Karigurashi no Arrietty (2024)

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Synonyms: Karigurashi no Arrietti, The Borrower Arrietty

Japanese: 借りぐらしのアリエッティ

English: The Secret World of Arrietty

German: Arietty: Die Wundersame Welt der Borger

Spanish: Arrietty y el Mundo de los Diminutos

French: Arrietty, Le Petit Monde des Chapardeurs

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 17, 2010

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: Disney Platform Distribution

Studios: Studio Ghibli

Source: Novel

Genres: Award Winning, Fantasy

Duration: 1 hr. 34 min.

Rating: G - All Ages


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Score: 7.891 (scored by 228,909 users)

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Ranked: #8322

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Popularity: #676

Members: 364,750

Favorites: 1,325


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While spending the summer at his aunt's house, the young but sickly Shou makes an amazing discovery: after following the house cat into the bushes, he gets a glimpse of a miniature girl about the size of his finger! Calling her kind "Borrowers," as they survive on tiny bits of human possessions, the girl introduces herself as Arrietty. As he discovers that she lives in the house basement with her parents, Pod and Homily, Shou becomes imaginably excited at the idea of such unique neighbors.

However, he fails to understand the adversities they face on a daily basis. In addition to keeping their existence hidden, they must also embark on perilous adventures into human territory, from the house to the outdoors, in order to make a living. Despite her parents' warnings, Arrietty befriends Shou, stirring up unexpected events that may change their lives forever.

Delighting the eye and conquering the heart, the breath-taking story of a friendship transcending the tensions between two different human kinds begins.

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Karigurashi no Arrietty is an adaptation of the 1952 novel The Borrowers by Mary Norton. It also marks the cinematic debut of Hiromasa Yonebayashi. The film score was composed by French recording artist and musician Cécile Corbel, the first time a non-Japanese composer has worked with Studio Ghibli.

Receiving highly positive reviews praising the animation and music, the film won the Animation of the Year award at the 34th Japan Academy Prize award ceremony and became the highest grossing Japanese film at the Japanese box office in 2010, grossing over $145 million worldwide.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Arrietty

Main

Shida, Mirai
Japanese

Shou

Main

Kamiki, Ryunosuke
Japanese

Spiller

Supporting

Fujiwara, Tatsuya
Japanese

Homily

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Ootake, Shinobu
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Haru

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Kiki, Kirin
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Pod

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Miura, Tomokazu
Japanese

Sadako

Supporting

Takeshita, Keiko
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Suzuki, Toshio

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Yonebayashi, Hiromasa

Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, In-Between Animation

Kimura, Eriko

Sound Director

Kasamatsu, Kouji

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"The Neglected Garden" by Cécile Corbel

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Ending Theme

"Arrietty's song" by Cécile Corbel

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47 Recommended

7 Mixed Feelings

3 Not Recommended

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Jun 17, 2024

onespankman

Recommended

Arrietty may be Ghibli’s most England-coded effort to date. It is (like Howl’s Moving Castle) based on a series of English children’s novels (in this case The Borrowers). Say what you want about the British, they're good at writing quaint little tales, and on the plot front, that’s what Arrietty is.

We follow a sickly boy (Shou) who’s sent to his grandmother's house to relax before heart surgery. This borrows somewhat from the original novels, but changes the setting from mid-century England to current(ish) Japan (in the process sanitizing the narrative of colonialism). A family of borrowers also lives in the house, the youngest of whom ...

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May 9, 2022

Nah_Avl

Mixed Feelings

Beautifully done in terms of art and music (just a bit forgettable), some characters are nice but most are kinda forgettable.

The biggest mistake of this Ghibli was its envy to be both light-hearted and complicated without proper execution.

First the story felt very long and even agonising at times and too fast/rushed in other (especially thhe end), the pacing felt off.

I'm always mesmerized and very much emotionnal when it comes to the world building and its structures in Ghibli : I loved their little house and the intricate pathways they use. Nevertheless : appart from that the rest is pretty bland, which is not necesserily bad ...

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Mar 1, 2024

OhsnapitsDavid

Not Recommended

Movie production is amazing, but its not enough to grant a passable reception when film also requires a good story + story telling. And yet, this movie exceeds at doing nothing special, even as an adaptation.

If you want a great fantasy story, look elsewhere. If you want an average story about fantasy, this is the plain film to watch. An 8 score is what this movie can receive as proof that if you take away the nice art, you are left with a boring story.

There were so many ways of making a fantasy story about small people interesting, but this isn't one of ...

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Update on Sho after the movie's end
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Absolutely perfect for people starting watching anime with J-subs
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How is the dub?
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