In the last few hours on the official website of Earwig and the witch The news was released regarding the postponement of the film, which was originally scheduled for April 29 in Japan, due to rules imposed by the Tokyo city government that announced a state of alert last Wednesday to reduce the number of COVID positives .
In view of the measures obviously taken Neither a publication date nor a specific period has been defined in which Japanese viewers can see the animated adaptation of the novel by the English author Diana Wynne Jones. However, GKIDS, an American film distribution company, confirmed this the home video version It will contain the same, identical material from the film that should have been released in Japan. It contains additions to what was shown at the Festival de Cannes last year.
The decision of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is due to the aim of limiting infections as much as possible in the upcoming holiday season related to Golden Week, which starts April 25 through May 11 and is also expected to affect the Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures.
Recall that Earwig and the Witch received a cold reception in the US and we leave the words of director Goro Miyazaki regarding the difficulties encountered during production.
