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2020

Aya to Majo

Earwig and the Witch

アーヤと魔女

(c) 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli

(c) 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli

(c) 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli

(c) 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli

(c) 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli

(c) 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli

Release Date
August, 27th, 2021
Running Time
82 min
Genre
Drama , Fantasy , Animation
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ 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

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