THE ASTOR REVIEW

Miyazaki’s films are rich in character development and mythology, and Howl’s is no exception. Cursed to live in an old hags body, a young girl flees to the hills to find a mystical moving castle that roams the land. Like their previous films, Studio Ghibli populates the film with unforgettable characters and a wondrous sense of imagination. PN Japanese Dialogue – English Subtitles

IMDB SYNOPSIS

A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sofî, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Hauru. Under the curse, Sofî sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Hauru's strange moving castle. In the castle, Sophie meets Hauru's fire demon, named Karishifâ. Seeing that she is under a curse, the demon makes a deal with Sophie--if she breaks the contract he is under with Hauru, then Karushifâ will lift the curse that Sophie is under, and she will return to her 18-year-old shape.