Howl's Moving Castle vs Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Howl's Moving Castle has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8.2/10 for Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms). Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 1h 59m. Howl's Moving Castle is the older of the two (2004 against 2018). Both are adventure, animation, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Howl's Moving Castle
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms| Howl's Moving Castle | Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | Japan |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki | Mari Okada |
| Main cast | Manabu Muraji, Akio Otsuka, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Akihiro Miwa, Tsuzuki Kayako | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa |
Synopsis
Howl's Moving Castle
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.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
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