Howl’s Moving Castle
Hands down my favorite dub. As Howl Pendragon, Christian Bale uses an American accent since he was Batman at the time (and maybe practicing his gravely growl through the beastly Howl). No really, he took David Bowie Labyrinth vibes plus his star power at the time to really give us the hottest male animated character in existence. Emily Mortimer co-stars as the film’s romantic lead Sophie, with Jean Simmons voicing the older Sophie; the character gets cursed by Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall as the Witch of the Waste. Also featured are Billy Crystal as the heart of the film, Calcifer, and a young Josh Hutcherson as Howl’s kid ward Markl.
