Ingary

Ingary is the name of the country and setting in the film, Howl's Moving Castle. Its capital is Kingsbury, and includes cities such as Market Chipping and Porthaven. It is ruled by a king. Despite the kingdom's reliance on steam-powered technology for civilian and military use, they continue to employ wizards, all serving under a powerful sorceress named Suliman.

Places

Locations seen in the film:

Porthaven
Kingsbury (capital)
- Royal Palace
- Greenhouse
Market Chipping
- Cesari's
- Hatter's Hat Shop
The Waste
- Porthaven Marshes
- Howl's Castle

The Ingarian navy sails through, or possibly out of, Porthaven and returned after being defeated. The enemy dropped propaganda fliers over the town after a quick attack.

Technology

Hauro-dampfzug — The steam-powered tram.

The country is in the middle of an industrial age. In urban areas cars, buses, steam-powered trams and flying kayaks are common in use. The vehicles are steam-powered: coal is burnt to heat up the engine. Kayaks are flying machines that run on gas. There are also ships and boats in use.

Language

The official language is English. Some languages such as German and French words in the film, especially in Cesari's. There is find a poster entirely written in German:

File:Hauro-plakat.jpg

Courage and willpower ... set ...

Politics

The people are enthusiastic for the war. They are excited to celebrate the military review. When damaged battleships turn into the harbor, people start to question the war. Soon after that people begin to leave Porthaven and Market Chipping.

Many witches (and wizards) are transformed into mindless Flying Monsters. Suspicious witches are hunted down. Howl and the Witch of the Waste are one of them. The army has influence from Suliman. She is the royal witch, who maintains enormous trust from the king.

Trivia

Ingary's name is inspired by the Swedish Island Ingarö.

Navigation

Howl's Moving Castle
Characters
Main Cast	Howl \| Sophie \| Calcifer \| Markl \| Turnip Head
Kingdom of Ingary	Suliman \| King \| Heen \| Kosho \| Witch of the Waste
Hatter Family	Honey \| Lettie
Others	Bessie \| Madge (Howl's Customer) \| Mayor of Porthaven \| Star Children
Miscellaneous
Locations	Ingary \| Market Chipping \| Cesari's \| Hatter's Hat Shop \| The Waste \| Porthaven \| Star Lake \| Kingsbury \| Royal Palace \| Howl's Castle \| Howl's Bedroom \| Cave of Mind \| Secret Garden \| Howl's Cottage
Mechanical Designs	Battleship \| Flying Battleship \| Bomber \| Flying Kayak \| Palanquin
Magical Objects	Magic Ring \| Peeping Bugs \| Blob Men \| Tadpole Monsters
Music	Soundtrack \| The Promise of the World

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Short films	Nandarō • On Your Mark • Ghiblies • Film Guru Guru • Ghiblies Episode 2 • Imaginary Flying Machines • The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction • The Whale Hunt • Koro's Big Day Out • Mei and the Kittenbus • Looking for a Home • The Day I Bought a Star • The Night of Taneyamagahara • Water Spider Monmon • Iblard Jikan • A Sumo Wrestler's Tail • Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess • Treasure Hunting • Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo • Boro the Caterpillar

Documentaries

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Television series

The Blue Seed (1992) • Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014)

Concerts

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Video games

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Video Game) • Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu • Jade Cocoon 2 • Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color • Ni no Kuni (Series) • Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

Printed works

Animage • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga) • Starting Point: 1979-1996 • Turning Point: 1997-2008 • Kaze no Kaerubasho • People of the Desert • The Age of the Flying Boat • Hayao Miyazaki's Daydream Data Notes • To My Sister • The Journey of Shuna • Studio Ghibli's Trajectory as Seen on Animage (1984-2011) • The Art of My Neighbor Totoro • The Art of Castle in the Sky • The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service • The Art of Porco Rosso • Princess Mononoke: The First Story • The Place Where Totoro Was Born • The Bountiful Food of Studio Ghibli • Children's Picture Book Ghibli's Dining Table Earwig and the Witch

Co-Productions

Flying City Plan • Shiki-Jitsu (Studio Kajino) • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence • Nasu: Summer in Andalusia • Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase • Portable Airport • Red Crow and the Ghost Ship • Space Station No. 9 • The Red Turtle

Pre-Ghibli works

Hustle Punch (1965) • Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968) • Animal Treasure Island (1971) • Lupin the Third Part I (1971) • Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) • Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974) • Dog of Flanders (1975) • Future Boy Conan (1978) • Anne of Green Gables (1979) Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) • Chie the Brat (1981) • 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1981) • Gauche the Cellist (1982) • Sherlock Hound (1984) • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

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Animage • Animage Home Video • Ghibli ga Ippai Collection • Ghibli Museum • Ghibli Museum Library • Ghibli Park • Totoro no Furusato Foundation • Totoro no Mori

Unproduced projects

Border 1939

Related productions

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind • Mary and the Witch's Flower • Modest Heroes • Natsuzora • World Masterpiece Theater

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