| Uniform Title |
Howl's moving castle (Motion picture : 2004) |
| Title |
Howl's moving castle. |
| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2004. |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (115 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : MMA3578. |
| Originally produced in Japan and released as a motion picture in 2004. |
| Based on the novel "Howl's moving castle" by Diana Wynne Jones. |
| "From the creators of the Academy Award winning film Spirited Away" -- Container. |
| Special features: Alternative angle storyboards ; HD to PAL native transfer ; Interview with author Diana Wynne Jones ; Interview with Pixar's Peter Docter ; "Hello Mr. Lasseter" (Pixar) featurette ; Explanation of CG featurette ; Japanese trailers and TV spots ; Original theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. |
| Performers |
English language voices: Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Lauren Bacall, Billy Crystal, Emily Mortimer. |
| Summary |
A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman who is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise to help each other with the their problems. Like Calcifer, Howl can also see through the Witch's spell, and he and Sophie fall in love. Sophie helps Howl confront his former teacher, and the Witch of the Waste. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
| Language note |
In Japanese and English. Subtitles in English. |
| Subjects |
Jones, Diana Wynne -- Film adaptations. |
| Witches -- Drama |
| Wizards -- Drama |
| Curses -- Drama |
| Animation (Cinematography) -- Japan |
| Feature films -- Japan |
| Genre |
Fantasy films |
| Animated films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- director. |
| Bale, Christian, 1974- voice actor. |
| Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010 voice actor. |
| Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 voice actor. |
| Crystal, Billy voice actor. |
| Mortimer, Emily voice actor. |
| Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl's moving castle Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Studio Ghibli collection |
| Links to Related Works |
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Authors:
- Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 .
- Bale, Christian, 1974- .
- Crystal, Billy .
- Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl's moving castle .
- Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- .
- Mortimer, Emily .
- Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010 .
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