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Howl's Moving Castle is a fantasy novel for young adults by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986. It was adapted in 2004 as an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.

Studio Ghibli film

An anime film based on Wynne Jones' Howl novel, known as Hauru no ugoku shiro (ハウルの動く城) in Japan and as Howl's Moving Castle in English-speaking countries, was directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. Mamoru Hosoda, director of two seasons and one movie from the Digimon series, was originally selected to direct but abruptly left the project, leaving the then retired Miyazaki to take up the director's role. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2004.

Related Topics:
Anime - Hayao Miyazaki - Studio Ghibli - Mamoru Hosoda - Digimon - Venice Film Festival - September 5 - 2004

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Diana Wynne Jones did meet with representatives from Studio Ghibli but did not have any input or involvement in the production of the film. She's quoted as saying, "It's fantastic. No, I have no input—I write books, not films. Yes it will be different from the book—in fact it's likely to be very different, but that's as it should be. It will still be a fantastic film." Miyazaki travelled to England in summer 2004 to give Wynne Jones a private viewing of the finished movie.

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The animated film was released to cinemas in Japan on November 20, 2004. The film has also been dubbed into English by Pixar's Peter Docter and is being distributed in North America by Walt Disney Pictures. The film began showing in select cinemas around the United States and Canada on June 17, 2005. It was released nationwide in Australia on September 22 and in the UK on September 23.

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Japan - November 20 - Pixar - Peter Docter - Walt Disney Pictures - United States - Canada - June 17 - 2005 - Australia - September 22 - UK - September 23

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As Wynne Jones noted, the film is significantly different from her original novel in many ways. The focus is still on Sophie and her adventure while being cursed with old age, but the main action of the film's story takes place during a war, reminiscent of World War I and located in a fantastical German nation. Whereas the novel is concerned with Howl's womanizing and his attempts to weasel out of locating a lost wizard and a prince, the film has Howl trying to avoid going to war for his homeland's king, and deals with the consequences of this decision. The movie also delves into spectacular scenes of radically alternate realities co-existing within the normal reality of the main story, and sequences of intensely hallucinogenic visuals and concepts are prominently featured throughout the second half of the film.

Related Topics:
World War I - German

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Staff credits

Cast

The movie stars the following actors (listed in English version/Japanese version format):

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Awards

◄ Howl's Moving Castle: Castle in the Air
Howl's Moving Castle: See also ►

~ Table of Content ~

►Introduction
►Plot
►Castle in the Air
►Studio Ghibli film
►See also
►External links

 

 

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