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I am doing an analysis of Miyazaki's films and am starting with Howl's Moving
Castle. I have lots of information about the movie, but am having a hard time
finding information regarding the inspirations for the film. I am aware that
the film is an adaptation of Jones's novel in 1986 and went on to be one of
the highest grossing film in Japan. But are there more interesting facts
regarding the inspirations/history for the film that anyone can provide me?

**Edit:** I am looking to see if anyone knows of what the inspirations were
for Miyazaki to direct the film. Or going back a step, the inspirations of the
author to write the novel.


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Are there any resources about the inspirations of Miyazaki in making Howl's Moving Castle?


For the idea Jones "very much" thanked "a boy in a school I was visiting",
whose name she had noted but lost and forgotten. He had "asked me to write a
book titled The Moving Castle."

\--- "Dedication and acknowledgment", Howl's Moving Castle (paperback) (1st
ed.), US: Ace Books, 1989, This one is for Stephen


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I don't think this book has anything about Howl's Moving Castle in particular,
but **Starting Point: 1979 - 1996** , written by Hayao Miyazaki himself, and
translated by Beth Cary and Frederik L. Schodt, is a 500 page treasure trove
of interviews and other works regarding Miyazaki's thoughts and inspirations
on his films. I purchased this book many years ago and only read a portion of
it, so I can't really attest to how much this will help, but it's a good
starting point for your research on his other films (pun may or may not be
intended).

EDIT: Upon further research on Amazon, I discovered that he has another book
called **Turning Point, 1997 - 2008** along the same series, which _does_ seem
to contain information on Howl's Moving Castle. You might want to take a look
into this.


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