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The Resource Howl's moving castle, Walt Disney Studios presents ; Studio Ghibli ; Tokuma Shoten/Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and Toho present ; screenplay written by Hayao Miyazaki ; production, Studio Ghibli ; producer, Toshio Suzuki ; director, Hayao Miyazaki

Howl's moving castle, Walt Disney Studios presents ; Studio Ghibli ; Tokuma Shoten/Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and Toho present ; screenplay written by Hayao Miyazaki ; production, Studio Ghibli ; producer, Toshio Suzuki ; director, Hayao Miyazaki

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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 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
Language
  • jpn
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • jpn
  • jpn
Work
Publication
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 119 min.)
Note
  • Based on the novel: Howl's moving castle / by Diana Wynne Jones
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004
  • Special features (Disc 1): Behind the microphone (9 min. voice actor featurette); Interview with Pete Docter (7 min.); Hello Mr. Lasseter: Hayao Miyazaki visits Pixar (16 min. featurette); TV spots and trailers (in Japanese, with optional English subtitles). (Disc 2): Storyboards (in English or Japanese, with optional English subtitles)
Isbn
9780788861451
Instance
Label
Howl's moving castle
Title
Howl's moving castle
Statement of responsibility
Walt Disney Studios presents ; Studio Ghibli ; Tokuma Shoten/Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and Toho present ; screenplay written by Hayao Miyazaki ; production, Studio Ghibli ; producer, Toshio Suzuki ; director, Hayao Miyazaki
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Editor of moving image work
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Film distributor
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Production company
Screenwriter
Translator
Voice actor
Subject
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Language
  • jpn
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • jpn
  • jpn
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 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
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TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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  • Hauru no ugoku shiro.
  • Hauru no ugoku shiro
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Credits note
  • U.S. production: executive producer, John Lasseter ; producers, Rick Dempsey, Ned Lott ; directors, Pete Docter, Rick Dempsey ; English language adaptation, Cindy Davis Hewitt, Donald H. Hewitt ; translated from the original Japanese by Jim Hubbert
  • 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, [et al.] ; art directors, Yôji Takeshige, Noboru Yoshida ; editing, Takeshi Seyama ; director of photography, Atsuchi Okui
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG; for frightening images and brief mild language
Language note
In Japanese, dubbed English, or dubbed French with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.H38 2006
PerformerNote
  • Voices (English): Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hutcherson, Billy Crystal, Jena Malone, Daijiro Harada, Crispin Freeman, Mark Silverman, Mari Devon, Liliana Mumy
  • Voices (Japanese): Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki, Yô Ôizumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Daijirô Harada, Haruko Katô
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  • Miyazaki, Hayao
  • Suzuki, Toshio
  • Lasseter, John
  • Dempsey, Rick
  • Lott, Ned
  • Docter, Pete
  • Hewitt, Cindy Davis
  • Hewitt, Donald H.
  • Hubbert, Jim
  • Simmons, Jean
  • Bale, Christian
  • Bacall, Lauren
  • Danner, Blythe
  • Mortimer, Emily
  • Hutcherson, Josh
  • Crystal, Billy
  • Malone, Jena
  • Harada, Daijirô
  • Freeman, Crispin
  • Silverman, Mark
  • Devon, Mari
  • Mumy, Liliana
  • Baishō, Chieko
  • Kimura, Takuya
  • Miwa, Akihiro
  • Gashūin, Tatsuya
  • Kamiki, Ryūnosuke
  • Isaki, Mitsunori
  • Ōizumi, Yō
  • Ōtsuka, Akio
  • Katō, Haruko
  • Hisaishi, Joe
  • Tanikawa, Shuntarō
  • Kimura, Youmi
  • Yamashita, Akihiko
  • Inamura, Takeshi
  • Kōsaka, Kitarō
  • Futaki, Makiko
  • Takeshige, Yōji
  • Yoshida, Norobu
  • Seyama, Takeshi
  • Okui, Atsushi
  • Jones, Diana Wynne
  • Miyazaki, Hayao
  • Jones, Diana Wynne
  • Bale, Christian
  • Simmons, Jean
  • Bacall, Lauren
  • Crystal, Billy
  • Mortimer, Emily
  • Danner, Blythe
  • Okui, Atsushi
  • Hisaishi, Joe
  • Walt Disney Productions
  • Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Tokuma Shoten
  • Nihon Terebi
  • Dentsū
  • Mitsubishi Shōji Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
119
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  • Jones, Diana Wynne
  • Jones, Diana Wynne
  • Witches
  • Wizards
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Magic
  • Young women
  • Magic
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Witches
  • Wizards
  • Young women
  • Feature films
Target audience
general
Technique
animation
Label
Howl's moving castle, Walt Disney Studios presents ; Studio Ghibli ; Tokuma Shoten/Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and Toho present ; screenplay written by Hayao Miyazaki ; production, Studio Ghibli ; producer, Toshio Suzuki ; director, Hayao Miyazaki
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Based on the novel: Howl's moving castle / by Diana Wynne Jones
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004
  • Special features (Disc 1): Behind the microphone (9 min. voice actor featurette); Interview with Pete Docter (7 min.); Hello Mr. Lasseter: Hayao Miyazaki visits Pixar (16 min. featurette); TV spots and trailers (in Japanese, with optional English subtitles). (Disc 2): Storyboards (in English or Japanese, with optional English subtitles)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm62369375
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • 3/4 in.
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 119 min.)
Isbn
9780788861451
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936296662
Other physical details
DVD video, sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • 41399
  • K6832
  • K6833
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)62369375
System details
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1), NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Howl's moving castle, Walt Disney Studios presents ; Studio Ghibli ; Tokuma Shoten/Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and Toho present ; screenplay written by Hayao Miyazaki ; production, Studio Ghibli ; producer, Toshio Suzuki ; director, Hayao Miyazaki
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Based on the novel: Howl's moving castle / by Diana Wynne Jones
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004
  • Special features (Disc 1): Behind the microphone (9 min. voice actor featurette); Interview with Pete Docter (7 min.); Hello Mr. Lasseter: Hayao Miyazaki visits Pixar (16 min. featurette); TV spots and trailers (in Japanese, with optional English subtitles). (Disc 2): Storyboards (in English or Japanese, with optional English subtitles)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm62369375
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • 3/4 in.
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 119 min.)
Isbn
9780788861451
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936296662
Other physical details
DVD video, sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • 41399
  • K6832
  • K6833
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)62369375
System details
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1), NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD

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