Howl's Moving Castle vs Upon the Magic Roads
Howl's Moving Castle has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.8/10 for Upon the Magic Roads). Upon the Magic Roads is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 59m. Howl's Moving Castle is the older of the two (2004 against 2021). Both are adventure, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Howl's Moving Castle
Upon the Magic Roads| Howl's Moving Castle | Upon the Magic Roads | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy | Adventure, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki | Oleg Pogodin |
| Main cast | Manabu Muraji, Akio Otsuka, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Akihiro Miwa, Tsuzuki Kayako | Oleg Taktarov, Yan Tsapnik, Aleksandr Semchev, Mikhail Efremov, Anton Shagin |
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.
Upon the Magic Roads
Romantic John the Fool and his friend Foal set out on a series of unpredictable adventures in different magical worlds. The two buddies will have to outsmart an evil tyrant king, catch the firebird, and find John’s true love.
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