Blu-ray
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
- Release date
- May 21, 2013
- Studio
- Disney / Buena Vista
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Region / playback
- 2K Blu-ray: Region free
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Two-disc set (1 BD-50, 1 DVD) | DVD copy
included · Enchanted
Howl's Moving Castle
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.
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Before you choose
What kind of time-travel story is this?
Limited time travel with a consequential outcome.
Meets the archive’s time-travel criteria. The mechanism is classified as Enchanted.
Why the archive makes this assessment (spoilers)
Sophie's brief visit to Howl's childhood provides a pivotal revelation and cross-time promise late in the story.
Sophie follows a charmed ring into Howl’s childhood and communicates with him across time.
Check the supporting sources ↓An editorial assessment based on the archive’s documented plot research.
Explore other films in this classification →Scale, legacy & time
The scores
Titan36.3
Weighted archive score
Time-travel significance2/10
high confidence
Quality consensus8.4/10
Aggregate source ratings
How Titan works
Titan combines the archive’s quality, audience and legacy base with the significance of time travel. It is an index, not a score out of 100, and is distinct from the FMV archive’s scoring model.
Titan = base × [0.20 + 0.80 × (time-travel score ÷ 10)²]
This film: 156.41 base × 23.2% weighting.
Partial inputs flag incomplete source metadata. Provisional weighting flags a time-travel assessment that remains uncertain; it receives no additional confidence penalty.
The evidence
Research & sources
Research notes may reveal plot details.
These sources support the plot facts and catalog research. The numerical scores are the archive’s judgments, not ratings supplied by these sources.
Cast: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Edition by edition
Releases & formats
16 cataloged editions. Narrow by format, then check region, audio and subtitles. Missing specifications mean unknown, not absent.
These listings do not establish a best edition. Use the specifications to shortlist compatible releases, then follow the source to verify details and availability.
Blu-ray
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
- Release date
- Oct 17, 2017
- Studio
- Shout Factory
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Region / playback
- 2K Blu-ray: Region A
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Two-disc set (1 BD-50, 1 DVD) | DVD copy
Blu-ray
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
- Release date
- May 12, 2020
- Studio
- Shout Factory
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Region / playback
- 2K Blu-ray: Region A
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Two-disc set (1 BD-50, 1 DVD) | DVD copy
Blu-ray
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
- Release date
- Dec 24, 2023
- Studio
- Shout Factory
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Region / playback
- 2K Blu-ray: Region A
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Two-disc set (1 BD-50, 1 DVD) | DVD copy
Blu-ray
The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki (1979-2013)
Compare this edition’s specifications
- Release date
- Nov 17, 2015
- Studio
- Disney / Buena Vista
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Region / playback
- 2K Blu-ray: Region free
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Twelve-disc set (12 BD-50)
Blu-ray
Spirited Away / Howl's Moving Castle (2001-2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
- Release date
- Unknown
- Studio
- Shout Factory
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Region / playback
- 2K Blu-ray: Region A
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Four-disc set (2 BD-50, 2 DVDs) | DVD copy
Digital
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
Digital
Studio Ghibli Collection: Volume 1 (1988-2008)
Compare this edition’s specifications
Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
Digital
Howl's Moving Castle / Castle in the Sky (1986-2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
Digital
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
Digital
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
Digital
Studio Ghibli 6-Film Collection (1988-2008)
Compare this edition’s specifications
Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
Digital
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
Digital
Howl's Moving Castle HD (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
DVD
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
- Release date
- Mar 07, 2006
- Studio
- Disney / Buena Vista
- Resolution
- 480i (NTSC)
- Region / playback
- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Two-disc set (1 DVD-5, 1 DVD-9)
DVD
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Compare this edition’s specifications
- Release date
- Oct 17, 2017
- Studio
- Shout Factory
- Resolution
- 480i (NTSC)
- Region / playback
- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Single disc (1 DVD-9)