Howl's Moving Castle - Official Trailer

Sophie, an average teenage girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. After this chance meeting she is turned into a 90-year old woman by the vain and conniving Witch of the Waste. Embarking on an incredible adventure to lift the curse, she finds refuge in Howl's magical moving castle where she becomes acquainted with Markl, Howl's apprentice, and a hot-headed fire demon named Calcifer. As the true power of Howl's wizardry is revealed, and his relationship with Sophie deepens, our young grey heroine finds herself fighting to protect them both from a dangerous war of sorcery that threatens their world.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Year of Production: 2004

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[originaozz]

We all fall in love with Howl since the 1st encounter, but we grew to admire Sophie through her struggles.
She is, in my opinion, one of the strongest female character ever. When the witch turned her old, she didn't complain, but just composed herself & sucked it up. She struggled in her old body, but is determine to break the spell. She faced the fearful creatures with compassion and even finds humour in her crazy situation. Discovering this film at the age of 26, in the crazy world right now, I found her calm strength to be truly inspiring.

[chiyochiyo_]

Howl never fails to charm me. in love with him forever and always 😭

[melinasaranti]

Honestly Howl having a mental breakdown because his hair changed color and he's not "pretty" anymore is such a mood.

[itrashcant]

9 year old me knew Howl was fine af and 17 year old me still agrees

[bookssolitude]

"That's my girl"

For fuck's sake, Howl is the best. I love him. I fucking love this movie from my heart.

[gensischosen]

I’m only one who pissed that Disney basically said THEY OWN THIS?!

[danielbautista]

I really love the scene where Howl's hair becomes orange. He is such a cry baby 😂

[elianaczenie]

Howl looks like an older version of Haku

[Why_is_gamora]

I really liked how calm sophie was when she looked in to mirror after turning old.

[juliapluta]

who cried while watching a movie and then cried when it finished coz it was beautiful and you want more? just me? k 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Popchaaa]

The fact that Sophie's own mother betrayed her

[animeyahallo]

"Now straighten your legs and start walking
See? not so hard is it.
You are a natural
That's my girl"
The dialogue that made everyone have a crush on Howl

[ericnesbitt]

all the girls are talking about their childhood crush on howl, but as a guy I have to say man Sophie was cute especially when her hair turned to star light! and was short but not too short at the end. I've been crushing on short haired girls ever since... I'm tempted to read the books as the movie is based on the first.

[Dufffaaa]

If you thought you understood this movie, think again! These "facts" will help you better understand a complex plot of this movie:

*1.* In the first scene where Howl and Sophie meet, Howl says "I've been looking for you" because he really was looking for her. In fact, his ring was shining to find her in that scene.
*2.* Howl was already aware that the old granny, Sophie, was actually a young lady from the first sight.
*3.* Then he broke a spell by erasing the burn on the table.
*4.* The spell Sophie got is not just making someone older, instead it is changing someone depending on its mind.
*5.* That's why Sophie still remained old after Howl broke the spell.
*6.* Calcifer says "You got complex spell" to her because he knew the fact 4.
*7.* Howl says "Though the burn disappears the spell won't disappear" because he knew the fact 4 as well.
*8.* Howl met Sophie when he was a child. So he's been looking for her.
*9.* Howl gave her a ring saying "For your safe return." But he meant not only to his castle, but also to his past. Howl knew she would go back to his childhood.
*10.* During the movie, Sophie gets older or younger, back and forth, because the spell is up to her mind.
*11.* Howl wanted her to stay young because that was the only moment she likes just the way she is, gets confidence and obediently expresses her feeling for Howl.
*12.* Howl moves to her born house in order to change her mind. In fact, she remembers her young memory and gets young.
*13.* Howl looks sad when she gets old because of the fact 9.
*14.* Howl transforms into a bird because then he gets stronger powers from Calcifer.
*15.* That's why Calcifer warns Howl "If you keep on flying, one day you won't be able to get back to human".
*16.* Howl was almost becoming a monster and there wasn't much time left to wait for her.
*17.* Howl made a contract with Calcifer just because he wanted to help him.
*18.* Stars die when they fall into ground. You can see some of them disappear into a river when Sophie goes back to the past.
*19.* Making a contract is not a good thing for both Howl and Calcifer but they didn't know it at first.
*20.* Howl says" Why? I've been escaping enough. I got an important thing to protect. It's you". Howl has been hiding from Suliman and the Witch of the waste by moving the castle and having lots of fake names. But this time he couldn't move from Sophie's born house because he could do nothing but to wait for her to change staying there. (see fact 11)
*21.* In a dream, Sophie meets Howl transformed into a monster bird badly. He says "You can't even break your own spell!" and this is because he is waiting for her fighting in a war and protecting her. And he also says "It's too late" meaning he became a bird too much and can't be a human any more. It's just a dream, but she couldn't understand the meaning correctly.
*22.* Sophie says, "I'll keep on walking." when she gets back from the past. It's a reply to Howl's words in the first scene. When they walk in the sky, Howl says "Keep on walking".
*23.* Her ring breaks when she saw him in a childhood because that was the main purpose of a ring and it's done. She finally understood everything at that moment.
*24.* After that Howl was waiting in front. She says "I'm sorry, you've been waiting for me all this time, but I couldn't get it." This line is because of the fact 21.
*25.* When she kissed him, he was not moving. That's because he was really on the point of a monster as a dream said before. He was running the risk of it, but just waiting for her protecting the castle. In fact, his body had grown really big in the scene.
*26.* After she understood everything, she stopped thinking of herself badly and didn't get old anymore.
*27.* Her hair remains in silver because she stays young in her will and not because her spell was completely vanished.
*28.* Howl fell in love with Sophie because she was actually a witch with a power to make creatures alive. He didn't have his heart and she was filling that emptiness.

*bonus fact: I didn't write any of this, I've just copied it.

[krishnamanasrr]

Disney could never make this masterpiece 😤😤

[michaelacaleb]

I wish they would make a 2nd Howl's Moving Castle because I literally can't get enough of Howl 😩

[inanah]

Am I the only one who feels that strange feeling after you watched it?. Like happy, mesmerized or something?.


Damn... Howl and Haku is my crush now

[rionhoel]

Sophie is the female character everyone needs but doesn’t get. Instead of just making a woman feel like a man, she embraces her femininity. She is brave, smart, and funny. Even when she was cursed she didn’t let it get to her. Her weaknesses are the best part because you can relate with her. She isn’t “little miss perfect” if you get my drift. She is human, and we get to see her triumph throughout the film. 😊

[karlijnbellemans]

Anyone who noticed that Sophie said near the end of the movie (when she saw Howls backstory and how he made the bargain with Calcifer) she said to him "Wait for me in the future"
In the beginning when Howl and Sophie first meet he said "There you are, sorry I'm late. Where have you been"

[konstantinamntz]

Howl’s voice is the sexiest thing. Change my mind