Howl's Moving Castle：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Writing Credits

Hayao Miyazaki
(screenplay): Diana Wynne Jones
(novel) (as Daiana Win JÃ´nzu)

Cast

Chieko Baishô
Sophie: Takuya Kimura
Howl: Akihiro Miwa
Witch of the Waste: Tatsuya Gashûin
Calcifer: Ryunosuke Kamiki
Markl: Mitsunori Isaki
Page: Yô Ôizumi
Turnip Head / Soldier B (voice): Akio Ôtsuka
King: Daijirô Harada
Heen / Mayor (voice): Haruko Katô
Suliman: Jean Simmons
Grandma Sophie: Christian Bale
Howl: Lauren Bacall
Witch of the Waste: Blythe Danner
Madame Suliman: Emily Mortimer
Young Sophie: Josh Hutcherson
Markl: Billy Crystal
Calcifer: Jena Malone
Lettie: Crispin Freeman
Prince Turnip: Mark Silverman
King: Mari Devon
Honey: Liliana Mumy
Madge: Carlos Alazraqui
(voice): Newell Alexander
(voice): Rosemary Alexander
(voice): Julia Barnett
(voice): Susanne Blakeslee
(voice): Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
(voice) (as Leslie Carrara): Mitch Carter
(voice): David Cowgill
(voice): Holly Dorff
(voice): Moosie Drier
(voice): Ike Eisenmann
(voice) (as Iake Eissinmann): Will Friedle
(voice): Bridget Hoffman
(voice): Richard Steven Horvitz
(voice) (as Richard Horvitz): Sherry Hursey
(voice): Hope Levy
(voice): Christina MacGregor
(voice): Joel McCrary
(voice): Edie Mirman
(voice): Peter Renaday
(voice) (as Pete Renaday): Kristen Rutherford
(voice): Warren Sroka
(voice): Teppei Akashi
(voice): Dee Bradley Baker
Heen: São José Correia
Madame Suliman: Cornelia Dahlgren
Lettie: Rui de Sá
Bruxa do Nada: Victor Emanuel
Calcifer: Akane Fujisaki
(voice): Tamayo Fukushi
(voice): Tomoe Hanba
(voice): Masako Inui
Seamstress B: Albano Jerónimo
Howl: Naoto Kaji
(voice): Hiroyuki Kamikawaji
(voice): Kaori Kaneko
(voice): Rio Kanno
Madge: Shinobu Katabuchi
Seamstress A: Yayoi Kazuki
Lettie: Tomohiko Kiyota
(voice): YÃ»ta Kobayashi
(voice): Maki Koizumi
(voice): Momoka Kurita
Seamstress C: Jun Kuwahara
(voice): MÃ¡rcia Leal
Sophie: Yohei Matsukado
(voice): Izumi Matsuoka
(voice): Scott McAfee
Student: Mina Meguro
(voice): Takeshi Miyajima
(voice): Yukiko Mizuochi
(voice): Hiroyuki Morisaki
(voice): Manabu Muraji
(voice): Yoshifumi Nakagawa
(voice): Aiko Nakajima
(voice): Nobito Nishioka
(voice): YÃ»ko Nomura
(voice): Yumiko Ogata
(voice): Youhei Oobayashi
(voice): Takuma Otoo
(voice): Teruo Saki
(voice): Akiyoshi Sakurai
(voice): Seiji Sasaki
(voice): Shigeyuki SatÃ´
(voice): JoÃ£o Secundino
Markl: Joana Seixas
CabeÃ§a de Nabo: Hiroshi Takahashi
(voice): KÃ´jirÃ´ Takahashi
(voice): Atsushi Takeya
(voice): Akio Tanaka
(voice): Hiroki Tanaka
(voice): Shigeyuki Totsugi
(voice) (as Shigeyuki Sato): Keiko Tsukamoto
Bessie: Rina Yamada
Seamstress D: Tomonori Yanagibashi
(voice): Mayuno Yasokawa
Honey: Ken Yasuda
Soldier: Makoto Yasumura
Page: Yasuhiro Ãguro
(voice): Reiko Ãnishi
(voice): Daran Norris
(voice) (uncredited)

Produced by

Rick Dempsey
producer: Tomohiko Ishii
assistant producer: John Lasseter
executive producer: Ned Lott
producer: Hayao Miyazaki
executive producer: Toshio Suzuki
producer

Music by

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography by

Atsushi Okui
director of photography

Editing by

Takeshi Seyama

Casting By

Ned Lott

Art Direction by

YÃ´ji Takeshige
: Noboru Yoshida

Production Management

Pawel Araszkiewicz
production associate (as Pawel Araszkewicz): David Candiff
post-production manager: RyÃ´ichi Fukuyama
executive production manager (as Ryoichi Fukuyama): Cory Hansen
post-production supervisor: Seiji Okuda
executive production manager: Nozomu Takahashi
production manager: Hiroyuki Watanabe
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

RyÃ´suke Kiyokawa
assistant director (as Ryosuke Kiyokawa): YÃ´suke Toba
assistant director (as Yosuke Toba)

Art Department

KÃ´hei EndÃ´
color management system: Wataru Matsumoto
color management system: Fumiko Numahata
color key: Kanako Takayanagi
color key: Kazuko Yamada
color key: Tetsuya Yamai
color management system: Michiyo Yasuda
color designer

Sound Department

Atsushi Aikawa
DTS mastering: Hiroyuki Akita
recording engineer: Panos Asimenios
dubbing mixer: Petra Bach
supervising adr editor: English version: Mariko Chikada
DTS mastering: Randy Coppinger
adr recordist: English version: Suminobu Hamada
recording & mixing engineer: Yukio Hokari
foley artist: Takeshi Imaizumi
dialogue recordist: Avaco Creative Studio: Kazumi Inaki
post-production sound: Shuji Inoue
sound: Mizuki ItÃ´
foley artist (as Mizuki Itou): Michihiko Iwana
dialogue recordist: Avaco Creative Studio: Bobby Johanson
adr recordist: English version: Tooru Kadokura
dialogue recordist: Avaco Creative Studio: Doc Kane
sound: english version: YÃ»ichi Kaneko
sound recordist: Avaco Creative Studio (as Yuuichi Kaneko): Tsutomu Kawahigashi
dolby film consultant: Continental Far East: Hiromi Kimura
sound effects assistant: Masaya Kitada
foley artist: Tamaki KojÃ´
post-production sound (as Tamaki Kojo): William Komar
adr recordist: English version: Shinohara Mary
sound recordist: Avaco Creative Studio (as Mari Shinohara): JirÃ´ Miyazawa
dialogue recordist: Avaco Creative Studio (as Jiro Miyazawa): Mikio Mori
dolby film consultant: Continental Far East: Kazuaki Narita
sound effects assistant: Noboru Nishio
digital optical recordist: TÃ´ru Noguchi
sound effects: Akihiko Okase
foley artist: Alberto Ovejero
dubbing mixer: Brandon Proctor
sound mix technician: English version: Gene Radzik
stereo sound consultant: Dolby: Bertrand Renaudineau
sound effects assistant: Ronald G. Roumas
sound re-recordist: English version: Michael Semanick
re-recording mixer: English version: Naoto Takeshima
sound recordist: TOHO Sound Studio: Noriko Tsushi
post-production sound: Futoshi Ueda
optical sound recordist: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
sound director (as Kazuhiro Hayashi): Nobue Yoshinaga
sound production: Phoenicia

Visual Effects by

Masafumi Inoue
cg engineer: Tatsuko Ishii
digital animator: Masaru Karube
digital animator: Susumu Masuuchi
digital animator: Tomoka Matsumura
digital animator: Norihiko Miyoshi
digital animator: Tsutomu Nomoto
digital animator: Miki SatÃ´
digital animator (as Miki Sato): YÃ´ichi Senzui
digital animator (as Yoichi Senzui): Ichiro Uehara
digital animator: Hiroki Yamada
digital animator

Camera and Electrical Department

Wataru Takahashi
digital photographer: Atsushi Tamura
digital photographer: Junji Yabuta
digital photographer (as Junji Yubata)

Animation Department

Akihiko Adachi
inbetween animator: Tsutomu Awada
key animator (as Tsutomu Awata): Seiko Azuma
inbetween animator: Kaori Fujii
assistant animation checker: Maya Fujimori
inbetween animator: YÃ´ko Fujioka
digital ink and paint artist (as Youko Fujioka): YÃ»ko Fujita
inbetween animator (as Yuuko Fujita): Yoshikazu Fukutome
background artist: Daisuke Furuya
inbetween animator: Makiko Futaki
key animator: Kenji Hachizaki
key animator: Hideki Hamasu
key animator (as Hideki Hamazu): Shinji Hashimoto
key animator: Yoshie Hayashi
inbetween animator: Sayaka Hirahara
background artist: Takefumi Hiramatsu
inbetween animator (as Takeshi Hiramatsu): Shunsuke Hirota
inbetween animator: Waka Hirota
inbetween animator: Akira Hosogaya
inbetween animator: Hiroshi Iijima
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio: Junko Ina
background artist: RyÃ´ko Ina
background artist (as Ryouko Ina): Takeshi Inamura
animation director (as Takeshi Imamura): Hiroaki Ishii
digital ink and paint artist: Kunitoshi Ishii
inbetween animator: Keiko Itogawa
background artist: Kaori Itou
inbetween animator: Yoshitake Iwakami
inbetween animator: Sumie Iwata
inbetween animator: Emiko Iwayanagi
inbetween animator: Megumi Kagawa
key animator (as Ai Kagawa): Masatoshi Kai
background artist: Tsutomu Kaichi
inbetween animator: Yukiko Kakinuma
inbetween animator: Junko Kanauchi
digital ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M: Yukie Kaneko
inbetween animator: Masashi Karino
inbetween animator: Naomi Kasugai
background artist: Mitsunori KatÃ¢ma
digital animation director: Fumie Kawamata
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio: Shigeru Kimishima
key animator: Haruna KiryÃ»
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio (as Haruna Kiryu): Yumiko Kitajima
inbetween animator: Mayumi Kitamura
inbetween animator: Yasuyuki Kitazawa
inbetween animator: Katsuya KondÃ´
animation supervisor / key animator: Rie KondÃ´
inbetween animator: Ken'ichi Konishi
key animator: Fumie Konno
inbetween animator: Masakiyo Koyama
inbetween animator: Masahiro Kubota
background artist: Akane Kumakura
digital ink and paint artist: Kitarô Kôsaka
animation director (as Kitaro Kosaka): Daisuke Makino
inbetween animator: Kiyoko Makita
inbetween animator: Hirofumi Masuda
key animator (as Hiroshi Masuda): Toshihiko Masuda
key animator: Osamu Masuyama
background artist: Tetsuaki Matsuda
inbetween animator: Mariko Matsuo
key animator: Masaru Matsuse
key animator: Atsuko Matsushita
inbetween animator: Osamu Miwa
inbetween animator: Tomoko Miyata
inbetween animator: Ayako Mori
inbetween animator: Naomi Mori
digital ink and paint artist: Kazuo Nagai
background artist: Masako Nagata
background artist: Rie Nakagome
animation checker: Hiroaki Nakajima
inbetween animator: Hideo Nakamura
inbetween animator: Katsutoshi Nakamura
inbetween animator: Masami Nakanishi
inbetween animator: YÃ´hei Nakano
inbetween animator: Mai Nakazato
inbetween animator: Kumi NanjÃ´
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio (as Kumi Nanjo): Sumie Nishido
inbetween animator: Hiromi Nishikawa
inbetween animator: YÃ´ichi Nishikawa
background artist: Mitsu Noguchi
inbetween animator: Kazuo Oga
background artist: Rie Okada
digital ink and paint artist: Masashi Okumura
key animator: Kazuyoshi Onoda
key animator: Kiyoko SaitÃ´
digital ink and paint artist: Masaya SaitÃ´
assistant animation checker: Michiko SaitÃ´
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio: Saho SaitÃ´
inbetween animator (as Saho Saito): Masako Sakano
clean-up and inbetween artist: Chikako Sasagawa
inbetween animator: Hiromi Sasaki
inbetween animator: YÃ»ko Sasaki
inbetween animator: Masako SatÃ´
inbetween animator (as Masako Sato): Tsutomu Shibuya
inbetween animator: Atsushi Shigeta
key animator: Ritsuko Shiina
inbetween animator: Akiko Shimizu
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio: Masayuki Shimizu
inbetween animator: Keisuke Shimohira
inbetween animator: Masako Shinohara
key animator: Yumiko Suehiro
inbetween animator: Takahito Sugawara
inbetween animator: Sachiko Sugino
key animator: Ayano Suzuki
inbetween animator: Makiko Suzuki
key animator: Mariko Suzuki
assistant animation checker: Masashi Suzuki
digital animator: Gonzo Digitmation: Hiromi Takahashi
digital ink and paint artist: Kanako Takahashi
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio: KentarÃ´ Takahashi
digital animator: T2 Studio: Moyo Takahashi
inbetween animator: Satoshi Takahata
background layout: YÃ´hei Takamatsu
background artist (as Yohei Takamatsu): Noriko Takaya
harmony: Nobuyuki Takeuchi
key animator: Atsushi Tamura
key animator: Yukie Tamura
digital ink and paint artist: Setsuya Tanabe
inbetween animator: Atsuko Tanaka
key animator: Naoya Tanaka
background artist: Yukie Tanaka
digital ink and paint artist: YÃ»ichi Tanaka
key animator (as Yuichi Tanaka): Jun'ichi Taniguchi
background artist: Kumiko Tanihira
inbetween animator: Hitomi Tateno
animation checker: Kumiko Terada
inbetween animator: Akiko Teshima
inbetween animator: Akiko Toba
inbetween animator: Yayoi Toki
inbetween animator (as Yoyoi Toki): Kaori Tokunaga
inbetween animator: Keiko Tomizawa
inbetween animator: Masashi Toriyama
digital animator: T2 Studio: Jinko Tsuji
inbetween animator: RyÃ»ji Uchida
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio (as Ryuji Uchida): Kimitoshi Ueno
inbetween animator: KÃ´yÃ´ Uetani
inbetween animator: Yukari Umebayashi
inbetween animator: Rie Usui
inbetween animator (as Satoe Usui): YÃ´ichi Watanabe
background artist (as Youichi Watanabe): Alexandra Weihrauch
inbetween animator: Hisako Yaji
inbetween animator: Katsuya Yamada
key animator: Ken'ichi Yamada
key animator: Shin'ichirÃ´ Yamada
inbetween animator (as Shinichiro Yamada): Yukinobu Yamada
inbetween animator: HirÃ´mi Yamakawa
key animator: Eiji Yamamori
key animator: Rie Yamamoto
inbetween animator: Akihiko Yamashita
animation director: Masakiyo Yamashita
inbetween animator: Yukari Yamaura
inbetween animator: Kikuyo Yano
background artist: Masafumi Yokota
key animator: Yuki Yokoyama
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
key animator: Mitsuo Yoshino
background artist: Hideaki Yoshio
key animator: Makoto Ãhara
inbetween animator (as Makoto Oohara): Minoru Ãhashi
inbetween animator (as Minoru Ohashi): Shin'ya Ãhira
key animator: Fumino Ãkura
digital ink and paint artist: T2 Studio (as Fumino Okura): Takashi Ãmori
background artist (as Takashi Omori): Mayumi Ãmura
inbetween animator (as Mayumi Ohmura): Yoshihiro Ôsugi
key animator (as Yoshihiro Oosugi): Kumiko Ãta
inbetween animator (as Kumiko Ohta): Kumiko Ãtani
inbetween animator: Shinji Ãtsuka
key animator (as Shinji Otsuka): Hiroko Ãtsuki
digital ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M (as Hiroko Otsuki): Akihiro Ãyama
digital ink and paint artist (as Akihiro Oyama)

Casting Department

Motohiro Hatanaka
casting coordinator: Pug Point: Ayumi Sato
casting coordinator: Pug Point: Naomi Yasu
casting coordinator: Pug Point

Editorial Department

Chris DeLaGuardia
color timer: KÃ´hei EndÃ´
color management system: Mitsuharu Haibara
digital cinema mastering: Hiroaki Hirabayashi
color timer: Masahiro Honma
film recording: Takehisa Katsumata
lab management: Toshiyuki Kawabata
post production desk: Kashiko Kimura
assistant editor: Rie Matsubara
assistant editor (as Rie Matsuhara): Wataru Matsumoto
color management system: Minako Nagasawa
post production desk: Masao Shibata
film recording: YÃ»ko Shimura
lab coordinator: Shingo Toyotani
film recording: Megumi Uchida
assistant editor: Tetsuya Yamai
color management system

Music Department

Yukihiko Hashimoto
music production manager: Wonder City: Joe Hisaishi
music arranger: "Sekai no Yakusoku": Yumi Kimura
composer: theme song "Sekai no Yakusoku" (as Youmi Kimura): Ikuko Okamoto
music production manager: Wonder City: Simon Rhodes
music mixing: English version

Additional Crew

Stephen Alpert
overseas promotion: Nao Amisaki
overseas promotion: Kino Arai
production committee: d-rights Inc.: ShÃ´kichi Arai
production administration (as Shokichi Arai): Takeshi Aritake
production cooperation: KÃ´ichi Asano
merchandising development (as Koichi Asano): Naomi Atsuta
merchandising development: Takehiko Chino
production committee: Dentsu: Cindy Davis
adaptation: English version (as Cindy Davis Hewitt): Rick Dempsey
dialogue director: Pete Docter
dialogue director: English version: Manuel DÃaz Tufinio
latin spanish voice dubbing: Markl: Masako Fujita
supervision: Eiko Fujitsu
supervision: Kazumi Fukuda
production committee: NTV: Keiji Fukuda
production cooperation: Nozomi Fukuda
advertising: Major: Makoto HagyÃ»da
production committee: Tokuma Shoten: Mieko Hara
advertising: Major: Makoto Hashida
event manager: Donald H. Hewitt
adaptation: English version: Hiroaki Hirabayashi
film development: Fumihiro Hirai
production committee: NTV: Mayumi Hirakata
production committee: NTV: Maiko Hirano
production committee: Buena Vista Home Entertainment: Misa Hirano
advertising: Major: Haruna Hirose
production cooperation: Susumu Hirose
production cooperation: Tadahiro Hoshi
production cooperation: KÃ´ji Hoshino
production committee: Buena Vista Home Entertainment: Hiroi Hosokawa
advertising: Major: Noritada Hosokawa
production committee: NTV: Minami Ichikawa
production committee: TÃ´hÃ´: Akio Ichimura
supervision: Tomomi Imai
merchandising development: Kenji Imura
production assistant: Shinpei Ise
advertising producer: TÃ´ru Itabashi
production committee: d-rights Inc.: Keiichi Itagaki
trailer production: Gal Enterprise: Hisayo Itou
supervision: KyÃ´hei ItÃ´
production assistant (as Kyohei Ito): Nozomu ItÃ´
public relations (as Nozomu Ito): TÃ´ru Iwafuchi
production committee: Tokuma Shoten: Rieko Izutsu
overseas promotion: Daisuke Kadoya
production committee: NTV: Emi Kagawa
advertising: Major: Atsushi Kamimura
production desk: Yasushi Kanno
advertising: Major: Daisuke Kasahara
production cooperation: Takehisa Kawamata
laboratory manager: Megumi Kawamoto
advertising: TÃ´hÃ´: KÃ´ji Kishimoto
production committee: Buena Vista Home Entertainment: Noriyuki Kitakawachi
systems manager: Satoko Kitazawa
publishing: Michiyo Koyanagi
advertising: Major: Hiroaki KudÃ´
production cooperation: Yutaka KurokÃ´chi
production cooperation: Ned Lott
Additional Voice Director: Kengo Makida
production committee: Tokuma Shoten: ShÃ´ji Makihara
event manager: Kaoru Mano
titles: Malin Post: Tateo Mataki
production committee: Dentsu: Ayako Matsumura
production cooperation: Takeyoshi Matsushita
production committee: Tokuma Shoten: David Midthunder
voices: Sanae Mitsugi
production committee: Tokuma Shoten: YÃ»ichirÃ´ Mochizuki
production desk (as Yuichiro Mochizuki): RyÃ»ichi Mori
production committee: Dentsu: Masaki Morita
production cooperation: Naoya Moriya
production cooperation: YÃ»ko Muranaka
production committee: Buena Vista Home Entertainment: Takashi Nagai
music copyright manager: Yaeko Nagami
production committee: Buena Vista Home Entertainment: Hiroyuki Nakamura
production committee: NTV: Tomoyoshi Nakamura
production committee: NTV: Ai Nakanishi
advertising: Major: Tetsuo Nakazawa
production committee: Tokuma Shoten: YÃ»ko Namae
publishing: RyÃ´ta Nezu
publishing: Nobutaka Nishida
advertising: TÃ´hÃ´: Hiroya Nishimura
production committee: d-rights Inc.: Yoshiaki Nishimura
production administration: Jun'ichi Nishioka
public relations (as Junichi Nishioka): Shinsuke Nonaka
chief of production administration: Sueko Numazawa
supervision: Naoto Okamura
advertising: Major: Hiroyuki Orihara
advertising: Major: Kristy Ryan
promotions manager: Australia: Jun'ya SaitÃ´
production assistant (as Junya Saito): Vincenzo Sarno
Promotion Manager related to the Original Novel: italy: Satomi Sasaki
systems manager: Kazuhiko Seta
production committee: TÃ´hÃ´: Mion Shibuya
publishing: Miyuki Shimamiya
supervising manager: YÃ»ji Shimamoto
production committee: Dentsu: Yoshishige Shimatani
production committee: TÃ´hÃ´: YÃ»ko Shimura
laboratory coordinator: Nobuko Shiraki
production administration: KÃ´tarÃ´ Sugiyama
production committee: Dentsu: DaizÃ´ Suzuki
production committee: d-rights Inc.: Yukari Tai
publishing: Satoshi Takabatake
background layout assistant: Ayaka Takafuji
advertising: Major: Hideyuki Takai
production committee: TÃ´hÃ´: Tatsuyoshi Takashima
production committee: Dentsu: Noriko Takaya
harmony process: Mikiko Takeda
overseas promotion: Chieko Tamura
public relations: Chiyoshi Tanaka
event manager: Hiroomi Tanaka
production cooperation: Tatsuya Tanemura
production committee: Dentsu: EiichirÃ´ Tashiro
production assistant (as Eiichiro Tashiro): Masaya Tokuyama
special media advisor: Masaru Tsuchiya
advertising: Major: Kiyoko Tsuge
supervision: Takayuki Tsukagoshi
production committee: Buena Vista Home Entertainment: Chihiro Tsukue
public relations: RyÃ´ko Tsutsui
publishing: Miwako Ueda
advertising: TÃ´hÃ´: SeiichirÃ´ Ujiie
production committee: NTV: Yumiko Ukai
public relations: Morikazu Wakizaka
advertising: Major: Mika Watanabe
advertising: Major: Masaru Yabe
special media advisor: Tamami Yamamoto
supervision: Tetsuya Yamamoto
production committee: d-rights Inc.: Fumio Yamazaki
production cooperation: Noriko Yanagisawa
production committee: NTV: Mika Yasuda
merchandising development: ShinjirÃ´ Yokoyama
production committee: Dentsu (as Shinjiro Yokoyama): Jun Yoshihara
production cooperation: Masahiko Ãsawa
production committee: NTV: Minoru Ãyama
production cooperation