Heen

Sorceress Suliman's familiar dog

Sorceress Suliman's familiar dog, an old dog with flight ability. Accompanies the magic moving castle and grows fond of Sophie, traveling together with her.

Quotes

  • Heen's bark is imagined as a cough like asthma.

Trivia

  • An old dog unable to climb stairs on its own, yet possesses the special ability to fly using its ears.
  • Also serves as a communicator sending footage from its viewpoint to Suliman's crystal ball.
  • Name origin from the loyal dog's bark 'Heen'.
  • Model is director Mamoru Oshii; reportedly had an argument about the dog.

Alternate names

Heen Suliman's familiar Familiar dog

Tags

Howl's Moving Castle Studio Ghibli Wizard Familiar Dog Flight Old dog Suliman Sophie

Profile

Species
Dog
Gender
Male

Appearance

Overall appearance
An old dog with flight ability, flies through the sky by flapping its ears. Has bird-like feet.
Hair color
Multicolor
Distinguishing features
  • Old dog
  • Bird-like feet
  • Flapping ears
Iconic items
  • None

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Loyal
Detailed personality
A loyal familiar in service to Suliman. Originally an old dog, but grows fond of Sophie and is protected by her. Has become somewhat friendly.
Keywords
  • Loyalty
  • Obedient
  • Flight ability
  • Old dog
  • Loyal
Talents
  • Flight ability
  • Information transmission (sending images to Suliman)
  • Loyalty
Skills
  • Tail (following)
  • Exploration
  • Information gathering
Motivation
Fulfilling loyalty to Suliman. Currently traveling together with Sophie and others.
Habits
Bark imagined as a painful cough like asthma. Cannot climb stairs on its own.
Favorite foods
Dog food

History

Backstory
Suliman's familiar, faithfully serving her. An old dog with the special ability to fly through the sky, grows fond of Sophie and accompanies the moving castle.
Debut date
November 20, 2004
Work title
Howl's Moving Castle
Media type
Movie

Accompanying Sophie

Significant event
Accompanying Sophie
Description
Hitches a ride on Sophie's return to the moving castle and continues to travel with Sophie and others.

Demonstrating flight ability

Significant event
Demonstrating flight ability
Description
Unable to climb stairs, instead flaps ears to fly through the sky.

Sending images to Suliman

Significant event
Sending images to Suliman
Description
Serves the role of sending its own field of view and surrounding images to Suliman through the crystal ball.

Relationships

Suliman

Guardian

Master, faithfully serving as a familiar.

Sophie

Companion

Accompanies return to the moving castle and grows fond of Sophie

Suliman's retinue

Suliman's retinue: unknown

Media appearances

Howl's Moving Castle

Movie / Supporting

2004 theatrical release

Voice cast and creators

Daijirō Harada

Voice actor
Daijirō Harada
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Theatrical version

Diana Wynne Jones

Creator name
Diana Wynne Jones
Role
Original author

Hayao Miyazaki

Creator name
Hayao Miyazaki
Role
Writer

Studio Ghibli

Creator name
Studio Ghibli
Role
Animation studio

Tokuma Shoten

Creator name
Tokuma Shoten
Role
Publisher

Toho

Creator name
Toho
Role
Licensee

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