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(aka 'Howl's Moving Castle' or 'Hauru no ugoku shiro')
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Japan 2004
A simple young girl called Sophie is put under a curse by the evil Witch Of The Waste, transforming her into an ugly old woman. Ashamed of her appearance, Sophie deserts her hat shop and heads into the hills in search of a cure. She comes across the strange, yet awesome Moving Castle, the abode of the much-feared magician, Howl. Inside the castle, Sophie befriends the fire demon Calcifer, who can see through the spell and offers to help her return to her natural form.
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Theatrical Release: September 5, 2004 (Venice Film Festival)
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Nibarki - Region 3 - NTSC vs. Optimum (The Studio Ghibli Collection) - Region 2 - PAL vs. Disney - Region FREE - Blu-ray
Big thanks to Gary Tooze and Henrik Sylow for the Screen Caps!
1) Nibarki - Region 3 - NTSC - LEFT 2) Optimum (The Studio Ghibli Collection) - Region 2 - PAL - MIDDLE 3) Disney - Region FREE Blu-ray - RIGHT |
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Nibarki Region 3 - NTSC |
Optimum Region 2 - PAL |
Disney - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:58:56 | 1:54:17 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:59:37.221 |
Video |
1.82:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 48,736,939,543 bytes Feature: 34,822,901,760 bytesCodec: MPEG-4 AVC VideoTotal Average Bitrate: 27.26 Mbps |
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Audio | 6.1 DTS EX Japanese, 2.0 Dolby Digital Japanese, 5.1 Dolby Digital Korean (dub) |
5.1 Dolby Digital Japanese, 5.1 Dolby Digital English (dub) |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 4376 kbps 5.1 /
48 kHz / 4376 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps /
24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 4153 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4153 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) |
Subtitles | English, Japanese, Korean, None | English (translated), English (HoH), None | English (SDH), English, French, None |
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Release Information: Studio: Nibarki Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
Chapters 24 |
Release Information: Studio: Optimum Aspect Ratio:
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DVD
Release Date: March 13, 2006 Chapters 26 |
Release Information: Studio: Disney Aspect Ratio: 1:1.85 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 48,736,939,543 bytes Feature: 34,822,901,760 bytesCodec: MPEG-4 AVC VideoTotal Average Bitrate: 27.26 Mbps
Edition Details: • Behind the Microphone (9:02)• Interview with Peter Docter (4:39) • Hello Mr. Lasseter (16:29) • TV Spots and Trailers (5:25) • Original Japanese Storyboards (1:55:00) NTSC DVD included
Blu-ray Release Date: May 21st, 2013 Blu-ray Case inside cardboard slipcase Chapters: 24 |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were obtained directly from the Blu-ray disc.
ADDITION: Disney - Region FREE Blu-ray - May 2013': Firstly, a few of the captures are not exact frames as the Disney has the timeline bar visible during pauses. I did my best. The new 1080P image is brilliant. Colors jump to life - and the visuals are essentially perfect. Everything is more vibrant, brighter and crisper. It seems flawless with a dual-layered transfer with a supportive bitrate for the 2-hour film.Audio offers both the original Japanese in a robust DTS-HD Master 5.1 but defaults to the English DUB in a similarly strong audio transfer (note the title card is in English). It sounds as wonderful as it looks with Joe Hisaishi's score exporting depth, range and healthy bass in the effects and the dialogue. There are optional subtitles and the box indicates the Blu-ray disc is region FREE. Supplements consist of a 10-minute Behind the Microphone piece on the English DUBs, the same interview with Peter Docter as found on the Optimum - ditto for the Hello Mr. Lasseter 16-minute video. We get TV Spots and Trailers plus the entire film with the original Japanese Storyboards. There is an NTSC DVD included containing the feature and extras. Fabulous - I was so pleased to show my sons this masterpiece. The Blu-ray gives an amazing presentation - far better than I was anticipating. Strongly recommended! ***
Comments by Gary Tooze (on Nibarki DVD issue - 2006) - |
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Extras: | Blu-ray |