Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who directed Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty and When Marnie Was There, directed Mary and The Witch’s Flower, and also penned the script for the film alongside Riko Sakaguchi, who wrote the screenplay for Isao Takahata’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
The film stars Hana Sugisaki (When Marnie Was There, live-action Blade of the Immortal) as Mary and Ryunosuke Kamiki (The Secret World of Arrietty’s Sho, your name.’s Taki) as Peter.
GKIDS announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the North American distribution rights to Studio Ponoc and Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s Mary and The Witch’s Flower (Mary to Majo no Hana) anime film and is planning a theatrical release this winter.
Takatsugu Muramatsu (When Marnie Was There) composed the music.