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Howl's moving castle

Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie. In a life changing adventure, Sophie climbs ab...

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Main Author: Kimura, Youmi (Composer)
Other Authors: Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- (Screenwriter), Kimura, Takuya, 1972- (Actor), Baishō, Chieko (Actor), Gashūin, Tatsuya, 1950- (Actor), Yamashita, Akihiko, 1966- (Animator), Inamura, Takeshi, 1969- (Animator), Kōsaka, Kitarō, 1962- (Animator), Makiko Futaki, 1958-2016 (Animator), Jones, Diana Wynne.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Japanese
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Shout Factory, [2017]
Series: Hauru no ugoku shiro (Motion picture).
Hauru no ugoku shiro (Motion picture).
Subjects:
Wizards > Drama.
Witches > Drama.
Magic > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Young women > Drama.
Castles > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Fantasy films.
Witch films.
Animated films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Children's films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Summary: Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie. In a life changing adventure, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's magnificent moving castle and enters a magical world on a quest to break the spell.
Item Description: From the novel by Diana Wynne Jones.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
"NTSC; Region 1"--Amazon.com
Bonus features: behind the microphone; interview with Diana Wynne Jones; Miyazaki's visit to Pixar; Explanation of CG; original theatrical trailers; TV spots.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD; Widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby digital 5.1, region 1.
Audience: Rating: PG.
008-014.
Production Credits: Director and screenwriter, Hayao Miyazaki ; music by Joe Hisaishi ; theme song "Sekai no yakusoku", lyrics, Shuntaro Tanikawa, composition, Youmi Kimura ; music arrangement, Joe Hisaishi ; performance, Chieko Baisho ; supervising animators, Akihiko Yamashita, Takeshi Inamura, Kitaro Kosaka ; key animators, Makiko Futaki [and others] ; art directors, Yj̥i Takeshige, Noboru Yoshida ; editing, Takeshi Seyama ; director of photography, Atsuchi Okui ; producers, Rick Dempsey, Ned Lott, Toshio Suzuki.

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