Hauru no ugoku shiro (Howl's Moving Castle)
Japan, 2004.
Director: Hayao Miyasaki.
Producers: Rick Dempsey, Ned Lott, Toshio Suzuki.
Fotographer: Atsushi Okui.
Editing & Mounting: Takeshi Seyama.
Art Directors: Yôji Takeshige, Noboru Yoshida.
Music: Joe Hisaishi.
Duration: 119 min.
The story begins when Sophie, 18-years-old girl and the main character, was rescued from a group of soldiers by Howl, a great, gentle and handsome wizzard. Sophie became charmed by Howl abilities, but that night a witch came to the store of his parents, and the woman cursed Sophie, ensnaring her in a 90-years old body. After that, Sophie run away from his home, leaving behind his family and become an exiled. In the journey, she finds a Moving Castle and 3 new friends: a scarecrow named Turnip head, a 8-years old boy named Markl, apprentice of Howl, and a Fire demon named Calcifer, the soul of the moving castle. Right here, the Sophie's journey for returning to her normal form begins, trying to break the curse.
This film was directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the director of movies like "Laputa: Castle in The sky", "Princess Mononoke", "My neighbor Totoro" and "Spirited Away (aka. El viaje de Chihiro). Spirited Away won an Academy Award for best Animated Feature in the year 2002 and Miyazaki worked too in the realization of "Heidi, Girl of the Alps", the famous animation of the year 1974.
All above, makes "Howl's Moving Castle" a really good movie, althought not the best movie of Miyazato but is still great to watch and and recomended for all people.
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