While preparing to close up the hat shop, later in the evening, Sophie is visited by the notorious Witch of the Waste, who is after Howl.

The witch puts a curse upon Sophie, turning her into a 90-year-old woman, and rendering her unable of telling anyone about her predicament! Ashamed and afraid of her appearance, Sophie flees the city and starts to wander the wastelands outside the city, when she finds Howl's Moving Castle.

Concluding, Howl's Moving Castle is a must-see for all anime and Miyazaki fans all around the globe. And not for just once, but again and again. A Grade Anime... Full Review