sophie walking into howl's castle for the first time: damn bitch you live like this?
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Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Howl's Moving Castle
ハウルの動く城
An acclaimed, rewatchable fantasy.
Fantasy
Animation
Adventure
2004
1h 59m
4.4(2565k)via LetterboxdChieko Baisho + 4 more
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.
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howl made sophie a portal to a valley he knew she'd love and i can't even get a text back
when Howl had that overdramatic literal meltdown over the slight inconvenience of his hair going the wrong colour... I felt that
Common questions
What is Howl's Moving Castle about?+
A young woman named Sophie is cursed by a spiteful witch, turning her into an old woman, which leads her to seek help from a charismatic wizard who resides in a magical, mobile fortress.
Who directed Howl's Moving Castle?+
The film was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the visionary Japanese filmmaker and co-founder of Studio Ghibli known for his acclaimed work in animation.
Is the film based on a book?+
Yes, Howl's Moving Castle is based on the 1986 fantasy novel of the same name by the British author Diana Wynne Jones.
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