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Howl's Moving Castle
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004) is a fantasy, animation, adventure film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. On Plot-hole, players averaged 2.1/5, with 66% solving the puzzle and 34% failing it, making it the #51 hardest puzzle of 185 in the archive. 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.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Hard
2.1/5
Avg Score
66%
Solved
34%
Failed
316
Players
#51
Difficulty Rank
The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #187 · September 22, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
A fantasy world where a war is raging and magic is real.
The Character (Clue 4)
A plain young woman is cursed to become an old lady.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
She finds refuge in a bizarre walking building powered by fire.
The Twist (Clue 2)
The building belongs to a vain wizard who avoids the war.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Miyazaki's anime about a cursed girl living in a wizard's walking castle.
The answer
Howl's Moving Castle
Cast
Chieko Baisho as Sophie (voice)Takuya Kimura as Howl (voice)Akihiro Miwa as Witch of the Waste (voice)Tatsuya Gashuin as Calcifer (voice)Ryunosuke Kamiki as Markl (voice)Mitsunori Isaki as Kosho (voice)Yo Oizumi as Prince Justin / Turnip Head (voice)Akio Otsuka as King of Ingary (voice)
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Howl's Moving Castle hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- Howl's Moving Castle had an average score of 2.1/5. 66% of players solved it, while 34% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who directed Howl's Moving Castle?
- Howl's Moving Castle was directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
- Who stars in Howl's Moving Castle?
- Howl's Moving Castle stars Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki, Yo Oizumi, Akio Otsuka.
- What genre is Howl's Moving Castle?
- Howl's Moving Castle is listed under Fantasy, Animation, Adventure.
- Where does Howl's Moving Castle rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- Howl's Moving Castle ranks #51 of 185 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).