Howl’s Moving Castle is an adventure film about Sophie, who works in her late father’s hat shop and befriends a wizard named Howl who has a magical flying castle. The malicious Witch of Waste, fueled ...

Japanese animation maestro Hayao Miyazaki dips again into the cavernous well of a vibrant imagination with “Howl‘s Moving Castle,” which departs from Asian folklore and spirit worlds to enter a ...

Ghibli Fest is bringing Howl’s Moving Castle back to theaters, which means it’s time to revisit one of the movie’s great little visual puzzles. The story of the film is relatively straightforward: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sophie, a teenage girl working in a hat shop, is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and transformed into an old woman. Seeking a ...

Studio Ghibli released “Howl’s Moving Castle” in Japan on Nov. 20, 2004, and its thoughtful consideration of age and war remains pertinent even today. The film, based on the novel of the same name, ...

With Studio Ghibli’s library now on digital and streaming services, we’ve surveyed the studio’s history, impact, and biggest themes. Read all of the stories on our Ghibli Guide page. Fans of Studio ...

In the past 12 or so months, I've seen just about every animated movie that's enjoyed a theatrical release: Shrek 2, Kaena: The Prophecy, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Shark Tale, The Incredibles, ...

When Hayao Miyazaki made Howl's Moving Castle, he set out to make an anti-war film. The story of Sophie Hatter and the Wizard Howl and their adventures in a castle powered by a fire demon is just that ...

Christian Bale adds another notch to his Batman Begins acting crown this summer. Bale does the voice of Howl, a young wizard who grows wings to save young Sophie (Emily Mortimer) from the lewd ...

“Howl’s Moving Castle” is a stunning film with gorgeous animation and a recognizable, sweeping score. However, the film disappoints in its writing, despite creating lovable and multi-faceted ...

On one hand, the Disney-Pixar partnership has helped choke off hand-drawn animation in favor of the computer-generated variety. On the other hand, the two outfits have preserved traditional animation ...

After each new film he makes, Hayao Miyazaki says it will be his last. That's because the 64-year-old filmmaker still draws some of his own animation and his vision has been getting progressively ...