Howl's moving castle Hauru no ugoku shiro Cover Image

DVD

Howl's moving castle [videorecording] = Hauru no ugoku shiro / Walt Disney Home Entertainment presents a Studio Ghibli film ; Dentsu Music and Entertainment, Inc. ; Mitsubishi Corporation ; NTV ; Tohokushinska Film Corp. ; Tokuma Shoten ; produced by Rick Dempsey, Ned Lott, Toshio Suzuki ; screenplay, Hayao Miyazaki ; directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- (Director). Dempsey, Rick. (Producer). Lott, Ned. (Producer). Suzuki, Toshio, 1948- (Producer). Docter, Pete. (Producer). Bale, Christian, 1974- (Added Author). Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010 (Added Author). Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 (Added Author). Crystal, Billy. (Added Author). Mortimer, Emily. (Added Author). Danner, Blythe. (Added Author). Okui, Atsushi. (Added Author). Hisaishi, Jō, 1950- (Added Author). Wynne Jones, Diana. Howl's moving castle. (Added Author). Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha. (Added Author). Tokuma Shoten. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 078886145X
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment, [2006]
Distributor: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel "Howl's moving castle" by Diana Wynne Jones. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features include interviews, studio visits, TV spots, trailers and storyboard.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Atsuchi Okui ; art directors, Yôji Takeshige, Noboru Yoshida ; editor, Takeshi Seyama ; music, Joe Hisaishi ; key animators, Makiko Futaki ... [et al.]
Participant or Performer Note:	Voices: Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Lauren Bacall, Billy Crystal, Emily Mortimer, Blythe Danner.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for frightening images and brief mild language.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	Japanese, English or French dialogue.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 2006: Nominated, Best Animated Feature Film of the Year.