REVIEW: Howl's Moving Castle
By Yuki SAWADA
Famous Japanese cartoon producer Hayao Miyazakiﾕs new film will be released on Saturday, November 20th. It is called ﾒHowlﾕs Moving Castleﾓ. It had a successful showing at the Venice Film Festival.
Miyazakiﾕs last movie, ﾒSpirited Awayﾓ, attracted an audience of 23,400,000 worldwide. It was the biggest hit ever recorded in Japanese movie history. So there are many fans who are looking forward to "Howl's Moving Castle".
The story of ﾒ Howlﾕs Moving Castleﾓ was written by Diana Wynne Jones. It is about a girl called Sophie who was turned into an old woman by the Witch of the West. She lives with a man called Howl in his magic castle. It is a fantasy.
Takuya Kimura, 32, band member of the Japanese group, SMAP, will play the role of Howl and Chieko Baisho, 62, will play Sophie. Akihiro Miwa, 68, who also starred in "Spirited Away" will be the voice of the Witch of the West.
Famous Japanese cartoon producer Hayao Miyazakiﾕs new film will be released on Saturday, November 20th. It is called ﾒHowlﾕs Moving Castleﾓ. It had a successful showing at the Venice Film Festival.
Miyazakiﾕs last movie, ﾒSpirited Awayﾓ, attracted an audience of 23,400,000 worldwide. It was the biggest hit ever recorded in Japanese movie history. So there are many fans who are looking forward to "Howl's Moving Castle".
The story of ﾒ Howlﾕs Moving Castleﾓ was written by Diana Wynne Jones. It is about a girl called Sophie who was turned into an old woman by the Witch of the West. She lives with a man called Howl in his magic castle. It is a fantasy.
Takuya Kimura, 32, band member of the Japanese group, SMAP, will play the role of Howl and Chieko Baisho, 62, will play Sophie. Akihiro Miwa, 68, who also starred in "Spirited Away" will be the voice of the Witch of the West.
posted by Nagoya International Senior and Junior High School at 5:00 AM
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