Earwig and the Witch

Earwig and the Witch
Earwig and the Witch
	Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	アーヤと魔女
Literal meaning	Āya and the Witch
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Āya to Majo
Directed by	Gorō Miyazaki
Screenplay by	Keiko Niwa; Emi Gunji;
Based on	Earwig and the Witch; by Diana Wynne Jones
Produced by	Toshio Suzuki
Starring	Shinobu Terajima; Etsushi Toyokawa; Gaku Hamada; Kokoro Hirasawa;
Music by	Satoshi Takebe
Production; company	Studio Ghibli
Distributed by	Toho (theatrical)
Release dates	October 18, 2020 (Lumière Festival); December 30, 2020 (NHK G); August 27, 2021 (theatrical);
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$842,744

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.

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.

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