DVD

Earwig and the witch / an NHK, NHK Enterprises and Studio Ghibli co-production ; a Studio Ghibli film ; directed by Goro Miyazaki ; producer, Toshio Suzuki ; screenplay by Keiko Niwa and Emi Gunji.

Suzuki, Toshio, 1948- (film producer.). Miyazaki, Goro, 1967- (film director.). Niwa, Kieko, (screenwriter.). Gunji, Emi, (screenwriter.). Hirasawa, Kokoro, (voice actor,, on-screen participant.). Terajima, Shinobu, 1972- (voice actor,, on-screen participant.). Hamada, Gaku, 1988- (voice actor.). Grant, Richard E., 1957- (voice actor.). Musgraves, Kacey, (voice actor.). Stevens, Dan, 1982- (voice actor.). Jones, Diana Wynne. Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Earwig and the witch. (Added Author). Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, (production company.). NHK Entāpuraizu, (production company.). Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha, (production company.). Shout! Factory (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

Growing up in an orphanage in the British countryside, Earwig has no idea that her mother had magical powers. Her life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch. As the headstrong young girl sets out to uncover the secrets of her new guardians, she discovers a world of spells and potions, and a mysterious song that may be the key to finding the family she has always wanted.

Item details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, [2021]
Copyright: ©2020

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Wide screen. Originally broadcast as a made for television movie in 2020. Based on the novel by Diana Wynne Jones. Bonus features: behind the scenes ; interview with Japanese voice cast; theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Satoshi Takebe.
Participant or Performer Note:	Japanese voices: Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Kokoro Hirasawa, Gaku Hamada, Sherina Munaf. English voices: Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves, Dan Stevens.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for some scary images and rude material.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.

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