Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI 米林宏昌
Mary And The Witch's Flower
メアリと魔女の花
Nippon Animation ³
Little Mary Smith moves to her great-aunt where she finds a magic flower: it turns her normal brush into a witches’ broom. It leads Mary to a secret witch academy above the clouds where her quiet life is turned upside down very quickly. For MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER, Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI cooperated with Studio Ponoc, founded by former Ghibli-animators.
メアリと魔女の花
Meari to majo no hana
Japan 2017
102 minutes
Director
Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI
Script
Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI, Riko SAKAGUCHI based on a novel by Mary Stewart
Production
Studio Ponoc
Distribution
peppermint anime
Voice acting
Hana SUGISAKI, Ryunosuke KAMIKI, Yuki AMAMI, Fumiyo KOHINATA, Hikari MITSUSHIMA
About Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI
米林宏昌
Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI, born 1973 in Ishikawa prefecture, studied at the Kanagawa College of Art. After graduation he worked as an animator for the famous Studio Ghibli, where he contributed to films such as PRINCESS MONONOKE and the oscar-winning SPIRITED AWAY. With ARIETTY he debuted as director in 2010.