<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> ¥ 2.4 billion USD $24 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> ¥ 23.2 billion USD $235.1 million (worldwide) </Td> </Tr> <P> Howl's Moving Castle (Japanese: ハウル の 動く 城, 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 novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones . The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho . The Japanese voice cast featured Chieko Baisho and Takuya Kimura, while the version dubbed in English starred Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Lauren Bacall and Christian Bale . </P> <P> The story is set in a fictional kingdom where both magic and early 20th century technology are prevalent, against the backdrop of a war with another kingdom . The film tells the story of a young hatter named Sophie after she is turned into an old woman by a witch's curse . She encounters a wizard named Howl, and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king . </P>

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