The Witch of the West Is Dead

1h 55m
Drama
7.3

A 13-year-old girl named Mai refuses to go to school due to her asthma. Her parents send her to to stay with her British grandmother in the countryside. Thinking her grandmother is a witch, Mai asks for witch lessons. Her grandmother plays along, but instead ends up teaching Mai lessons which help her become more responsible and enjoy the simple aspects of life.

Cast

Mayu Takahashi
Mai
Yuichi Kimura
Genji
Nao Omori
Dad
Sachi Parker
Grandmother
Katsumi Takahashi
Postman
Ryo
Mam

Crew

Shunichi Nagasaki
Director, Screenplay
Kaori Mizushima
Screenplay
Kaho Nashiki
Novel
Hirohide Abe
Editor
Makoto Watanabe
Director of Photography
Yamamoto Hideyuki
Assistant Director
Masao Teshima
Executive Producer
Shinji Ogawa
Production Supervisor
Yasushi Tsuge
Producer
Masayuki Tanishima
Producer
Tsutomu Sakurai
Producer
Kyouko Yauchi
Production Design
Yume Minamidani
Casting Assistant
Tomoko Miyazaki
Makeup & Hair
Yutaka Tsurumaki
Sound Recordist
Shin Yasui
Music Producer
Yuji Wada
Gaffer
Aoi Teshima
Theme Song Performance

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