Something to howl at

The Japan Times Online

Hayao Miyazaki has created yet another lovely animated film based on Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle entitled Hauru no ugoku shiro. At a time when computer imaging has become the norm along with flat characters and tapestries, Miyazaki san rises to enthrall and awe. No one can deny his talent when he wins Best Picture and Venice Film Festival awards. Nor can you deny when you come away completely amazed. I can not wait until this hits US theatres.

As an adendum, Joe Hisaishi's image album (one that is released before the official soundtrack, sort of a first run at the music) to Hauru no ugoku shiro blows away even Mononoke Hime. His orchestrations and themes have come so far since Nausicaa and I think it is his best score yet.