Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie. In a life-changing adventure, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's magnificent flying castle and enters a magical world on a quest to break the spell.

(Source: Disney)

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Studios

• d-rights
• GKIDS
• Studio Ghibli
• Tokuma Shoten
• Walt Disney Studios

Staff

• Yuuichi Tanaka — Key Animation
• Nobuyuki Takeuchi — Key Animation
• Akihiko Yamashita — Animation Director
• Shinya Oohira — Key Animation
• Kenichi Konishi — Key Animation
• Masatoshi Kai — Background Art
• Hideki Hamasu — Key Animation
• Hayao Miyazaki — Director
• Joe Hisaishi — Music, Theme Song Arrangement
• Toshio Suzuki — Producer
• Kitarou Kousaka — Animation Director
• Hiromasa Yonebayashi — Key Animation
• Kazuo Nagai — Background Art
• Kazuo Oga — Background Art
• John Lasseter — Executive Producer (English)
• Kazuhiro Wakabayashi — Sound Director
• Shinji Ootsuka — Key Animation
• Takeshi Inamura — Animation Director