Mary and The Witch's Flower

"From a single lie, everything will change."

2017 1h 43m JA

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 942

AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Mary Smith, a young girl who lives with her great-aunt in the countryside, follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest where she finds a strange flower and an old broom, none of which is as ordinary as it seems.

“From a single lie, everything will change.”

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Cast

Yuki Amami
Madam Mumblechook (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Peter (voice)
Hana Sugisaki
Mary (voice)
Fumiyo Kohinata
Doctor Dee (voice)
Hikari Mitsushima
The Red-Haired Witch (voice)
Jiro Sato
Flanagan (voice)
Kenichi Endo
Zebedee (voice)
Eri Watanabe
Miss Banks (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Writers: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Riko Sakaguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, shot by Toru Fukushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takatsugu Muramatsu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Toshihiko Kojima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yuki Amami and Ryunosuke Kamiki and Hana Sugisaki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "From a single lie, everything will change.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6336356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiromasa Yonebayashi directs. Toru Fukushi behind the camera. Takatsugu Muramatsu scores. Toshihiko Kojima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, shot by Toru Fukushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Takatsugu Muramatsu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Toshihiko Kojima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yuki Amami and Ryunosuke Kamiki and Hana Sugisaki carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "From a single lie, everything will change.".
7IMDB entry: tt6336356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.