Earwig and the Witch (アーヤと魔女, Āya to Majo, lit. "Āya and the Witch") is a 2020 Japanese computer-animated fantasy film directed by Gorō Miyazaki, 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.
An English dub was produced in 2021 by GKIDS and NYAV Post. The dub features a few star actors such as Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves, and Dan Stevens.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Earwig (Āya) |
Kokoro Hirasawa | Taylor Paige Henderson |
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Bella Yaga | Shinobu Terajima | Vanessa Marshall |
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Mandrake | Etsushi Toyokawa | Richard E. Grant |
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Thomas | Gaku Hamada | Dan Stevens |
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Earwig's Mother (Āya's Mother) |
Sherina Munaf | Kacey Musgraves |
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Mr. Jenkins | Yūji Ueda | J.B. Blanc |
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Matron | Pandora Colin | |
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Assistant Matron | Alex Cartana | |
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Custard | Yu Saito | Logan Hannan |
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Phyllis | Summer Jenkins | |
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Sally | Vivienne Rutherford | |
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Cook | Tom Bromhead | |
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Assistant Cook | Eva Kaminsky |
Additional Voices[]
- J.B. Blanc
- Tom Bromhead
- Alex Cartana
- Pandora Colin
- Eva Kaminsky
- Vivienne Rutherford
Notes[]
- This is the first Studio Ghibli film to be recorded in New York ever since the original Skypilot Entertainment/Central Park Media dub of Grave of the Fireflies from 1998.
- This is Eva Kaminsky's first new anime role for 7 years since Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| Shout! Factory | 2021 |  + 
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A DVB-T 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| Madman Entertainment |
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B DVB-T |
Australia | 
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| Elysian Film Group | United Kingdom | 
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External Links[]
- Earwig and the Witch at the Internet Movie Database
- Earwig and the Witch at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
