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Earwig and the Witch

Earwig and the Witch

Enter a world of magic and music

20215.91h 23m

Overview

A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.

Directed by Goro Miyazaki
Written by Keiko Niwa, Diana Wynne Jones, Emi Gunji
Produced by Toshio Suzuki
Box Office0Revenue: $843K

Top Cast

Kokoro Hirasawa

Kokoro Hirasawa

Earwig (voice)

Shinobu Terajima

Shinobu Terajima

Bella Yaga (voice)

Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Thomas (voice)

Sherina Munaf

Sherina Munaf

Earwig's Mother (voice)

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

The Mandrake (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Yuji Ueda

Mr. Jenkins (voice)

Themes & Keywords

witchbased on novel or bookmagicorphanageanimedisrespectful

About Earwig and the Witch

Earwig and the Witch is a animation, fantasy, family film released in 2021 exploring themes of witch, based on novel or book, magic, orphanage, anime, disrespectful. Directed by Goro Miyazaki, it stars Kokoro Hirasawa, Shinobu Terajima, Gaku Hamada. A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.

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