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Ghibli’s first CG animation pits cheeky adoptee Earwig against her witchy parents; it’s childfriendly fare that lacks the studio’s usual expansive wonder.
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Based on a novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones,
Earwig And The Witch follows the adventures of precocious young orphan Earwig as she is adopted and moves into a Witch’s house where chaos and magic surround everything.
Being the son of the great Hayao Miyazaki must bring its own pressures in life, especially when you go out to make your own directing career – in your father’s studio of all places. But that’s exactly what Gorō Miyazaki (pictured above) has done with
Earwig And The Witch and we managed to catch up with the man to find out if the apple falls far from the tree…
The release of Studio Ghibli Inc.’s “Earwig and the Witch” has been full of surprises.
It marked the first time the renowned anime house has made a fully computer-generated feature film, and Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) aired it late last year ahead of its theatrical debut.
But most surprising of all, it was the first work by Goro Miyazaki to win a rare, rave review from his father and world-famous director, Hayao Miyazaki, who had been critical of his previous films but entrusted him with the project.
Hayao had criticized his son for jumping into the anime industry to work as a director without previous experience. But he said his son’s latest work was fun and that he wanted to offer unconditional praise for his achievement.