Arrietty | |
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theatrical poster for Arrietty
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Directed by | Hiromasa Yonebayashi |
Produced by | Toshio Suzuki |
Screenplay by |
Hayao Miyazaki Keiko Niwa |
Based on |
The Borrowers by Mary Norton |
Starring |
Mirai Shida Ryunosuke Kamiki Shinobu Otake Keiko Takeshita Tatsuya Fujiwara Tomokazu Miura Kirin Kiki |
Music by | Cécile Corbel |
Cinematography | Atsushi Okui |
Edited by | Keiko Kadokawa Rie Matsubara Hiromi Sasaki Takeshi Seyama |
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Distributed by | Toho |
Release date
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Running time
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95 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Budget | $23 million |
Box office | $145.6 million |
"Arrietty's Song" | |
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"Arrietty's Song" cover
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Promotional single by Cécile Corbel | |
Released | July 12, 2009 |
Format | Digital download |
Genre | Pop-folk |
Length | 3:26 |
Label | Yamaha Music Communications |
Writer(s) | Cécile Corbel |
"Summertime" | |
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"Summertime" cover
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Promotional single by Bridgit Mendler | |
Released | February 2, 2012 |
Format | Digital download |
Genre | Baroque pop |
Length | 3:01 |
Label | Hollywood |
Writer(s) | Bridgit Mendler |
Arrietty, titled The Borrower Arrietty (Japanese: 借りぐらしのアリエッティ Hepburn: Kari-gurashi no Arietti?) in Japan and The Secret World of Arrietty in North America, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film made in Studio Ghibli, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and scripted by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa. It is based on The Borrowers by Mary Norton, an English author of children's books, about a family of tiny people who live secretly in the walls and floors of a typical household, borrowing items from humans to survive. The film stars the voices of Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Shinobu Otake, Keiko Takeshita, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tomokazu Miura, and Kirin Kiki, and tells the story of a young Borrower (Shida) befriending a human boy (Kamiki), while trying to avoid being detected by the other humans. Toshio Suzuki produced the film.
Ghibli announced the film in late 2009 with Yonebayashi making his directorial debut. Miyazaki supervised the production as a developing planner. The voice actors were approached in April 2010, and Cécile Corbel wrote the film's score as well as its theme song.