137: Howl’s Moving Castle, Subtitles vs Dubs, and Favourite Studio Ghiblis

137: Howl’s Moving Castle, Subtitles vs Dubs, and Favourite Studio Ghiblis

From Movies You Forgot You Forgot by Movies You Forgot You Forgot

May 13, 2026 · 1h 20m · Episode 137

About this episode

The episode discusses the 2004 film Howl’s Moving Castle, comparing subtitles and dubs, and exploring themes in Studio Ghibli films.

It’s the phenomenal 2004 Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki directed based on the book of the same name flick Howl’s Moving Castle. How could Joe & Adam forget this? Doesn’t matter; they’re glad they did so they got to rewatch it and talk about: the choice between watching subtitled Ghiblis vs English dub versions, the joyful little side characters that invariably pop up in a Miyazaki flick and bindels, plus a sort of connected but not really side chat about The Last Samurai. Got a film you forgot you forgot? Join our growing Discord community and tell us all about it: https://discord.gg/b3CUUdPRf7 Or send us an email at moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com with your thoughts, episode suggestions, or just some light praise. You can also follow Adam @errorofways on Letterboxd; he rates and reviews the films he watches. Also, be a pal: tell your chums, rate us, review us, shout our name into the void - whatever helps spread the word.

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe, Adam

Topics covered

  • Studio Ghibli
  • subtitles vs dubs
  • Howl’s Moving Castle
  • Miyazaki films
  • animated films
  • film discussion

Keywords

  • Howl’s Moving Castle
  • Studio Ghibli
  • Hayao Miyazaki
  • subtitles
  • dubs
  • The Last Samurai
  • animated films
  • film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Discord, Letterboxd, Movies You Forgot You Forgot

Books & works: Howl’s Moving Castle, The Last Samurai

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