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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki•1h 59m•Published Apr 27, 2021•Episode length 2h 17m
Episode 65 - Howl's Moving Castle (w/ Ethan)
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Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho
Sophie (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura
Howl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa
Akihiro Miwa
Witch of the Waste (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin
Tatsuya Gashûin
Calcifer (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Markl (voice)
Mitsunori Isaki
Mitsunori Isaki
Kosho (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Yo Oizumi
Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Akio Otsuka
King of Ingary (voice)
Daijirō Harada
Daijirō Harada
Heen (voice)
Haruko Katō
Haruko Katō
Madame Suliman (voice)

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Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
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Overview

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

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This week we've gone from an underground bunker to a ramshackle moving castle. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Georgia - and Ethan from Talking The Mickey - as we're turning the dial on the front door and seeing where we've found ourselves today. It's an Oscar Winner of a 65th episode as …

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This week we've gone from an underground bunker to a ramshackle moving castle. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Georgia - and Ethan from Talking The Mickey - as we're turning the dial on the front door and seeing where we've found ourselves today.  It's an Oscar Winner of a 65th episode as we discuss:

  • The global lineage of the film
  • Which company was responsible for the high quality dub and which big names lend their voices to this film
  • We discuss our various loves and potential hangups with anime as a medium
  • Georgia has a key piece of information that sheds some light on the conclusion
  • Is this film saying that poor people are bad
  • We find out how to pronounce Ghibli
  • Whether or not Howl's Moving Castle is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/