Earwig and the Witch

Earwig and the Witch
Japanese name
Kanjiアーヤと魔女
Directed byGorō Miyazaki
Screenplay by
  • Keiko Niwa
  • Emi Gunji
Based onEarwig and the Witch
by Diana Wynne Jones
Produced byToshio Suzuki
Starring
  • Shinobu Terajima
  • Etsushi Toyokawa
  • Gaku Hamada
  • Kokoro Hirasawa
Music bySatoshi Takebe
Production
company
Distributed byToho (theatrical)
Release dates
  • October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18) (Lumière Festival)
  • December 30, 2020 (2020-12-30) (NHK G)[1]
  • August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27) (theatrical)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$842,744[2][3]

Earwig and the Witch (Japanese: アーヤと魔女, Hepburn: Āya to Majo, lit. 'Āya and the Witch') is a 2020 Japanese animated fantasy movie 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. It was released in theatres in Japan by Toho on August 27, 2021. The movie received negative reviews from critics.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Steen, Emma (November 18, 2020). "NHK has announced the premiere date for Studio Ghibli's new anime 'Aya and the Witch'". Time Out Tokyo. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Earwig and the Witch Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Earwig and the Witch (2021). The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Goro Miyazaki on Studio Ghibli's first CGI film and animation's future". Dazed. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2023-10-12.


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