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.
Cinematography
Flying sequences rival Kiki with bolder color saturation.
Production
Ponoc's debut proves Ghibli veterans still got it.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn magic effects feel tactile and alive.
Director
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
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)
Shinobu Otake
Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice)
Ikue Otani
Tib (voice)
Lynn
Gib (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
