Calcifer, the clever code-breaking fire demon introduced in Hayao Miyazaki's 2004 fantasy film Howl's Moving Castle, is a favorite character among Studio Ghibli fans. Now, the studio is once again offering a special item that is sure to please Calcifer lovers.
Studio Ghibli's online store, Donguri Sora, has just reintroduced “Calcifer's Flickering Candlelight” to its digital catalog. This item features a small PVC Calcifer figure located inside a faux candle holder. After shaking the candle, Calcifer begins to glow, filling the room with red and blue light that alternates every few seconds. The candlestick comes with a base that resembles an old-fashioned candle holder. The included base measures approximately 4.7H x 5.3W inches, making it the perfect decoration for a desk or mantelpiece. Excluding tax, the current retail price is 4,400 yen (about 28.42 USD). Calcifer's lights require AA alkaline batteries sold separately.
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Calcifer is designed in the style of many official Ghibli products, often paying tribute to famous character moments or scenes from their respective films. Since he is essentially a living flame, Calcifer relies on firewood to grow. Accordingly, “Calcifer's Flickering Candelight” was inspired by a scene in Howl's Moving Castle, where the demon begins to run out of fuel, causing his flame to decrease in size and turn from red to orange, and eventually is blue. As the product description details, Calcifer's facial expressions recreate his “uncomfortable state every time Sophie moves him away from the fireplace in the story.”
Studio Ghibli's Moving Castle plot
Howl's Moving Castle is directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, the creative mastermind behind iconic films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and many other movies. Based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle tells the story of Sophie, a young woman who runs a hat shop with the help of her mother and sisters. One day, she is literally whisked away by a mysterious wizard named Howl. Unfortunately, this also attracts the attention of an infamous sorceress known as the “Witch of the Wastes,” who places a nasty curse on Sophie that turns her into a 90-year-old woman. Unsure how to face her family in her new form, Sophie sets out on a journey to find a way to break the spell.
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Sophie eventually crosses paths with Howl, eventually becoming a cleaning girl in the ruined magical fortress the wizard calls home. Here, she meets a myriad of colorful characters, including Howl's child apprentice, the turnip-headed Scarecrow and, of course, the hot-tempered fire demon Calcifer, who is forced to serve Howl because of his own curse. me. As time passes, Sophie grows to love her special family more and more and vows to break not only her own magical bonds but also those affecting Howl and Calcifer. The English version of the film is directed by three-time Academy Award winner Peter Docter (Inside Out, Soul) and features an all-star cast including Christian Bale (Howl), Jean Simmons (Older Sophie), John Hutcherson ( Markl) and Lauren Bacall (Witch of Waste). The role of Calcifer is played by Billy Crystal, who also voices Mike Wazowski from the Monsters Inc. series. by Pixar.
Audiences in the US and Japan can watch Howl's Moving Castle along with other Ghibli films on Max. Netflix already makes these movies available to audiences in most other English-speaking territories, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
Howl's Moving Castle
When an insecure young woman is cursed with an aging body by an evil witch, her only chance to break the curse lies with a self-indulgent but insecure young wizard and his companions. His journey through the castle walked on his feet.
Release date June 17, 2005
Studio Ghibli Studio
Cast Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Chieko Baisho
Running time 1 hour 59 minutes
Production company Buena Vista Home Entertainment, DENTSU Music And Entertainment, Mitsubishi.
Source: Donguri Sora
