Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5
Its director stated on the record that "the film is profoundly affected by the war in Iraq" 1. Its director stated on the record that "i made this film so that I could show it to a young girl of 60, The happy ending isn't that the spell is broken and the girl is young again, What's wonderful a…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "there are too many unhappy matters in the world, such as wars and economic crises, We hope that, through the movie, people can keep up their courage and see th…" 3. The adaptation scores 77 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 18 of 100 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "The film is profoundly affected by the war in Iraq."Newsweek Interview, 2004 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "I made this film so that I could show it to a young girl of 60. The happy ending isn't that the spell is broken and the girl is young again. What's wonderful about the story is she forgets her age."Newsweek Interview, 2004 source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "There are too many unhappy matters in the world, such as wars and economic crises. We hope that, through the movie, people can keep up their courage and see the hope. The future world is still nice a…"Xin Jin Bao Interview, 2004, via Nausicaa.net source ↗
- 4FaithfulnessFaithfulness 77 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 5Content balanceAdvocacy 18 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
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.
Age: 35 — leans younger
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Fandango At HomeAmazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At HomeSource Material
| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howl's Moving Castle | Diana Wynne Jones | novel | 1986 |
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What Changed from the Source
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Source faithfulness: 77/100
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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy
The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 14 | 11 |
| 2020 | 21 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026 | 15 | 7 |
| This title (2004) | 18 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Ryosuke Kiyokawa (director) · Kazuhiro Wakabayashi (director)
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