Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城, Hauru no Ugoku Shiro?) is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli and based on Diana Wynne Jones' novel of the same name. Mamoru Hosoda, director of two seasons and one movie from the Digimon series, was originally selected to direct but abruptly left the project, leaving the then retired Miyazaki to take up the director's role.
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2004 and was released in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2004. It went on to gross $235,000,000 worldwide, making it one of the most financially successful Japanese films in history. The film was subsequently dubbed into English by Pixar's Peter Docter and distributed in North America by Walt Disney Pictures. It received a limited release in the United States of America and Canada beginning June 10, 2005, was released nationwide in Australia on September 22 and in the United Kingdom the following September.
== Cast ==
Character 	Japanese 	English
Sophie (young) 	Chieko Baisho 	Emily Mortimer
Sophie (old) 	Chieko Baisho 	Jean Simmons
Howl (Hauru) 	Takuya Kimura 	Christian Bale
Witch of the Waste 	Akihiro Miwa 	Lauren Bacall
Calcifer 	Tatsuya Gashūin 	Billy Crystal
Markl 	Ryūnosuke Kamiki	Josh Hutcherson
Madame Suliman 	Haruko Katō 	Blythe Danner
Lettie 	Yayoi Kazuki 	Jena Malone
Honey 	Mayuno Yasokawa 	Mari Devon
Prince Justin/Turnip Head	Yō Ōizumi 	Crispin Freeman
Madge 	Rio Kanno 	Liliana Mumy
King of Ingary 	Akio Ōtsuka 	Mark Silverman
Heen 	Daijirō Harada 	Daijirō Harada
Category:2004 films
Category:Japanese films
Category:2004 Japanese films
Category:Japanese-language films
Category:Anime films
Category:Adventure
Category:Family
Category:Fantasy
Category:Japanese drama films
Category:Japanese family films
Category:Japanese fantasy films
Category:Films directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Category:Films produced by Toshio Suzuki
Category:Rated PG