Howl’s Moving Castle
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Howl’s Moving Castle is a beloved 2004 Studio Ghibli animated fantasy film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from Diana Wynne Jones’s novel and renowned for its imaginative world, anti-war themes, and distinctive moving castle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese animated fantasy film
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animated film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination | Best Animated Feature ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Studio Ghibli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonist | Witch of the Waste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirector |
Noboru Yoshida
NERFINISHED
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Yoji Takeshige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Diana Wynne Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Howl’s Moving Castle (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOffice | over 230 million USD worldwide ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Atsushi Okui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| director | Hayao Miyazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Takeshi Seyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Out of Competition at Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy film
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romantic fantasy film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Calcifer
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Howl Jenkins Pendragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Markl NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophie Hatter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joe Hisaishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement |
imaginative worldbuilding
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moving castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
distinctive character design
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hand-drawn animation ⓘ richly detailed backgrounds ⓘ strong anti-war message ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Studio Ghibli filmography ⓘ |
| producer | Toshio Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Studio Ghibli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 119 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Hayao Miyazaki
NERFINISHED
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Keiko Niwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional European-inspired kingdom
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moving castle NERFINISHED ⓘ port city of Kingsbury ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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anti-war ⓘ identity ⓘ pacifism ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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