Howl's Moving Castle

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Director : Hayao Miyazaki
Actor : Lauren Bacall, Chieko Baisho, Christian Bale, Daijiro Harada, Mitsunori Isaki
Format : NTSC, Widescreen
Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0786936296662
Product Group : DVD
Region Code : 1
Release Date : 2006-03-07
Running Time : 119minutes
Studio : Walt Disney Home Entertainment
UPC : 786936296662

ASIN : B000CDGVOE

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Editorial Reviews

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Like a dream, Howl's Moving Castle carries audiences to vistas beyond their imaginations where they experience excitement, adventure, terror, humor, and romance. With domestic box office receipts of over $210 million, Howl passed Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke to become the #3 film in Japanese history, behind his Spirited Away and James Cameron's Titanic. Based on a juvenile novel by Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle marks the first time Miyazaki has adapted another writer's work since Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). Sophie, a 19-year-old girl who believes she is plain, has resigned herself to a drab life in her family's hat shop--until the Witch of the Waste transforms her into a 90-year-old woman. In her aged guise, Sophie searches for a way to break the Witch's spell and finds unexpected adventures. Like Chihiro, the heroine of Spirited Away, Sophie discovers her hidden potential in a magical environment--the castle of the title. Using CG, Miyazaki creates a ramshackle structure that looks like it might disintegrate at any moment. Sophie's honesty and determination win her some valuable new friends: Markl, Howl's young apprentice; a jaunty scarecrow; Calcifer, a temperamental fire demon; and Heen, a hilarious, wheezing dog. She wins the heart of the dashing, irresponsible wizard Howl, and brings an end an unnecessary and destructive war. The film overflows with eclipsing visuals that range from frightening aerial battles to serene landscapes, and few recent features--animated or live action--offer as much magic as Howl's Moving Castle. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

Who can resist real magic? (2007-02-24)

"Howl's Moving Castle", directed by Hayao Miyazaki, is a thoroughly delightful movie that young children will love, and adults enjoy. You don't believe that both children and adults can appreciate the same film? Well, some of Miyazaki's cartoons are simply magic, and "Howl's Moving Castle" is one of them. And who can resist real magic?The main character is Sophie, a 19-year-old girl that leads a very boring life until the unbelievable happens: she is cursed by a spiteful witch, and turned into a very old woman. The only person who can break the spell is a wizard, so Sophie decides to leave the city and search for him. Sophie will find the wizard she was searching for, but also some unlikely friends, a moving castle and love. Things will not be easy, though, as Sophie is unable to tell her friends she is under a curse, and their country is in the middle of a war. What will happen? Well, watch this movie and you will see :)All in all, I can tell you that I loved "Howl's Moving Castle", and that I highly recommend it to you.Belen Alcat

Something to Howl about (2006-10-08)

A different kind of anime This one was first a book And although very different The movie's worth a look A wizard's castle moves about A demon's in the ashes A young woman's under a spell And now she's past hot flashes Working in a hatter's shop Avoiding all the hassle Until the spell changes her life and lands her in the castle The castle is a wondrous heap Of bolts and gears and springs It takes them here and everywhere and hides from evil things The outside world is hard at war With guns and bombs and fire At first Howl wants no part of it This wizard's not for hire A meeting with the wicked witch A cunning wizard trick The demon and a falling star All make this movie tick It may not follow to a tee The book from which it came And though it's done in anime At heart it's still the same Amanda Richards

Imagination Is King In Howl's Moving Castle (2006-08-19)

Howl's Moving Castle is a heartwrenching and, ultimately, heartwarming tale of the awesome power of deepest jealousy and truest love. Jealousy begets the affliction of the main character and love heals this same ailment in the end. Character and plot are both as strong as the anime style, and the overall experience is enough to pacify the critical eye and satisfy an aching heart. Although situations might prove tragic, those who brought them about are, after all, human; and as such, they have the power to find solutions by looking no further than into the human heart.

Howl's Moving Castle (2006-03-28)

I really did like Howl's moving castle, but I wasn't as thrilled with it as I thought I would be. Having watched many of Hayao Miyazaki's films and Spirited Away being one of my favorite movies of all time, I must admit that, although Howl was possibly one of the most gorgeous anime characters I've ever seen (I really liked Sophie too),I was a little disappointed with the plot. I like how characters like Chihiro and Sophie learn about themselves, how to make themselves better and their good qualities, and I love the characters and the animation, but it just didn't seem like Howl's Moving Castle had the same flair as his other movies, or the same plot. It seemed to drag on a little bit, but all in all, it was really great, and obviously a Hayao Miyazaki creation, and I have an immense appreciation for him and his works.

It may sound funny, but "BUY IT NOW" (2006-03-17)

I may write my review like a teenage - I like to scream: "Buy it now!"1) The anime storyline is a 4-star story. It is classic, romantic, lucid and beautiful, but lacking of fancy modern twists. However, this is the reason that I like the story. In my personal opinion, the story is more catching than the "Spirited Away" although all major works of Miyazaki are quite interesting. The only setback is that young viewers may not be able to catch the subtlety of the story. 2) The interpretation, translation and adaptation worthies 5 stars. I watched two versions in both English and Japanese. The English voice-dub is as good as original Japanese if it were not better than. The voice-dub is professionally done and has raised the bar for future voice works. What I really like is the translation and adaptation. The I-T-A of this movie is excellent.3) Both animations and colors are superb. It is an old fashioned 2D anime. But, all those beautiful details like waving flowers in the wind, the clear blue-sky, the background mountains, the buzzing cities, the grand palace and more make me very fond of the whole theme of 2D animations. The entire color theme of this anime is well designed and well matches the storyline with vivid, bright, but not overly sharp colors.Overall, it is a 5-star DVD set for a 5 star anime.

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