Howl’s Moving Castle is one of Studio Ghibli ... making her passive and resigned to working in her family’s hat shop. In the film, however, Sophie’s mindset and lack of confidence are ...

When Sophie starts out in Howl's Moving Castle, she is a messy hat maker. She is even called a mouse by the soldiers who harass her. When she is initially cursed, the the culprit seems to be the ...

The poster shows Howl and Sophie standing with their backs to each other. Howl has black hair, so it seems like the poster expects you to have seen the movie already. In the background, we can see ...

Something I have always adored about Howl’s Moving Castle is that it’s very ... as we see him get closer to Sophie and share his past with her, we start to see the shells crack.

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, ...

Based on Dianna Wynne Jones’ 1986 fantasy novel of the same name, “Howl’s Moving Castle” follows a young milliner named Sophie, who is magically transformed into a 90-year-old woman by the ...

Sophie runs away after being cursed, and her journey takes her to the titular location aka Howl's Moving Castle where she meets the inhabitants. A stunning visual treat, the movie presents a ...