Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

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Love Comes First.

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

• Released: 2004-09-09
• Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 59m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.4/10 from 11,475 votes

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Top cast

• Chieko Baisho as Sophie (voice)
• Takuya Kimura as Howl (voice)
• Akihiro Miwa as Witch of the Waste (voice)
• Tatsuya Gashuin as Calcifer (voice)
• Ryunosuke Kamiki as Markl (voice)
• Mitsunori Isaki as Kosho (voice)
• Yo Oizumi as Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
• Akio Otsuka as King of Ingary (voice)
• Daijirō Harada as Heen (voice)
• Haruko Katō as Madame Suliman (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Howl's Moving Castle

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Kids, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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