Product Description
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In Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated masterpiece, journey beyond
imagination and enter a "breathtaking fantasy world" (Kenneth
Turan, Los Angeles Times) filled with adventure, humor and heart.
Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown
into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a
handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful
Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on
Sophie. In a life-changing adventure, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's
magnificent flying castle and enters a magical world on a quest
to break the spell. Featuring the voice talents of Jean Simmons,
Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, and Billy Crystal,
Miyazaki's artistry comes to life on DVD with inventive
characters, unique storytelling and richly detailed
animation.~(c) 2004 Nibariki - GNDDDT
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Like a dream, Howl's Moving Castle carries audiences to vistas
beyond their imaginations where they experience excitement,
adventure, terror, humor, and romance. With domestic box office
receipts of over $210 million, Howl passed Miyazaki's Princess
Mononoke to become the #3 film in Japanese history, behind his
Spirited Away and James Cameron's Titanic. Based on a juvenile
novel by Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle marks the first
time Miyazaki has adapted another writer's work since Kiki's
Delivery Service (1989). Sophie, a 19-year-old girl who believes
she is plain, has resigned herself to a drab life in her family's
hat shop--until the Witch of the Waste transforms her into a
90-year-old woman. In her aged guise, Sophie searches for a way
to break the Witch's spell and finds unexpected adventures. Like
Chihiro, the heroine of Spirited Away, Sophie discovers her
hidden potential in a magical environment--the castle of the
title. Using CG, Miyazaki creates a ramshackle structure that
looks like it might disintegrate at any moment. Sophie's honesty
and determination win her some valuable new friends: Markl,
Howl's young apprentice; a jaunty ecrow; Calcifer, a
temperamental fire demon; and Heen, a hilarious, wheezing dog.
She wins the heart of the dashing, irresponsible wizard Howl, and
brings an end an unnecessary and destructive war. The film
overflows with eclipsing visuals that range from frightening
aerial battles to serene landscapes, and few recent
features--animated or live action--offer as much magic as Howl's
Moving Castle. --Charles Solomon
The Many Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki
The works of Miyazaki ( /gp/imdb/actor/nm0594503/ref=d_ap_howl_1
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The Book ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/006441034X/ref=d_ap_howl_2 )
The Art of Howls' Moving Castle (book) (
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Review
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"Amazing animation from one of the few true artists making films
today." -- JOEL SIEGEL GOOD MORNING AMERICA
"Clever and often enchanting " -- CLAUDIA PUIG, USA TODAY
"Howl s Moving Castle: Magical! Watching this film is like no
other moviegoing experience..." -- LEONARD MALTIN, ENTERTAINMENT
TONIGHT
"So much more than a kid s movie, it s another visionary triumph
in an exceptional body of work." -- GLEN KENNY, PREMIERE
" it turns all moviegoers into innocent kids, slack-jawed with
wonder." -- RICHARD CORLISS, TIME MAGAZINE
Set Contains:
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In addition to the standard behind-the-microphone feature about
the extraordinary English cast, the extras include two Japanese
documentaries. Pete Docter, the genial director of Monsters,
Inc., talks about overseeing the English dub and what sets the
film apart for him in the first. In the second, the normally
reclusive Miyazaki visits the Pixar Studio and surprises Toy
Story director John Lasseter with an enormous plush head of the
Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro. But the most interesting
supplemental feature is the disc of Miyazaki's storyboards, set
to the film's soundtrack. These deceptively simple sketches
reveal just how carefully the director thought out every element
of the movie--and offer aspiring filmmakers a concise class in
how to tell a story effectively. --Charles Solomon
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