Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle
An adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’s fantasy novel of the same name, the Oscar-nominated Howl's Moving Castle is a pitch-perfect fairy tale about aging and war, set in a dazzling steampunk world.
An adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’s fantasy novel of the same name, the Oscar-nominated Howl's Moving Castle is a pitch-perfect fairy tale about aging and war, set in a dazzling steampunk world. When young hatmaker Sophie is transformed into a 90-year-old woman by the vengeful Witch of the Waste, she seeks to break the curse with the help of the enigmatic Howl, fire demon Calcifer, and the magical moving castle they inhabit.
DIRECTOR: Hayao Miyazaki. WRITTEN BY: Hayao Miyazaki. CAST: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin. 2004. 119 min. Japan. Color. Japanese (subtitled). 35mm. Print courtesy of The Academy Film Archive.
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Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
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