Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
ハウルの動く城
Fantasy, Animation, Adventure • 1h 59m
Overview
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki, Yo Oizumi, Akio Otsuka, Daijirō Harada, Haruko Katō, Makoto Yasumura, Manabu Muraji, Keiko Tsukamoto, Tsuzuki Kayako, Seiji Sasaki, Hiroshi Takahashi, Mayuno Yasokawa, Rio Kanno, Kojiro Takahashi, Akiyoshi Sakurai, Momoko Kurita, Mina Meguro, Yasuhiro Ohara, Akio Tanaka, Rina Yamada, Tomoe Hanba, Naoto Kaji, Teruo Seki, Shinobu Katabuchi, Masako Inui, Yohei Ohbayashi, Takeshi Miyajima, Yukiko Mizuochi, Maki Koizumi, Nobito Nishioka, Teppei Akashi, Reiko Onishi, Yumiko Ogata, Hiroyuki Kamikawaji, Tomohiko Kiyota, Kaori Kaneko, Aiko Nakajima, Jun Kuwahara, Yuta Kobayashi, Yuko Nomura, Tamayo Fukushi, Atsushi Takeya, Yoshifumi Nakagawa, Hiroki Tanaka, Yohei Matsukado, Akane Fujisaki, Izumi Matsuoka, Tomonori Yanagibashi, Ken Yasuda, Hiroyuki Morisaki, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Takuma Otoo
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Format
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1080p Blu-ray
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1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly Release
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2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray
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2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray
Upcoming Release
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4K restoration shown in Chinese cinemas in 2024, no home release yet
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4K restoration shown in Chinese cinemas in 2024, no home release yet
Best Video Release
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2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray has better detail and grain, 2014 Japanese Studio Ghibli Blu-ray from the Hayao Miyazaki box set for MGVC with added bit-depth for supported players
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2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray has better detail and grain, 2014 Japanese Studio Ghibli Blu-ray from the Hayao Miyazaki box set for MGVC with added bit-depth for supported players
Best Audio Release
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2011/2014 Japanese Studio Ghibli Blu-ray for original 6.1 audio mix, Cinema DTS for the English dub
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2011/2014 Japanese Studio Ghibli Blu-ray for original 6.1 audio mix, Cinema DTS for the English dub
