The books by English writer Diana W. Jones are so vivid that they practically beg to be adapted for the screen.
Based on her bestseller "Howl's Moving Castle," the famous animator Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away"), winner of the "Golden Lion" – the highest award at the Venice Film Festival – made an animated film that broke box office records in Japan. Sophie lives in a fairytale land where witches and mermaids, seven-league boots and talking dogs are commonplace.
Therefore, when she is afflicted by a terrible curse from the insidious Witch of the Waste, Sophie has no choice but to seek help from the mysterious sorcerer Howl, who lives in a moving castle. However, to break free from the spell, Sophie must solve many riddles and live in Howl's castle much longer than she anticipated.
And to do this, she needs to befriend a fire demon, catch a falling star, eavesdrop on mermaids singing, find a mandrake, and much, much more.
