function champion of 2004 and 2005. It is considered the second largest box office earner in Ghibli history after Spirited Abroad. As of May 2007, nearly 2.vii million units were sold on habitation video.

The film received several accolades abroad, such as the Osella Award at the 61st Venice International Film Festival and the Best Animation Award of the New York Motion-picture show Critics Association the post-obit year. In addition to existence nominated for the feature film department of the 33rd Annie Honor, which is said to be the Academy Accolade for Blitheness, information technology was also nominated for the 78th Academy Award since Spirited Away. In 2008, it was voted among the best 500 movies in history by the Empire magazine. The picture show ranked at #46 in the British mag's 2011 Full Film "best blithe movie" category.

Upon its outset Telly broadcast on July 21, 2006, it had a record loftier audience rating of 32.ix% (video inquiry, Kanto area survey).

The conclusion to cast Takuya Kimura due to pressure from his bureau proved controversial at the time.

Acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii praised the film for drawing out the dark side in Hayao Miyazaki for the first time. The story is an "unreasonable but mature expression." Despite its box office success, reviews were initially mixed in Nippon as some critics disliked its casuistic and clichéd plotting. Others faulted the film as existence Studio Ghibli'due south outset "stumble" after a string of critical successes. The movie also met some controversy in its casting of Takuya Kimura to play the titular Howl. Many critics have judged his performance beneath the quality expected for a Ghibli. Meanwhile, Miyazaki himself was dissatisfied with the motion-picture show's disquisitional response locally and abroad, as audiences in Europe favored the Japanese setting of Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

When Miyazaki announced his early on retirement at the fourth dimension, he was asked which was his favorite work thus far. He immediately replied, "I wouldn't say it'southward my favorite, but Howl's Moving Castle is a thorn that has stuck in me for years."

Advertising Re-create

The film'south diverse posters and advertising featured short phrases, translated hither.

• "The 2 lived." (Shigesato Itoi)

• "The castle moves."

• "The joy of living."

• "Loving joy."

• "The heroine is a 90-year-former daughter."

• "My lover is a weakling wizard."

Music

Howl'south Moving Castle (Image Album) (イメージ交響組曲ハウルの動く城 , Hauru no Ugoku Shiro Imeeji Arubamu) was a 10-runway anthology released by Tokuma Japan Communications on January 21, 2004. It was composed by Joe Hisaishi and performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.

Howl'southward Moving Castle (OST) (サウンドトラック , Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) was released past Tokuma Nihon Communications on November 19, 2004. The score was composed and conducted past Joe Hisaishi, and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic.

Hisaishi stated he was influenced by famed composer Nino Rota's score for Francis Ford Coppola'southward The Godfather. Other influences could be traced to French director Marcel Albert Carné's work. The soundtrack CD was first released on November 19, 2004, by Tokuma Japan Communications. Hisaishi likewise composed and conducted a special "Epitome Album" called Howl's Moving Castle: Symphony Suite, which was published on January 21, 2004.

Easter Eggs & Trivia

• As elder Sophie leaves Howl'southward shop, a boy pass the store. He looks similar Pazu from Castle in the Sky. He is seen once again in Market Chipping, when Sophie leaves her home town. He sits next to a homo on a cart with straw on it.
• One of the boxes in the bakery is dated "1877", implying the film takes place in the late-19th century.
• Miyazaki original wanted to call the film "Howl's Ugoku Castle", only this was "forcibly" rejected by producer Toshio Suzuki.
• Mamoru Hosoda was originally supposed to straight the film, just dropped out due to artistic differences.
• Upon seeing Spirited Away, Christian Bale immediately agreed to play any office in this picture. He didn't wait to get the titular office.
• Hayao Miyazaki and Lauren Bacall, both long-fourth dimension fans of each other's piece of work, met at a subtitled screening in New York. Reportedly, Bacall jokingly asked Miyazaki if he was married.
• Sophie's hometown was modeled after Colmar, France, although many signs are in German language. This may exist due to how the setting of the film is somewhere in-betwixt the borders of France and Federal republic of germany.
• Although the film was not released in the United Kingdom until 23 September 2005, managing director Hayao Miyazaki personally traveled to England in the summer of 2004 to give a private showing of the film to Diana Wynne Jones.
• In the novel by Diane Wynne Jones, Markl's character is actually named Michael.
• Shortly after the film's release, information technology was field of study to a short 2005 documentary, Ghibli: The Miyazaki Temple.
• The pic's second half was changed somewhat due to Miyazaki's opposition to the The states' invasion of Iraq in 2003.
• At the end of the movie, the words "Happy Cease" appear.
• A small replica of Howl's castle was built in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.

Goofs

In the world of wizards and witches, everything is possible. Maybe the goofs were added on purpose.

The Magic Band

When Sophie and Howl flee from Blobbmen for the first time in the movie, they fly to Chezarys where Lettie works. Howl's rings vanished and appeared again. Information technology happens 2 times during the wing.

Cursed Wearable

The Witch of the Waste cursed Sophie who becomes an quondam lady. Her trunk shape and size changed. And then her wearing apparel from her young age wouldn't fit her, but she elects to vesture the aforementioned clothes. It was shown visually in Porthaven Marshes where Howl shows Sophie his secret garden.

Escape from the Royal Palace

When Sophie and her companions escape from the palace and finally accomplish Howl'due south Castle, Sophie wears lilac/purple/lavander/mauve/rose/pink/rosy apparel. In the adjacent scene, the colour changes into blue.

Phonation Cast

Character	Original	English language
Sophie	Chieko Baisho	Emily Mortimer (young) Jean Simmons (sometime)
Howl	Takuya Kimura	Christian Bale
Witch of the Waste	Akihiro Miwa	Lauren Bacall
Calcifer	Tatsuya Gashuin	Baton Crystal
Markl	Ryūnosuke Kamiki	Josh Hutcherson
Suliman	Haruko Katō	Blythe Danner
Lettie Hatter	Yayoi Kazuki	Jena Malone
Honey	Mayuno Yasokawa	Mari Devon
Turnip Head/Prince Justin	Yo Oizumi	Crispin Freeman
Madge	Rio Kanno	Liliana Mumy
King of Ingary	Akio Otsuka	Mark Silverman
Heen	Daijirō Harada

Boosted Voices

• Original: Manabu Muraji, Ken Yasuda (Soldier)
• English: Carlos Alazraqui, Newell Alexander, Rosemary Alexander, Julia Barnett, Susanne Blakeslee, Leslie Carrara, Mitch Carter, David Cowgill, Holly Dorff, Moosie Drier, Iake Eisenmann, Volition Friedle, Bridget Hoffman, Richard Horvitz, Sherry Hursey, Hope Levy, Christina MacGregor, Joel McCrary, Edie Mirman, Pete Renaday, Kristen Rutherford, Warren Sroka

Credits

Credit	Staff
Manager, Screenplay	Hayao Miyazaki
Animation Director	Akihiko Yamashita, Takeshi Inamura, Kitaro Kosaka
Fundamental Animation	Atsuko Tanaka, Ai Kagawa, Kenichi Yamada, Hideaki Yoshio, Eiji Yamamori, Kazuyoshi Onoda, Makiko Suzuki, Mariko Matsuo, Atsushi Tamura, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Masashi Okumura, Masashi Yokota, Masaru Matsuse, Makiko Niki, Seiko Shinohara, Kondo. Katsuya, Sugino Sachiko, Yamakawa Hiroomi, Awada Tsutomu, Takeuchi Nobuyuki, Kimishima Shigeru, Masuda Hiroshi, Ohsugi Yoshihiro, Hashimoto Takashi, Masuda Toshihiko, Yazaki Kenji, Tanaka Yuichi, Hamasu Hideki, Ohira Shinya, Konishi Kenichi, Shigeta, Atsushi Yamada, Shinji Otsuka
In-Between Animation	Akihiko Adachi, Akiko Teshima, Akiko Toba, Akira Hosogaya, Alexandra Weihrauch, Atsuko Matsushita, Ayako Mori, Ayano Suzuki, Chikako Sasagawa, Daisuke Furuya, Daisuke Makino, Emiko Iwayanagi, Fumie Konno, Hideo Nakamura, Hiroaki Nakajima, Hiromi Nishikawa, Hiromi Sasaki, Hisako Yaji, Jinko Tsuji, Kaori Itou, Kaori Tokunaga, Katsutoshi Nakamura, Keiko Tomizawa, Keisuke Shimohira, Kimitoshi Ueno, Kiyoko Makita, Kumiko Ohta, Kumiko Tanihira, Kumiko Terada, Kunitoshi Ishii, Mai Nakazato, Makoto Oohara, Masakiyo Yamashita, Masako Sakano, Masako Sato, Masami Nakanishi, Masashi Karino, Masayuki Shimizu, Maya Fujimori, Mayumi Kitamura, Mayumi Ohmura, Minoru Ohashi, Mitsu Noguchi, Moyo Takahashi, Osamu Miwa, Rie Kondo, Rie Yamamoto, Saho Saito, Satoe Usui, Seiko Higashi, Setsuya Tanabe, Shinichiro Yamada, Shunsuke Hirota, Sumie Iwata, Sumie Nishido, Takahito Sugawara, Takefumi Hiramatsu, Tetsuaki Matsuda, Tomoko Miyata, Tsutomu Kaichi, Tsutomu Shibutani, Waka Hirota, Yasuyuki Kitazawa, Yayoi Toki, Yohei Nakano, Yoshie Hayashi, Yoshitake Iwakami, Yukari Umebayashi, Yukari Yamaura, Yukie Kaneko, Yukiko Kakinuma, Yukinobu Yamada, Yumiko Kitajima, Yumiko Suehiro, Yuuko Fujita, Yuuko Sasaki
Digital Paint	Akane Kumakura, Akihiro Oyama, Akiko Shimizu (T2 Studio), Fumie Kawamata (T2 Studio), Fumino Okura (T2 Studio), Haruna Kiryu (T2 Studio), Hiroaki Ishii, Hiroko Otsuki (Trace Studio M), Hiromi Takahashi, Hiroshi Iijima (T2 Studio), Junko Kanauchi (Trace Studio Thousand), Kanako Takahashi (T2 Studio), Kiyoko Saitou, Kumi Nanjo (T2 Studio), Naomi Mori, Rie Okada, Ryuji Uchida (T2 Studio), Youko Fujioka, Yuki Yokoyama (T2 Studio), Yukie Tanaka
Background Artists	Junichi Taniguchi, Junko Ina, Kazuo Nagai, Kazuo Oga, Keiko Itogawa, Kikuyo Yano, Masahiro Kubota, Masako Nagata, Masatoshi Kai, Mitsuo Yoshino, Naomi Kasugai, Naoya Tanaka, Osamu Masuyama, Ryoko Ina, Sayaka Hirahara, Takashi Omori, Yohei Takamatsu, Yoshikazu Fukutome, Youichi Nishikawa, Youichi Watanabe
Digital Animation	Chikara Nomoto, Hiroki Yamada, Ichiro Uehara, Kentaro Takahashi (T2 Studio), Masashi Suzuki (GONZO), Masashi Toriyama (T2 Studio), Miki Satō, Norihiko Miyoshi, Susumu Masuuchi, Tatsuko Ishii, Tomoka Matsumura, Yoichi Senzui, Yū Karube
Color Design	Michiyo Yasuda
Art Manager	Yoji Takeshige, Noboru Yoshida
Animation Cooperation	Anime Toro Toro, Nakamura Productions, Studio Planning, Studio Cockpit, O Productions, Video Studio, Sakuraku Create, LIBERTY SHIP, Mad Business firm, Production IG
Production Committee	Daisuke Kadoya (NTV), Daizou Suzuki (d-rights), Fumihiro Hirai (NTV), Hideyuki Takai (TOHO), Hiroya Nishimura (d-rights), Hiroyuki Nakamura (NTV), Kazuhiko Seta (TOHO), Kazumi Fukuda (NTV), Kengo Makida (Tokuma Shoten), Kino Arai (d-rights), Koji Hoshino (BVHE Japan), Kouji Kishimoto (BVHE Japan), Koutarou Sugiyama (Dentsu), Maiko Hirano (BVHE Japan), Makoto Hagyuuda (Tokuma Shoten), Masahiko Osawa (NTV), Mayumi Hirakata (NTV), Minami Ichikawa (TOHO), Noriko Yanagisawa (NTV), Ryuuichi Mori (Dentsu), Sanae Mitsugi (Tokuma Shoten), Seiichiro Ujiie (NTV), Shinjiro Yokoyama (Dentsu), Takayuki Tsukagoshi (BVHE Japan), Takehiko Chino (Dentsu), Takeyoshi Matsushita (Tokuma Shoten), Tateo Mataki (Dentsu), Tatsuya Tanemura (Dentsu), Tatsuyoshi Takashima (Dentsu), Tetsuo Nakazawa (Tokuma Shoten), Tetsuya Yamamoto (d-rights), Tomomasa Hosokawa (NTV), Tomoyoshi Nakamura (NTV), Tooru Itabashi (d-rights), Tooru Iwafuchi (Tokuma Shoten), Yaeko Nagami (BVHE Nippon), Yoshishige Shimatani (TOHO), Yuuji Shimamoto (Dentsu), Yuuko Muranaka (BVHE Japan)
Producer	Toshio Suzuki
Special Thanks	Ayako Matsumura, Daisuke Kasahara, Fumio Yamazaki, Haruna Hirose, Hiroaki Kudo, Hiroomi Tanaka, Jun Yoshihara, Keiji Fukuda, Masaki Morita, Minoru Ooyama, Naoya Morioka, Susumu Hirose, Tadahiro Hoshi, Takeshi Aratake, Yutaka Kurokouchi
Music	Joe Hisaishi, Yumi Kimura, Shuntaro Tanigawa
Performance	-Chieko Baisho
Editor	Takeshi Seyama
Titles	Kaoru Mano

Home Video

• Howl'due south Moving Castle VHS - Buena Vista Dwelling house Entertainment (November 16, 2005)
• Howl'south Moving Castle DVD - Buena Vista Domicile Entertainment (November 16, 2005)
• Howl's Moving Castle Special Edition DVD - Buena Vista Domicile Entertainment (Nov 16, 2005)
• Howl'southward Moving Castle Special Recording Edition DVD with 1/24 second - Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Nov xvi, 2005)
• Howl's Moving Castle + Ghibli SPECIAL Twin BOX (Get-go Printing Limited Edition) - Buena Vista Home Entertainment (November 16, 2005)
• DVD (Hayao Miyazaki'south collected works) - Walt Disney Studios Japan (released July 2, 2014)
• Howl's Moving Castle Blu-ray - Walt Disney Studios Japan (Nov sixteen, 2011)
• Blu-ray (Hayao Miyazaki'south collected works) - Walt Disney Studios Japan (released July 2, 2014)

Publication

• Sorcerer Howl and the Devil of Fire Howl's Moving Castle 1 (May 28, 1997) ISBN 4-19-860709-5. Republished by Tokuma Bait-and-switch.
• Adabra and a flying carpet Howl'due south Moving Castle 2 (August 28, 1997) ISBN four-19-860751-half-dozen . Aforementioned as above.
• Charmain and the Magic House Howl'south Moving Castle 3 (May 2013) ISBN 4-xix-863614-1 . Same as to a higher place.
• Howl'southward Moving Castle (Studio Ghibli Storyboard Complete Works 14) (November xxx, 2004) ISBN 4-19-861954-ix
• Mysterious Ways to Open up the Door (December 1, 2004) ISBN 4-413-03508-9
• Howl'southward Moving Castle-Picture Comic (1) (December xv, 2004) ISBN iv-xix-770128-4
• Howl's Moving Castle-Film Comic (two) (Jan 15, 2005) ISBN 4-19-770129-2
• Howl's Moving Castle-Film Comic (three) (Jan 31, 2005) ISBN 4-nineteen-770130-6
• Howl's Moving Castle-Film Comic (4) (Feb 10, 2005) ISBN 4-nineteen-770131-4
• Howl'due south Moving Castle Paper Arts and crafts Book (December xv, 2004) ISBN 4-06-364607-6
• A Thorough Guide to Howl'southward Moving Castle and Sophie's Two Promises (December 20, 2004) ISBN 4-04-853803-nine
• Howl's Moving Castle (Tokuma Animation Motion-picture show Book) (December 31, 2004) ISBN iv-19-861965-4
• Howl's Moving Castle (This Is Animation) (January ane, 2005) ISBN 4-09-101591-three
• THE Fine art OF HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (January 1, 2005) ISBN iv-19-810010-1
• Howl'south Moving Castle (Roman Anthology) (Jan xx, 2005) ISBN 4-19-720237-vii
• Howl's Moving Castle (Ghibli Textbook 13) (Baronial 2016), Bungei Shunju <Bunharu Ghibli Bunko>
• Howl's Moving Castle (Movie theater Comics xiii) (Jan 2019), Bungei Shunju <Bunharu Ghibli Bait-and-switch>

Music

• Symphony Suite Howl's Moving Castle Image Album - Tokuma Japan Communications (January 21, 2004) TKCA-72620
• Howl's Moving Castle Soundtrack - Tokuma Nihon Communications (November xix, 2004) TKCA-72775

Media

Japanese poster

References

1. ↑ "Howl'southward Moving Castle Opening Day", Howl's Moving Castle Unofficial Fansite
2. ↑ "Hayao Miyazaki Zensho" Film Art Co., Ltd., Seiji Kano (2006), p.283 ISBN 4-8459-0687-2
3. ↑ "Screening Reports at Tokyo International Film Festival", Howl's Moving Castle Unofficial Fansite
4. ↑ Toshio Suzuki - "Roman Album Howl's Moving Castle" Tokuma Shoten, p96-98
5. ↑ Howl'south Moving Castle, Amazon.
6. ↑ "Hayao Miyazaki Zensho" Film Art Co., Ltd., Seiji Kano (2006), p.278, ISBN 4-8459-0687-2
7. ↑ "Hayao Miyazaki Zensho" Picture Fine art, Seiji Kano (2006), p.278, ISBN 4-8459-0687-2
8. ↑ "Hayao Miyazaki Zensho" Film Art Co., Ltd., Seiji Kano (2006), p.279, ISBN four-8459-0687-two
9. ↑ "The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki". Dani Cavallaro (2006), ISBN 978-0-7864-5129-6
10. ↑ ローソンで行われた「イノセンス・ハウルの動く城マグカッププレゼント」の景品 ヒンキャンペーン要約
11. ↑ "Hayao Miyazaki has a gripe against Japanese female vocalism actors", SoraNews24
12. ↑ "Howl'south Moving Castle 1000 Circus Exhibition", Eiga
13. ↑ Howl'southward Moving Castle - The K Circus Exhibition, Tokyo Fine art Beat
14. ↑ "The Circus Exhibition of "Howl" was held." Howl's Moving Castle Unofficial Fansite
15. ↑ "Castle exhibition where Howl moves", Howl's Moving Castle Unofficial Fansite
16. ↑ "Hisaishi concert at Yokohama City", Howl's Moving Castle Unofficial Fansite
17. ↑ "Announcement preview of the "Howl's Moving Castle", Howl'due south Moving Castle Unofficial Fansite

External Links

Official Sites

• Howl's Moving Castle on Studio Ghibli

• Howl's Moving Castle on Walt Disney Japan

• Howl'south Moving Castle on GKIDS

• Howl's Moving Castle on HBO Max

Information

• Howl's Moving Castle on Anime News Network

Promotions

• Howl's Moving Castle Lawson Mug Campaign

Navigation

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