[Howl's Moving Castle] Yo, what is going on? (Spoilers) [Howl's Moving Castle] Yo, what is going on? (Spoilers) (self.AskScienceFiction) submitted 2 years ago by linkeagleandzen Howls Moving Castle is based on a book of the same name. It's written by the late Dianna Wynn Jones and it's Howl returns to the castle transformed and welcomes the new family members, the Witch of the Waste and Suliman's dog. They move house to evade Madame Suliman. Sophie recognises the new location as her hometown and even her old hatter. Howl's Moving Castle (Japanese: ???????, Hepburn: Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The film is loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones . Howl's Moving Castle Book Summary and Study Guide. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Howl's Moving Castle; Upon entering the castle she meets an apprentice to Howl's named Michael who greets her half-heartedly and then yells at the fireplace about how he let in a witch. The fire responds! Re: Howl's moving castle & Ponyo lesson « Reply #2 on: May 19, 2011, 09:59:11 AM » I tried the Ponyo lesson in my 6th grade and 4th grade class. 4th grade loved the movie and complained a lot about stopping it to do the worksheet ^_^ told them they could watch more if they finished, it was the most motivated I have ever seen them. Mix - Howl's Moving Castle [OST - Theme Song] YouTube; Spirited Away Theme Song (piano) - Duration: 5:49. Luiz Santiago Filho 4,601,315 views. 5:49. In this Japanese animated epic, Howl is the crotchety wizard who lives in a castle that not only stands on chicken legs - it can also grow and shrink in size. When Howl sees young hat-maker Sophie being persecuted by soldiers, he intervenes and saves her - but this makes the Witch of the Waste jealous, so she turns Sophie into an old crone. Project for the design of animated graphics class. This all ties back to Howl's Moving C