Howl's Moving Castle

2005

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Buena Vista International | Release Date: June 10, 2005 | TV-PG

Starring: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashuin

Summary: An amazing new animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity. (Disney)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Animation

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 119 min

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Michael Atkinson

An organic, childlike wonder, fabulously unpredictable and seethingly inventive. Read full review

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Michael Sragow

Howl's Moving Castle is one animated epic that has it all: poetic intensity, potent storytelling, vivid and surprising characters, and intoxicating powers of visual imagination. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

The worldview, the sense of childlike fun shaded with adult melancholy, and the joyful, serene attention to visual oddity and wordless beauty could only be made in Japan. And, specifically, made by Hayao Miyazaki. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

Miyazaki's animated adaptation of Jones' book is a charming and thoroughly absorbing treat. Read full review

Jami Bernard

A richly inventive, slightly eerie animated movie from Japan. Read full review

Richard James Havis

Consequently, though it's difficult to work out what's going on, it's never boring. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Miyazaki, like an evil sorcerer, has plucked the heart out of Jones's story and left it there to die. Read full review

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heyitsmegrif4

Dec 27, 2011

With thrills, heart, love, visual beauty and humor and the great original score Hayao Miyazaki has directed another fantastic and beautiful adeventure. I give this move 95%.

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BlogDog123

Feb 10, 2012

This is, in my opinion, Miyazaki's best movie to date. It's an emotionally powerful, humorous, magical, beautifully made and scripted animated masterpiece. Don't listen to all the trolls posting bad reviews; watch this movie now. You won't be disappointed.

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carenC.

Oct 4, 2005

One of the best movies ive seen so far! It was better than Spirited away!

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hollowMask

Apr 30, 2019

An eclectic mix of Western story and Eastern story telling. Beautiful animation, as can be said of any Studio Ghibli film.

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giaco1

Jul 13, 2013

Beautiful film. As always, from 2/3 minutes in your hooked into the film. Would have been nicer if the film played on the theme of beauty a little more, it veered into being cheesey at some stages.

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Rem

Jun 1, 2014

Howl's Moving Castle easily captivated me with a sense of adventure as I felt that every character played a part in the movie, and the english dubs were impressive. What I like most is that the movie instilled a sense of wonder everywhere it went all the way to the mesmerizing credits song,Howl's Moving Castle easily captivated me with a sense of adventure as I felt that every character played a part in the movie, and the english dubs were impressive. What I like most is that the movie instilled a sense of wonder everywhere it went all the way to the mesmerizing credits song, Sekai No Yakosoku. Easily one of the best animated films of all time, and I can applaud Gibbly once more.... Expand

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Jim

Sep 26, 2008

This movie stinks!

0 of 8 users found this helpful

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