


All region DVDs will be available in September 2021.This funny story updates fairy tale conventions while highlighting Jones’s subversive wit and her firm belief that children can control their own lives. I READ THE BOOK ABOUT FIVE TIMES FROM COVER TO COVER.'Īya and the Witch runs for 1 hour 22 minutes. Satake-san's illustrations and the fine work of the editors have imbued this book, the last book from Diana Wynne Jones-san, with an indescribable charm. The Japanese book edition of Earwig and the Witch quotes Hayao Miyazaki saying: 'WHAT A LOVELY BOOK.

A fan of the Earwig story, Hayao Miyazaki wrote the script for Aya and the Witch and was involved in the film's development, while it was directed by his son Goro Miyazaki.

Studio Ghibli also produced 2004's Oscar-nominated anime film of Howl's Moving Castle, which was directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki. On NHK GTV channel, Wednesday 30th December 7:30pm" Voices by Shinobu Terashima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Gaku Hamada, Kokoro Hirasawa. This poster advertising Aya and the Witch says “Nobody tells me how I live my life!” The credits read “Planning: Hayao Miyazaki, Director: Goro Miyazaki. The film is CGI rather than hand-drawn animation. Then, in the first half of 2021 the film was released in cinemas around the world. It had its Japanese premiere on 30th December when it was shown on NHK's main television channel, GTV. It was originally due to be launched at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, which was cancelled due to Covid-19. It was shown under the Cannes 2020 Selection umbrella during the Festival Lumiere in Lyon, France. Aya and the Witch (Aya to majo) had its world premiere on 18th October 2020.
