{"product_id":"howl-s-moving-castle-ハウルの動く城-original-japanese-movie-poster-2004-toho-first-release-b2-size-51-73-cm-l286","title":"“Howl’s Moving Castle” (ハウルの動く城), Original Japanese Movie Poster 2004, Toho First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L286","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 2004 for the first domestic theatrical release of \u003cstrong\u003eHowl’s Moving Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e (ハウルの動く城), directed by \u003cstrong\u003eHayao Miyazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e and produced by Studio Ghibli, released in Japan by \u003cstrong\u003eToho\u003c\/strong\u003e. First-issue Japanese posters for major Ghibli features are highly collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted from Diana Wynne Jones’s novel, the film follows Sophie—cursed into an old woman by the Witch of the Waste—who finds refuge with the sorcerer Howl, his fire-demon Calcifer, and a ragtag family inside a wandering mechanical castle. A meditation on love, selfhood, and the costs of war, it became one of Ghibli’s biggest box-office successes and an international award winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA luminous country sheet: aged \u003cstrong\u003eSophie\u003c\/strong\u003e climbs a sunlit hill path with \u003cstrong\u003eHeen\u003c\/strong\u003e at her heels as \u003cstrong\u003eTurnip Head\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHowl’s castle\u003c\/strong\u003e puff smoke across the distant ridge. Miyazaki’s hand-painted meadow glows in yellows and greens, while the bold scarlet brush title 「ハウルの動く城」 anchors the base beside the English subtitle. The Studio Ghibli\/Totoro mark and Toho crediting appear along the footer—classic hallmarks of a first-release sheet with superb wall presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster is in very good + \/ excellent condition (please refer to the imagery of the exact poster for sale).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over 21 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57123851731322,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-29T073652.292.jpg?v=1785278246","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/howl-s-moving-castle-%e3%83%8f%e3%82%a6%e3%83%ab%e3%81%ae%e5%8b%95%e3%81%8f%e5%9f%8e-original-japanese-movie-poster-2004-toho-first-release-b2-size-51-73-cm-l286","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}