Studio Ghibli unveils “Karigurashi no Arrietty”

On Wednesday, Studio Ghibli officially announced its next feature film, titled “Karigurashi no Arrietty.” This will be the directorial debut of Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who served as animation director on “Gedo Senki” and as key animator on works such as “Ponyo,” “Howl's Moving Castle,” and “Spirited Away.”

“Karigurashi no Arrietty” is adapted from the fantasy novel “The Borrowers” by Mary Norton, which received the Carnegie Medal in 1952. The story follows a family of “little people” living under the floorboards of a house, surviving by secretly “borrowing” items from the humans who inhabit it. One day, their existence is discovered by a young boy.

Although the original novel was set in England during the 1950s, the Ghibli version takes place in present-day Japan.

The movie’s theme, “Arriety’s Song,” was co-written and performed by French musician Cecile Corbel. It will already be available digitally in Japan on December 19.

The official website is already open. Theatrical release has been set for summer 2010.

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