2004 1h 59m Hayao Miyazaki

Hauru no ugoku shiro

Name: Hauru no ugoku shiro
Genre: Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Released: 2004
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin

★ 8.2 IMDb

Animation Kids & Family Fantasy Action & Adventure

When an unconfident 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 castle.

Writer Hayao Miyazaki

Cast Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin

DP Atsushi Okui

Music Joe Hisaishi

Essays and Criticism

On Hayao Miyazaki

Losing the Way Home: The Irrepressible Uncanny in Hayao Miyazaki by Kim Hew-Low, MUBI Notebook

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Animated Feature