Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Howl may be the worst type of early 2000s emo hunk. But listeners…We! Can! Fix! Him!!!

This week is a real doozy. Dom and Adam are not particularly effusive about Miyazaki’s moody, dark magic sequel to SPIRITED AWAY. It’s bewildering, it’s bizarre, and some moments seem completely incomprehensible. But as an animated film, it’s a spectacle to behold, and we have a lot to celebrate, too. For instance…Calcifer!

Next week, it’s Miyazaki’s child-friendly disaster film, PONYO (2008). Join the conversation on our Discord at discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod

References:

• Special Features:

• Behind the Microphone

• The Birth Story of the Film Soundtrack

• Interview with Diana Wynne Jones

• Explanation of CG: How to Move Howl's Castle

• The Art of Howl’s Moving Castle

• Turning Point by Hayao Miyazaki

• The Works of Hayao Miyazaki: The Japanese Animation Master by Gael Berton

• Miyazakiworld by Susan Napier

• Hayao Miyazaki Takes Over Howl (web.archive.org/web/20030817114958/http://www.…)

• Variety Akihiko Yamashita Interview (variety.com/2024/artisans/news/howls-moving-ca…)

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero (twitter.com/dominicknero) and Adam Volerich (twitter.com/AdamVole).

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe (parthmarathe.com).

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich (francescavolerich.com). You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

Assistant programming and digital production by Nik Long.

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