Howl's Moving Castle (2005)

Prepare to be dazzled: Hayao Miyazaki is back. After the Oscar success of Spirited Away in 2001 it seemed as though the Japanese writer/director/ animator was taking a well-deserved break, pausing only to conceive and oversee kitty-caper The Cat Returns earlier this year. But no, Miyazaki has been beavering away on this gem and, as Studio Ghibli films are want to do, Howl’s Moving Castle has already broken box-office records in Japan. Now to see what its home country will make of it.

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