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Our House Below
The story takes place in 2010 in Koganei, western Tokyo and like the novel revolves around a group of "tiny people" who are 10-cm tall and live under the floorboards of a typical human household. A boy named Sho arrives at the house his mother lived in as a child, to stay with his great aunt Sadako. When Sho leaves the car, he sees a cat trying to attack something in the bushes, but the cat leaves after being attacked by a crow. Sho goes to see what the cat was trying to attack. He then sees...
The Doll House
The next day, Sho leaves the dropped sugar cube beside an underground air vent where he first saw Arrietty, but Arrietty's mother Homilyis shocked when Arriety tells her she dropped the sugar, Pod warns them not to take it because their existence must be kept secret from humans. After doing laundry, Arriety sees the sugar being taken by the ants, she shoos them away and sees that Sho left a note, so he did see her. So, when her family is preoccupied, Arrietty sneaks out to visit Sho in his be...
An Uneasy Feeling
Suddenly there is a scream coming from the kitchen. Homily is shocked to see that their kitchen is being pulled out and replaced with the dollhouse kitchen. Arriety and Pod break through and are amazed themselves. As they pack Pod tells them to take only what's necessary and not to take any items from the dollhouse. Arrietty goes to say goodbye to Sho and tells him she is a borrower. During their subsequent conversation, Sho theorizes that the Borrowers are becoming extinct, which hurts Arrie...
1. Mirai Shida (Japanese), Saoirse Ronan (StudioCanal), Bridget Mendler(Disney) 2. A 14-year old borrower who lives with her parents under the floorboards of Shawn's house.
1. Ryunosuke Kamiki (Japanese), Tom Holland (StudioCanal), David Henrie(Disney) 2. A 12-year old human boy who becomes Arrietty's friend. He meets Arrietty in the house his mother was raised in, while awaiting heart surgery. Sho is based on "The Boy".
1. Shinobu Otake (Japanese), Olivia Colman (StudioCanal), Amy Poehler(Disney) 2. Arrietty's mother who has a liking for luxury.
Development
In early summer 2008, producer Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki were at a standoff on what would be Studio Ghibli's next film (They had just completed [[Ponyo]], which was scheduled for release on July 19, 2008). In the end, Toshio Suzuki ended up losing to his elder colleague: “At the time, I was planning another project and we discussed which one should be chosen several times. Many of us would not have backed down, but in the end, I had to give in to my elder brother and the project was ad...
Production
On December 16, 2009, Studio Ghibli announced Karigurashi no Arrietty as their film for next year. The script was ready. Briefly written by Hayao Miyazaki, the latter then joined the collaboration of a co-writer, Keiko Niwa, who had already worked on Tales from Earthsea. The director of the film was announced as the animator Hiromasa Yonebayashi on the same day. Yonebayashi was one of the animators for the Studio Ghibli films Howl's Moving Castle, [[Ponyo]], and Spirited Away. He was also the...
Casting
The Japanese voice cast of the film was announced on April 13, 2010. Actress Mirai Shida was cast as the voice of Arrietty. Arrietty was Shida's first voice acting role. In addition, Ryūnosuke Kamiki, who has voiced characters in other Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, was cast as Sho. His most recent voice role was in the 2009 film Summer Wars. Kamiki said that he "was very happy to meet up with the staff" he previously knew when he worked on other Studio Ghibl...
According to Buta Connection, the premiere of the film production team also took place at the end of June and a press screening took place on 1 July to Tokyo International Forum Hall. Miyazaki didn't see anything of the film until the premiere. It was his way of supporting the team. “So I don't want to intervene, even though he's younger than me." ...
Box Office
The Secret World of Arrietty debuted at the first position in the Japanese box office. More than 1 million people went to see the film during its opening weekend. It also grossed around 1.35 billion yen that weekend. In comparison, this film's opening week gross is 85.6％ of Ghibli's previous film Ponyo's total gross and 82.9% of Ponyo's total ticket sales. Distributor Toho announced that as of 5 August 2010, the film managed to gross more than 3.5 billion yen and attracted more than 3.7 milli...
Critical reception
The Secret World of Arriettyreceived universal critical acclaim since its release in 2010. 95% of the 21 reviewers selected by Rotten Tomatoes as of November 2011 have given the film positive reviews, certifying it "Fresh" with an average rating of 7.6/10. Cristoph Mark of The Daily Yomiuri praised the film, saying that the film is "likely a perennial favorite among children." He particularly liked the film effects, which he described as "Drops of water loom large and drip like syrup; the tic...
Cécile Corbel composed the score and sang the theme song for Arrietty, while the film score of The Secret World of Arrietty was composed by French (Bretonne) musician Cécile Corbel. Corbel also performed the film's theme song, Arrietty's Song, in Japanese, English, French, German and Italian. Corbel became known to Ghibli filmmakers when she sent t...
The Secret World of Arriettywas adapted into a Japanese manga series. This manga adaptation was first published by Tokuma Shawnten Publishing Co., Ltd. within Japan, and was released in four separate volumes. It was also announced that Viz Media will be releasing the English version of this manga adaptation of the film within North America in Janua...
Year Award Category Result Recipient 1. 2010 Animation of the Year 34th Japan Academy Prize Won The Secret World of Arrietty
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- Akihiko Yamashita, Megumi Kagawa
- Hiromasa Yonebayashi
- Noboru Yoshida, Yoji Takeshige
- Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Arrietty's family leaves. They are followed by Niya, the cat, who goes back and brings Sho to say goodbye. He brings a sugar cube as a gift, and Arrietty gives him her hair clip, for good luck with his oncoming heart surgery. The Borrowers are sailing away in a teapot with Spiller. Arrietty looks sad and Spiller awkwardly offers her a fruit.
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Residing quietly beneath the floorboards are little people who live undetected in a secret world to be discovered, where the smallest may stand tallest of all. Arrietty, a tiny, but tenacious 14-year-old, lives with her parents in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner.
