Howl’s Moving Castle

Chandler watched the Naked Gun, Jacob recommends Studio Ghibli movies not by Hayao Miyazaki, and they review one of the most critically controversial Miyazaki movies: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004).

This Episode

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004)

When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.

Dir. Hayao Miyazaki - 1h 59m - Japan - PG

Show Notes

The Naked Gun (1988) - Runaway Car Scene

Family Guy Naked Gun Opening Parody

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

Hayao Miyazaki’s Filmography

Your Name (2016)

Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

Howl’s Moving Castle Main Theme

Castle in the Sky (1986)

Jacob Recommends: The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2014)

Pom Poko (1994)

Hirouki Morita

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Kes (1969)

Named one of the ten best British films of the century by the British Film Institute, Ken Loach’s Kes, is cinema’s quintessential portrait of working-class Northern England. Billy is a fifteen-year-old miner’s son whose close bond with a wild kestrel provides him with a spiritual escape from his dead-end life. 

Dir. Ken Loach - 1h 51m - UK - PG-13

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