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2004

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When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home. Read more

Starring	Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Akio Ohtsuka
Director	Hayao Miyazaki
Genres	Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, World Cinema

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  Surprisingly Good
  
  I don't normally like the Japanese style cartoons, but this is very good. Having the voices of Christian Bale, Billy Crystal and other english speaking ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - davidkc
  - 4 reviews
  - Preston
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 13:29
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  - 0
  Refreshingly different
  
  Refreshingly different due to the complexity of the story. The idea of this story was amazin because it was so unusual. Tom aged 10
  
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- - a customer
  - Wales
  - 06 May 2012 at 21:50
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  amazing must see
  
  This is one of my fave films, absolutely love it. Howl is a very funny charasmatic character voiced by Christian Bale. Its a great family film.
  
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- - a customer
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 18:34
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  A must watch!
  
  I have watched Spirited away and Princess Mononoke in the past which I loved so I thought I should start watching some more anime films. Because the other two ... read more »
  
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- - galz
  - 1 review
  - 06 Jan 2012 at 00:41
- - 3
  - 0
  Howling For Joy
  
  Outstanding animation from Hayao Miyazika, a captivating story with interesting characters, despite the presence of some familiar fairytale themes (... read more »
  
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- - Robinski
  - 141 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 26 Dec 2011 at 16:09
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  stunning as always
  
  One of studio Ghibli's finest, everything about this film is wonderful, the plot is solid, interesting and, moving and the animation is glorious I guess the... read more »
  
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  - VincentD
  - 5 reviews
  - Southampton
  - 16 Dec 2011 at 12:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Studio Ghibley at it's best
  
  Being a massive fan of Studio Ghilbley, I had a high expectation for this film and it didn't disappoint in any way what so ever. Being released after ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Nov 2011 at 20:21
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  - 12
  Very weird
  
  This is undoubtedly the weirdest kids film I have ever seen. I struggled to understand the plot myself let alone to explain it to the kids.
  
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- - a customer
  - 19 Sep 2011 at 20:57
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  Amazing and beautiful animation
  
  We all loved this film, adults and children aged 5 to 8. It was amazing, beautiful and suprising. We loved it!
  
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- - rachl
  - 2 reviews
  - 23 Jul 2011 at 10:08
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  As good as Spirited Away
  
  I first saw Spirited Away four years ago, and the fantasy and imagination which went into creating that film were so different from what I was used to and grew ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Jul 2011 at 09:16
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  Nice and quick review
  
  A brilliant transformation from book to film, superbly done! each character is loveable and funny in their own way and the story is a nice twist on many western... read more »
  
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  - 6 reviews
  - Leominster
  - 30 Jun 2011 at 22:42
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  - 19
  Surprisingly Good
  
  I don't normally like the Japanese style cartoons, but this is very good. Having the voices of Christian Bale, Billy Crystal and other english speaking ... read more »
  
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- 361555
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  - davidkc
  - 4 reviews
  - Preston
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 13:29
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  A rare and splendid triumph
  
  Hayao Miyazaki's new venture into his wondrous world of myth and magic is quite simply amazing.
  
  I was always adamant that his 1986 feature '... read more »
  
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- - Jack Sewell
  - Midlands, UK
  - 13 Jul 2006 at 20:54
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  - 3
  Brilliant!!!
  
  Me and my 7 year old daughter loved this film. We both loved Spirited Away and this has the same surreal feeling. Maybe not quite as good as Spirited Away but... read more »
  
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- - Becky
  - Norwich, Norfolk
  - 17 Mar 2006 at 14:13
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  Unnerving and quietly profound.
  
  “Howl’s Moving Castle” is the latest anime offering from Japanese master film-maker, Hayao Miyazaki. While many are saying this doesn't reach... read more »
  
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- 226093
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  - N Wales
  - 30 Mar 2006 at 09:21
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  When will it make sense?
  
  I do love japanese animation - and 'Howls Moving Castle' is great nearly as good as 'Spirited Away'.
  
  Miyazaki needs to be taken aside... read more »
  
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- - HADMIESTER
  - Essex
  - 29 May 2006 at 19:07
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  Close to perfection
  
  Not quite as stunning and captivating as 'Spirited Away' and 'Princess Mononoke', two of director/writer Miyazaki's previous films, but ... read more »
  
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- - James Witt
  - London, SE16
  - 21 Apr 2006 at 12:41
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  Your stereotypical Japanese animation.
  
  I've not seen many of these Japanese animation films really, but I have to be honest what I have seen, I'm not that keen on. This was no exception. ... read more »
  
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- - Mickey Mouse
  - Dorset, England
  - 28 Dec 2008 at 15:52
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  - 3
  Eh?
  
  Pretty enough and the kids were intrigued, but what on earth was going on? Don't want to include spoilers, but the motivations of various characters were ... read more »
  
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  - Windermere
  - 04 Jul 2006 at 13:09
- - 5
  - 0
  Loose Ends
  
  This film has had some of the highest reviews on this site. I thought that this meant that I had missed a gem. True, there are some nice moments in the film. As... read more »
  
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- - kemuri reviews...
  - Oxford
  - 03 Sep 2006 at 11:42
- - 5
  - 0
  Wonderful
  
  Its nice to see they can still make animation classics like this. This is in every way as good as any Disney treasure and im proud to have watched it. I may ... read more »
  
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- - catwhiskers
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  - England
  - 04 Apr 2007 at 09:34

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