Howl's Moving Castle Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

November 20, 2004

Distributor

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Genre

Animation

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$5,576,743 + $230,746,858 = $236,323,601

Cast

Josh Hutcherson, Christian Bale, Billy Crystal, Jena Malone, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons

Josh Hutcherson

as Markl

Christian Bale

as Howl

Billy Crystal

as Calcifer

Jena Malone

as Lettie

1924-2014

Lauren Bacall

as Witch of the Waste

Blythe Danner

as Suliman

Emily Mortimer

as Sophie Hatter (young)

1929-2010

Jean Simmons

as Sophie Hatter (old)

About Howl's Moving Castle

When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.

About

Animated fantasy feature about a young hat maker who is turned into an old woman by a witch who enters her shop. After the encounter she bumps into a wizard and is swept into his campaign against the king. The film was directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Trivia

The film is loosely based on Diana Wynne Jones' 1986 novel of the same name. It went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.