Earwig and the Witch
2020 Japanese animated film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 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.
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Kanji | アーヤと魔女 | ||||
Literal meaning | Āya and the Witch | ||||
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Directed by | Gorō Miyazaki | ||||
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Based on | Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones | ||||
Produced by | Toshio Suzuki | ||||
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Music by | Satoshi Takebe | ||||
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Distributed by | Toho (theatrical) | ||||
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Running time | 82 minutes[4] | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Box office | US$842,744[5][6] |
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.