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Howl‘s Moving Castle
Synopsis
The story
Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie. In a life-changing adventure, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's magnificent flying castle and enters a magical world on a quest to break the spell.
AdventureDramaFantasyRomance
Episode guide
1 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredCharacters & voices
12 credited
Howl
Main
Sophie Hatter
Main
Markl
Supporting
Arechi no Majo
Supporting
Kakashi no Kabu
Supporting
Calcifer
Supporting
Heen
Supporting
Kokuou
Supporting
Madge
Supporting
Lettie Hatter
Supporting
Suliman
Supporting
Honey
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Chieko BaishouTheme Song Performance (ED)
Wendel BezerraADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese; 1st dub)
Hayao MiyazakiDirectorHayao MiyazakiScript
Joe HisaishiTheme Song ArrangementJoe HisaishiMusic
Toshio SuzukiProducer
Kitarou KousakaAnimation Director
Akihiko YamashitaAnimation Director
Kazuo NagaiBackground Art
Yuuichi TanakaKey Animation
Shinya OohiraKey Animation
Kazuo OgaBackground Art
Hiromasa YonebayashiKey Animation
Nobuyuki TakeuchiKey Animation
Diana Wynne JonesOriginal Creator
John LasseterExecutive Producer (English)
Kenichi KonishiKey Animation
Tomohiko IshiiAssistant Producer
Alan PrietoADR Director (Latin American Spanish)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
MagicTheme-Fantasy93%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast83%
SteampunkTheme-Fantasy78%
WitchCast-Traits77%
Elderly ProtagonistCast-Main Cast77%
Found FamilyTheme-Other75%
WarTheme-Other73%
ShapeshiftingTheme-Fantasy65%
CursesTheme-Fantasy65%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance63%
Fairy TaleTheme-Fantasy62%
DisabilityCast-Traits61%
Age GapTheme-Romance60%
TravelTheme-Other56%
RuralSetting-Scene44%
PoliticsTheme-Other42%
Community pulse
365.2K members
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Watch status
Current4,594
Planning44,621
Completed314,727
Dropped401
Paused817
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
A movie that looks like a 120 minutes American trailer.
@Terajima105/443 helpful
Howl's Moving Castle is a once in a lifetime experience
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Everything I could ever want from a Ghibli movie, and more.
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Howl‘s Moving Castle e a Guerra sem sentido
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