Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Keiko Beido/Takuya Kimura/Akira Miwa/Tatsuya I Shuwon/Takashusuke Kamiki
Genre: Love/Animation/Fantasy/Adventure
Production country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 2024-04-30(China) / 2004-09-05(Venice Film Festival) / 2004-11-20(Japan)
Running time: 119 minutes
Synopsis of Hal’s Moving Castle
The stepmother could not afford to live, so Sophie and her two sisters were sent to the hat shop as apprentices. The two sisters soon left the hat shop to pursue their dreams, only Sophie persevered. One day, a mobile fortress came to the side of the town, and it is said that the owner of the fortress, Hal, is specialized in absorbing the soul of young girls, so the girls of the town are afraid to approach.
A vicious witch, in revenge for Sophie’s meeting with Hal, uses witchcraft to turn her into an 80-year-old old woman, and Sophie can’t tell anyone about her witchcraft. Helpless, Sophie decided to flee the town alone. It was dark, and Sophie, weak, had not gone far to the Moving Castle. Thinking she was an old woman, Sophie ventured into the castle. No, the same fire demon she had. The two agreed to help each other break their spells…