Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Cinematography by Atsushi Okui
PG119 min76 frames
FantasyAnimationAdventure
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What is Howl’s Moving Castle about?
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.
Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Diana Wynne Jones' 1986 novel. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. It stars the voices of Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, and Akihiro Miwa. The film 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. It tells the story of Sophie, a young milliner who 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 refusal to fight for the king.
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What does the cinematography of Howl’s Moving Castle look like?
Across 76 sampled frames, Howl’s Moving Castle builds its coverage from wide compositions (49% of the sample), with medium shots (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Atsushi Okui keeps 78% of it in naturalistic light. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 97% of the frames.
What is the color palette of Howl’s Moving Castle?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) are #332f32, #f9faf9, #554e4d, #d2ae6f, #96796d, #71554f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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