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Howl's Moving Castle(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-09-09
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10810 Votes
Time: 1h 59m
The two lived there.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Budget: $24,000,000.00
Revenue: $236,049,757.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Walt Disney Japan
Movie: Howl's Moving Castle
Top 10 Billed Cast
倍賞千恵子
Sophie (voice)
木村拓哉
Howl (voice)
美輪明宏
Witch of the Waste (voice)
我修院達也
Calcifer (voice)
神木隆之介
Markl (voice)
伊崎充則
Kosho (voice)
大泉洋
Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
大塚明夫
King of Ingary (voice)
原田大二郎
Heen (voice)
加藤治子
Madame Suliman (voice)
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Official Trailer [Subtitled]
Behind the scenes of Howl's moving castle English dubbing
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