Aya to Majo
Earwig and the Witch
- Release Date
- August, 27th, 2021
- Running Time
- 82 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- TERAJIMA Shinobu ── Bella Yaga
- TOYOKAWA Etsushi ── Mandrake
- HAMADA Gaku ── Thomas
- HIRASAWA Kokoro ── Earwig
[ Staff ]
- MIYAZAKI Hayao ── Planning
- Diana Wynne JONES ── Based on the Novel by
- NIWA Keiko ── Screenplay
- GUNJI Emi ── Screenplay
- TAKEBE Satoshi ── Music
- Sherina MUNAF ── Theme Song
[ Production Company ]
NHK, NHK ENTERPRISES, Studio Ghibli
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOHO
[ Story ]
Studio Ghibli's first full 3DCG animation adapts the same-named novel by Diana Wynne Jones, known for Howl's Moving Castle. Official selection for the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival and released in North America and beyond.
Ten-year-old Earwig has had a comfortable upbringing in a home for children. One day, she gets adopted by a witch who calls herself Bella Yaga, and Earwig begins working as a helper under the condition that she gets to learn magic.
[ Official Site ]
https://www.aya-and-the-witch.jp
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2020 Cannes Film Festival, Official Selection 2020
[ Contact (International) ]
Studio Ghibli Inc.
International Division
1-4-25 Kajinocho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-0002
http://www.ghibli.jp