29 Aug 2006

Howl's Moving Castle

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Language: Japanese with English subtitles

Starring: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura

Screening: 2005-02-22

Can't take too many art films? You don't have to. Howl's Moving
Castle
by Hayao Miyazaki is Japanese-animation-meets-fairytale-magic
at its finest.


If you remember, Hayao is the anime maestro responsible for such
astonishing, enchanting cartoons like Princess Monoke (1997),
My Neighbour Totoro (1988), and the film that beat all
previous box-office records in Japan, Spirited Away (2001).


Hayao returns with yet another dreamlike fantasy that will transport
you to a world of wonder and magic. Howl's Moving Castle
tells the tale of Sophie, a young girl who is turned into an ugly
old woman by a witch. Forced to leave her family who have become
ashamed of her, Sophie goes in search of Howl, a powerful wizard
who lives in a castle that has legs and moves from place to place.


Howl's Moving Castle is guaranteed to bring out the wide-eyed,
awestruck child in you.