Witch on the Holy Night

20260 JA

AnimationFantasyDrama

Synopsis

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Near the end of the Showa era in the late 1980s, in Misaki town, an old mansion is rumored to be the home of a witch. After moving into the mansion, Aoko Aozaki begins to learn sorcery from a young mage, Alice Kuonji, the rumored witch of the mansion. The Aozaki family oversees the land on which Misaki is built and the heir (Aoko) is tasked with protecting it. Mysterious intruders have been disrupting the bounded field in Misaki, leading Alice and Aoko to investigate. A mannequin or puppet attacks them and is incinerated. As this happens, both of them spot someone running away, a civilian who must not get away having seen magic alive. Unexpectedly, a young boy named Soujuurou Shizuki is drawn to the mansion and comes to reside with them as well.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Haruka Tomatsu
Aoko Aozaki (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Alice Kuonji (voice)
Yusuke Kobayashi
Sojuro Shizuki (voice)
Shohei Kajikawa
Housuke Kinomi (voice)
Chika Anzai
Kojika Kumari (voice)
Toshinari Fukamachi
Tobimaru Tsukiji (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hikaru Kondou
Writers: Kinoko Nasu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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ERA

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Directed by Hikaru Kondou, shot by Yuichi Terao. 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 Hideyuki Fukasawa. 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 Manabu Kamino 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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Haruka Tomatsu and Kana Hanazawa and Yusuke Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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TMDB lists current status as "Post Production".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt31970593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hikaru Kondou directs. Yuichi Terao behind the camera. Hideyuki Fukasawa scores. Manabu Kamino cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Hikaru Kondou, shot by Yuichi Terao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hideyuki Fukasawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Manabu Kamino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Haruka Tomatsu and Kana Hanazawa and Yusuke Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.
7TMDB lists current status as "Post Production".
8IMDB entry: tt31970593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.