Anime film2004119 minfantasy filmfantasy anime and mangaadventure film
Poster artwork · TMDb
About Howl's Moving Castle
Overview
This is another way into Hayao Miyazaki’s feature film work. The fantasy and adventure classifications make it a useful alternative when the question is what kind of journey to choose tonight. A shared director is a discovery connection, not a guarantee that two films have identical tone. The structured source identifies this as a film with a release year of 2004 and a listed runtime of 119 minutes. Credited creators in the imported record: Hayao Miyazaki.
At a glance
Release date
5 September 2004
Format
Anime film
Runtime
119 minutes
Genres
fantasy filmfantasy anime and mangaadventure filmscience fiction filmdrama filmanti-war film
Credited creators
Hayao Miyazaki
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The source lists fantasy film, fantasy anime and manga, adventure film. Creator credits include Hayao Miyazaki. The listed runtime is 119 minutes; editions can differ. Compare the provider’s title, edition, audio and subtitles with the details above.
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Le Château ambulant (fr) · 하울의 움직이는 성 (ko) · Howl no Ugoku Shiro (es) · ハウルの動く城 (ja) · 哈尔的移动城堡 (zh) · ハウルの動く城 (fr) · Le Chateau ambulant (fr) · Calcifer (fr)
Runtime
119 minutes
Credited creators
Hayao Miyazaki
Country labels
Japan
Genres
fantasy film, fantasy anime and manga, adventure film, science fiction film, drama film, anti-war film
Source language labels
Japanese. These do not establish a streaming dub or subtitle offer.
Facts, sources & corrections
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