“Howl’s Moving Castle” (ハウルの動く城), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2005 (DVD & Video Release), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O712

This is an original Japanese B2 promotional poster issued in Japan to advertise the DVD & video release of Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城). Rather than a theatrical one-sheet, this is a home-entertainment campaign poster, produced for in-store display and retail promotion—highly collectible due to its bold, graphic layout and the spectacular full-frame illustration of the walking castle.

Howl’s Moving Castle is one of Studio Ghibli’s most beloved modern-era films: a sweeping anti-war fantasy set in a magical kingdom on the brink of conflict, following Sophie—a young hat-maker cursed into an old woman—who finds refuge in the wizard Howl’s ramshackle mechanical castle. Visually rich and emotionally resonant, it remains a standout in Miyazaki’s late career for its world-building, character design, and painterly backgrounds.

Poster design
This is an all-impact composition dominated by the castle itself: a towering, smoke-belching mechanical organism rendered in dense, textured detail—pipes, rivets, vents, and improvised architecture stacked into a living machine. The film title ハウルの動く城 appears in bold red across the lower half, while the large release callout “11.16 DVD & ビデオリリース” anchors the bottom band, accompanied by a small product image—making this a perfect period piece of mid-2000s Japanese retail promotion. It’s an incredibly displayable poster: dramatic lighting, huge scale, and one of the most iconic “castle” visuals associated with the film.

Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos (front and back)—they show the exact poster for sale.

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.