Ghibli at GFC 2025: Earwig and the Witch (2020)
- Sat, Jun 28
Director: Goro Miyazaki Run Time: 82 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2021 Language: Japanese
Starring: Etsushi Toyokawa, Gaku Hamada, Kokoro Hirasawa, Sherina Munaf, Shinobu Terajima
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese with English subtitles | Matinee screenings presented in English
A Film Center tradition, embark on a magical journey into the enchanting world of Studio Ghibli with Ghibli at GFC 2025 this spring.
About the film:
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.
The English voice cast includes performances by Richard E. Grant, Kacey Musgraves and Dan Stevens. Based on the children’s novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones, the author of the 1986 novel Howl’s Moving Castle. This film marks Studio Ghibli’s first 3DCG animated feature.
About the filmmaker:
Goro Miyazaki is a Japanese film director and the son of Akemi and Hayao Miyazaki. After graduating from Shinshu University’s School of Agriculture, he later worked as a construction consultant in the planning and designing of parks and gardens to distinguish himself from the work of his parents. In 1998, he was involved in the design of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, and served as its director from 2001 to June 2005.
In 2005, Goro Miyazaki’s consulted on his first film project with the studio made famous by his father, ultimately directing the feature Tales from Earthsea (2006), an adaptation of the book series by Ursula K. Le Guin. He later directed From up on Poppy Hill (2011), Earwig and the Witch (2020), as well as the series Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter (2014).
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