Earwig and the Witch Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Feb. 28, 2021

Earwig and the Witch

Release Date: Friday, February 5, 2021 MAX

Director: Goro Miyazaki

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79% WILL SEE 21% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Growing up in an orphanage, Earwig has no idea that her mother had magical powers. Her life will take a new turn when a strange family takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch.

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Goro Miyazaki last directed From Up on Poppy Hill and Tales from Earthsea.

Director: Goro Miyazaki
Screenwriters: —

Studios: GKIDS
Production Company: Studio Ghibli

Production Details

What we know about the Earwig and the Witch movie production.

Key Facts

An official selection for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, the film is slated to air on NHK in Japan Winter 2020.
The film marks Studio Ghibli's first entirely 3DCG animated feature.
Based on the children's novel "Earwig and the Witch" by Diana Wynne Jones (Howl's Moving Castle).

Production Updates for Earwig and the Witch

Aug 2020

Completed

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Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
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Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Earwig and the Witch was released in MAX on Friday, February 5, 2021. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Malcolm & Marie, Payback and The Reckoning.

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2021-02-05 MAX

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2021-04 Estimated Release DVD

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Follow the Updates

Sun., Feb. 28, 2021 2021-02-28

Changed the US film release date from March, 2021 to February 5, 2021

Set film release to HBO Max

Fri., Jan. 1, 2021 2021-01-01

Added a poster to the photo gallery

Sun., Aug. 2, 2020 2020-08-02

Changed the US film release date from TBA 2021 to March, 2021

Set film release to Nationwide

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