Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli and based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones.

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006.

Plot:

Sophie, a 18-year-old girl, was cursed by the witch of the waste with the body of a 90-year-old woman after meeting the wizard Howl who has been cursed as well by the evil sorceress. She finds her way to the moving castle inhabited by the wizards Howl, and works with him to break their curses.

Release date(s)	September 5, 2004 (2004-09-05) (world premiere)November 20, 2004 (2004-11-20) (Japan)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥2.4 billion USD$24 million
Box office	¥23.2 billion $231,711,096 (worldwide)