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 English dub Studio Ponoc and Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s Mary and The Witch’s Flower anime film is now streaming on Netflix in the United States.
The Japanese version 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.
The film earned US$1.9 million as of February 9, making it GKIDS’ most successful theatrical release yet.