Earwig and the Witch (Japanese: アーヤと魔女, Hepburn: Āya to Majo, lit. "Āya and the Witch") is a Japanese computer-animated fantasy film directed by Gorō Miyazaki, and 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, the film aired on television on December 30, 2020 on NHK General TV, and was scheduled to be released in theatres by Toho on April 29, 2021 before the release date was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rotten Tomatoes summarized the critical response to the film as "a surprising — and near-total — misfire for Studio Ghibli".
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