ハウルの動く城
Howl‘s Moving Castle
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. (Source: Disney)
Names
| Original | ハウルの動く城 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Howl no Ugoku Shiro |
| English | Howl‘s Moving Castle |
| Chinese | 哈尔的移动城堡 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Hauru no Ugoku Shiro · Das wandelnde Schloss · El Castillo Ambulante · Il castello errante di Howl · Le Château Ambulant · הטירה הנעה של האוול · Ruchomy zamek Hauru · قلعة هاول المتحركة · A Vándorló palota · O Castelo Animado |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 119 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2004-11-20 (Autumn 2004) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | AdventureDramaFantasyRomance |
| Themes | MagicFemale ProtagonistSteampunkWitchElderly ProtagonistFound FamilyWarShapeshiftingCursesHeterosexualFairy TaleDisability |
| Streaming | Netflix · Max · Max |
Reception
| Community score | 8.61 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.61 / 10 |
| Composite | 79.5 |
| On lists | 361,203 |
| Favourited | 23,621 (6.5%) |
| Completion | 98.2% |
| Drop rate | 0.1% |
| In backlog | 12.2% |
| Score spread σ | 1.34 |
| MyAnimeList | 8.67 / 10 |
Score distribution
14762190352941,09653,26166,591720,823843,379962,8881056,121
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2004 | S+ | 1 of 52 |
| Source material | Novel | S+ | 1 of 170 |
| Year | 2004 | S | 2 of 178 |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli | — | 2 of 18 |
| Era | Early 2000s | S+ | 3 of 687 |
| Format | Feature film | S+ | 5 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | S+ | 5 of 997 |
| Genre | Adventure | S+ | 8 of 1,534 |
| Genre | Fantasy | S+ | 8 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Romance | S+ | 8 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | S+ | 10 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Drama | S | 22 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | S+ | 28 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki, Noboru Yoshida, Youji Takeshige, Kazuhiro Wakabayashi |
|---|---|
| Original creator | Diana Wynne Jones |
Franchise — ハウルの動く城
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | — | Ghibli Park: Yukkuri Kite Kudasai. Ugokushiro-hen |
| character | — | Bobo-kun |
AniList id 431 · MAL id 431 · record updated 2026-08-27