When a jealous witch s curse turns a young woman into a wrinkled crone her only hope for a cure lies with a shape-shifting wizard named Howl whose mobile home roams the wastelands between two warring countries. This U.S. version of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki s imaginative fantasy based on Diana Wynne Jones novel features a voice cast that includes Lauren Bacall Christian Bale Billy Crystal Emily Mortimer and Jean Simmons. 119 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Japanese English; Subtitles: English (SDH). In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.