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Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004)
Country of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 2003
Running Times: 119 mins
Format: colour Vistavision
DLP cinema
Ratio:
Sound: DTS-ES Dolby EX 6.1
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Studio Ghibli / Tokuma Shoten / Studio Ghibli
/ Nippon Television Network / Dentsu / Buena Vista Home Entertainment
/ Mitsubishi Present
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Associate Producers: Seiji Okuda, Ryoichi Fukuyama
SCRIPT
Script: Hayao Miyazaki
Novel: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
DIRECTION
Director: Hayao
Miyazaki
ANIMATION
Supervising Animators: Akihiko Yamashita, Takeshi Inamura, Kitaro Kosaka
Director of Digital Animation: Mitsunori Kataama
Director of Digital Imaging: Atsushi Okui
MUSIC
Music: Joe Hisaishi
Theme Song: Shuntaro Tanikawa, Youmi Kimura (Sekai no Yakusoku)
Themes Song Performed By: Chieko Baisho (Sekai no Yakusoku)
Theme Song Arranger: Joe Hisaishi (Sekai no Yakusoku)
SOUND
Audio Director: Kazuhiro Hayashi
Recordist / Sound Mixer: Shuji Inoue
Sound Effects: Toru Noguchi
DESIGN
Art Directors: Yoji Takeshiga, Noboru Yoshida
Colour Designer: Michiyo Yasuda
VOICES
Chieko Baisho (Sophie)
Takuya Kimura (Howl)
Akihiro Miwa (Witch of the Waste)
Haruko Kato (Madam Suliman)
Ryunosuke Kamiki (Markl)
Tatsuya Gashuin (Calcifer)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE VOICES
Jean Simmons (Old Sophie)
Christian Bale (Howl)
Lauren Bacall (Witch of the Waste)
Blythe Danner (Madam Suliman)
Emily Mortimer (Young Sophie)
Josh Hutcherson (Markl)
Billy Crystal (Calcifer)
SUMMARY
As war looms, rumours are rife that the moving castle of the Wizard
Howl has been seen lurking in the Wasteland, Howl waiting to eat the
hearts of any beautiful young women he captures. 18 year old Sophie
is bumps into the handsome and charming Howl one day in town and falls
hopelessly in love. But the jealous and vengeful Witch of the Waste
casts a spell on her, turning her into a 90 year old woman. Desperate
to find a way back, Sophie sneaks aboard Howl's Moving Castle...
AVAILABILITY
Japan
Theatrical Distributor: Toho Company Ltd
UK
Theatrical Release: Optimum Releasing
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
World Sales
Theatrical Distributor: Ghibli International
TIMELINE
2004
July
Day Unknown: Japan – theatrical release
2005
July
10: UK - preview screening, London
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Howl's Moving Castle - English language
title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Tenku no shiro Rapyuta (1986)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Sight and Sound vol.15 no.8 (August 2005) pp.4-5 (UK)
illustrated note (Rushes: A universe on legs)
KEYWORDS
animation, anime, book into film, castles
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