Production info
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
|---|---|
| Producer | Toshio Suzuki |
| Screenplay | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Release year | 2004 |
| Runtime (minutes) | 119 |
When Sophie, a shy young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
Ratings & achievements
| Rotten Tomatoes | 87/100 |
|---|---|
| Worldwide box office | $241145634 |
| Budget | $24000000.00 |
Box-office ranking 2/19 among Studio Ghibli films with available data.
Rotten Tomatoes score ranking 17/22.
Characters (10)
Species (1)
Character gender distribution
10 characters in Howl's Moving Castle are distributed by gender — the Male group makes up 5/10:
Character age groups
The cast of Howl's Moving Castle spans 4 age groups (Young adult, Teenager, Middle-aged, Child):
Species in the film
Characters trong Howl's Moving Castle belong to 6 different species:
Character hair color palette
Hair color palette for the cast of Howl's Moving Castle:
Runtime vs other Ghibli films
Howl's Moving Castle runs 119 minutes — longer than the Ghibli average (106 minutes). 5/22 other Ghibli films are longer.
Same director: Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki directed 9 Studio Ghibli films (including Howl's Moving Castle):
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle in the Sky | 1986 | Hayao Miyazaki | 95 | $6218229 |
| My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki | 93 | $30327833 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | 96 | $10403278 |
| Porco Rosso | 1992 | Hayao Miyazaki | 94 | $1458536 |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| Ponyo | 2008 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $205906593 |
| The Wind Rises | 2013 | Hayao Miyazaki | 89 | $136865366 |
Films from the same decade 2000s
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| The Cat Returns | 2002 | Hiroyuki Morita | 89 | $54505827 |
| Tales from Earthsea | 2006 | Gorō Miyazaki | 41 | $68673762 |
| Ponyo | 2008 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $205906593 |
Films sharing the same genre
Films sharing genre (Fantasy, Animation, Adventure) with Howl's Moving Castle:
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| Tales from Earthsea | 2006 | Gorō Miyazaki | 41 | $68673762 |
| Pom Poko | 1994 | Isao Takahata | 78 | $1279218 |
| Castle in the Sky | 1986 | Hayao Miyazaki | 95 | $6218229 |
| The Cat Returns | 2002 | Hiroyuki Morita | 89 | $54505827 |
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | 2013 | Isao Takahata | 100 | $24751400 |