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Dominican Rep. Hauru no ugoku shiro
- Original title
- Hauru no Ugoku Shiro
- Year
- 2004
- Running time
- 119 min.
- Country
Japan- Director
- Screenwriter
- Hayao Miyazaki. Novel: Diana Wynne Jones
- Cast
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Animation
- Music
- Cinematography
- Animation
- Producer
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Studio Ghibli. Producer: Hayao Miyazaki
- Genre
- Animation. Fantasy. Adventure. Romance | Magic. Steampunk
- Movie Groups
- Studio Ghibli (+ Related Films)
- Synopsis
- Young Sophie is eighteen, and works tirelessly every day making hats in her deased father’s hat shop. One day, on a rare outing to town, Sophie accidentally encounters the Wizard Howl. Howl is dashingly handsome, yet as wizards go, he’s a bit of a wimp. The Witch of the Waste misinterprets the nature of the relationship between the two and casts a spell on Sophie, transforming her into a withered ninety-year-old woman. Sophie leaves home and wanders in the wasteland, where she enters Howl’s moving castle by chance. Hiding her true identity, she settles in as Howl’s live-in cleaning lady. Feisty old Sophie shakes the house up, with much more pep than she had as her original younger self. What will Sophie do, and what will happen between her and Howl?
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2005: Nominated for Oscar: Best Animated Movie2005: Film Critics Circle of New York: Best Animated Film2005: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Music Score2005: Nomination for Golden Lion in el Venice Film Festival2005: Annie Awards: Nominated for Best Film, Directing & Screenplay2005: Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Animated Feature
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