Howls Moving Castle

Howl’s Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) (2004) A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sophie, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Howl. Under the curse, Sophie sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Howl's strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Howl's fire demon, named KarishifA¢. Seeing that she is under a curse, the demon makes a deal with Sophie--if she breaks the contract he is under with Howl, then KarushifA¢ will lift the curse that Sophie is under, and she will return to her 18-year-old shape. ??Sophie BallAwards: 14 wins & 20 nominations totalBudget: $24,000,000 (estimated)Worldwide Gross: $236,214,446Soundtrack: Sekai no Yakusoku (Written by Yumi Kimura)Hayao MiyazakiChieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin2005-06-17 (Japan)tt0347149