Earwig and the Witch (2020)

Original title

アーヤと魔女

Directed by

Gorō Miyazaki

Genre

fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 300 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An orphan girl named Earwig is adopted by a strange witch and learns to use magic. She uses her wits to get what she wants in her new home.

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What happens

Earwig and the Witch (Japanese: アーヤと魔女, Hepburn: Āya to Majo; lit. 'Aya and the Witch') is a 2020 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Gorō Miyazaki and with a screenplay by Keiko Niwa and Emi Gunji. It is based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. The original voice cast includes Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Gaku Hamada, and Kokoro Hirasawa. A co-production between Studio Ghibli, NHK, and NHK Enterprises, Earwig and the Witch had its world premiere on October 18, 2020, at the Lumière Film Festival, before premiering in Japan on television on December 30, 2020, on NHK General TV; it was then released in theatres in Japan by Toho on August 27, 2021. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed US$842,744 at the worldwide box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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