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Howl's Moving Castle

Movie · 2004 · 119 min

A dreamy, hand-drawn flight through war and magic that feels tender, strange and quietly heartbreaking.

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2004 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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Year
2004
Runtime
119 min
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • identity
  • aging
  • found family
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour4
Realism2
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, adventure, science fiction, anti-war, fantasy anime and manga
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Written by
Hayao Miyazaki
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
Runtime
119 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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