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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Suitable for Children, Scary Moments Movie Release: 2004 DVD Release: 03/07/2006 Format: DVD Edition: Dual Layered,Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, French, Japanese SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 128 Genres: Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Anime

Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese animation director who wowed audiences worldwide with his award-winning film Spirited Away, brings another visually spectacular tale of imagination to the screen. Sophie is an 18-year-old girl who toils in the hat shop opened years ago by her late father. Often harassed by local boys, one day Sophie is unexpectedly befriended by Howl, a strange but flamboyant wizard whose large home can travel under its own power. However, the Witch of the Waste is displeased with Sophie and Howl's budding friendship, and turns the pretty young woman into an ugly and aged hag. Sophie takes shelter in Howl's castle, and attempts to find a way to reverse the witch's spell with the help of Calcifer, a subdued but powerful demon who exists in the form of fire, and Markl, who protects the four-way door which can instantly take visitors to other lands and dimensions. Howl's Moving Castle was released in North America by Walt Disney Pictures, who distributed the film both in its original Japanese and in a dubbed English version; the English-speaking voice cast includes Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Lauren Bacall, and Billy Crystal. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Emily Mortimer - Sophie (English Version)
Chieko Baisho - Sophie
Takuya Kimura - Howl
Christian Bale - Howl (English Version)
Akihiro Miwa - Witch of the Waste
Lauren Bacall - Witch of the Waste (English Version)
Billy Crystal - Calcifer (English Version)
Tatsuya Gasyuin - Calcifer
Ryunosuke Kamiki - Markl
Josh Hutcherson - Markl (English Version)
Jean Simmons - 90 Year Old Woman (English Version)