Arrietty

"Discover a secret world within our own."

2010 1h 35m JA

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7.7

BANGER

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94%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.6

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 3,296🍅94%Rotten Tomatoes●80Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 115,858

FantasyAnimationFamily

Synopsis

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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.

“Discover a secret world within our own.”

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Cast

Mirai Shida
Arrietty (voice)
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Sho (voice)
Tomokazu Miura
Pod (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Sadako Maki (voice)
Kirin Kiki
Haru (voice)
Shinobu Otake
Homily (voice)
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Spiller (voice)
Shin'ichi Hatori
Postman (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: France, Japan

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, shot by Atsushi Okui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cécile Corbel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rie Matsubara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mirai Shida and Ryunosuke Kamiki and Tomokazu Miura carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Discover a secret world within our own.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiromasa Yonebayashi directs. Atsushi Okui behind the camera. Cécile Corbel scores. Rie Matsubara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France, Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.5× over at the box office.
2Released 16 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Japan.
4Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, shot by Atsushi Okui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cécile Corbel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Rie Matsubara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mirai Shida and Ryunosuke Kamiki and Tomokazu Miura carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Discover a secret world within our own.".
9IMDB entry: tt1568921 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "cat", "forest", "based on children's book".