Howl's Moving Castle

2004 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Movie anime_film Q29011
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Howl's Moving Castle

Summary

Howl's Moving Castle is an anime film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of anime_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,681 views/month, #3 of 541).[2]

Key Facts

  • Howl's Moving Castle received the Nebula Award for Best Script[3].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's instance of is recorded as anime film[4].
  • Howl's Moving Castle was directed by Hayao Miyazaki[5].
  • Hayao Miyazaki wrote the screenplay for Howl's Moving Castle[6].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's composer is recorded as Joe Hisaishi[7].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's genre is fantasy anime and manga[9].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's genre is adventure film[10].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's genre is science fiction film[11].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's genre is drama film[12].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's genre is anti-war film[13].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's based on is recorded as Howl's Moving Castle[14].
  • Howl's Moving Castle was produced by Toshio Suzuki[15].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[16].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's production company is recorded as Studio Ghibli[17].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's director of photography is recorded as Atsushi Okui[18].
  • The original language of Howl's Moving Castle was Japanese[19].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's Commons category is recorded as Howl's Moving Castle (film)[20].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's soundtrack release is recorded as Howl's Moving Castle Original Soundtrack[21].
  • Howl's Moving Castle was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's review score is recorded as 7.5/10[23].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's review score is recorded as 82/100[24].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's review score is recorded as 88%[25].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's review score is recorded as 8.2/10[26].
  • Howl's Moving Castle's color is recorded as color[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e6508454-5a99-480c-8a1a-260f975240d0[29]

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Authorship and Creation

Howl's Moving Castle was produced by Toshio Suzuki[15]. It was directed by Hayao Miyazaki[5]. Hayao Miyazaki wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

Publication dates include September 5, 2004[30], November 20, 2004[31], June 17, 2005[32], and August 25, 2005[33]. The original language of Howl's Moving Castle was Japanese[19]. Genres include fantasy film[8], fantasy anime and manga[9], adventure film[10], science fiction film[11], drama film[12], and anti-war film[13]. Its part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[16]. It was distributed by video on demand[22].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include war[34], youth and old age[35], pacifism[36], tradition and modernity[37], old age[38], and empathy[39]. Howl's Moving Castle's part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[16].

Reception

Howl's Moving Castle received the Nebula Award for Best Script[3]. Reviews include 7.5/10[23], 82/100[24], 88%[25], and 8.2/10[26].

Why It Matters

Howl's Moving Castle ranks in the top 0.55% of anime_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,681 views/month, #3 of 541).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Howl's Moving Castle receive?

Honors received include Nebula Award for Best Script[3].

References

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  9. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
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  26. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Howl's Moving Castle. wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . Howl's Moving Castle. wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . wikidata.org.
  33. [37] . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] . Howl's Moving Castle. wikidata.org.
  35. [39] . Howl's Moving Castle. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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