Howl's Moving Castle
2004
In this engaging anime based on a children's fantasy novel, 18-year-old Sophie works in her late father's hat shop in a humdrum town. But things get interesting when she's transformed into an elderly woman by the evil Witch of the Waste (voiced by Lauren Bacall). Determined to reverse the spell, Sophie seeks the help of the wizard Howl, who has an amazing moving castle that's fueled by a fire demon named Calcifer. Hayao Miyazaki directs.
Synopsis compliments of Netflix
Adventure, Animation, Anime, Children, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Ah Miyazaki, we love you so. I wasn't quite as into this as some of his other work, but it was still well-done and just as overflowing with charm as expected.
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