Arrietty
Arrietty, classified under the titles The Borrower Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ Kari-gurashi no Arietti) in Japan and The Secret World of Arrietty in North America, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film 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 and Studio Ghibli provided the animation.
Ghibli announced the film in late 2009 with Yonebayashi making his directorial debut as the youngest director of a Ghibli film. Miyazaki supervised the production as a developing planner.[2] The voice actors were approached in April 2010, and Cécile Corbel wrote the film's score as well as its theme song.
Released in Japan on July 17, 2010, Arrietty received very positive reviews, all of which praised the animation and music. It also became the highest grossing Japanese film at the Japanese box office for the year 2010,[3] and grossed over $145 million worldwide.[1] The film also won the Animation of the Year award at the 34th Japan Academy Prize award ceremony.[4] Two English language versions of the film were produced, a British dub produced by Studio Canal which was released in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2011, and an American dub released by Walt Disney Pictures in North America on February 17, 2012.
Plot
A boy named Sho/Shawn tells the audience he still remembers the week in summer he spent at his mother's childhood home with his maternal great aunt, Sadako/Jessica, and the house maid, Haru. When Sho/Shawn arrives at the house on the first day, he sees a cat, Niya/Nina, trying to attack something in the bushes but it soon gives up after it is attacked by a crow. Shawn then discovers Arrietty, a Borrower, emerging from the bushes and returning to her home through an underground air vent. Later at night, Arrietty's father, Pod, takes Arrietty on her first "borrowing" mission above the floorboards to show her how he "borrows" sugar and tissue. After obtaining a sugar cube from the kitchen, they walk within a wall to reach a beautifully intricate dollhouse (with working electric lights and kitchen utilities) in Sho/Shawn's bedroom, to get tissue. However, Arrietty is spotted by Sho/Shawn while retrieving a piece of tissue from a tissue box and loses the sugar cube. Sho/Shawn asks her not to leave and although Arrietty hesitates, she still leaves the room with her father.
The next day, Sho/Shawn leaves the dropped sugar cube beside the underground air vent where he first saw Arrietty. Pod warns Arrietty not to take it because their existence must be kept secret from humans, but his daughter nevertheless sneaks out to visit Sho/Shawn in his bedroom. She drops the sugar cube he left on the floor, letting him know that she is there. Without revealing herself otherwise, she tells Sho/Shawn to leave her family alone and that they do not need his help. On her return, Arrietty is intercepted by her father. Realizing they have been detected, Pod and his wife Homily decide that they must move out of the house. Sho/Shawn learns from Sadako/Jessica that some of his ancestors had seen Borrowers in the house, and had the dollhouse custom-built in the hopes that Borrowers would use it. The Borrowers had not been seen since, however, and the dollhouse stayed in Sho/Shawn's room.
Pod returns injured from a borrowing mission and is helped home by Spiller, a Borrower boy he met on the way. He informs them that there are other places the Borrowers could move to. While Pod is recovering, Sho/Shawn removes the floorboard concealing the Borrower household and replaces their kitchen with the kitchen from the dollhouse, in hopes the Borrowers would be more accepting of his knowledge of their existence. However, the Borrowers are frightened by this and instead speed up their moving process.
After Pod recovers, he goes to explore some of the places Spiller has suggested. Arrietty goes to bid farewell to Sho/Shawn, but in the course of conversation he suggests to her that the Borrowers are becoming extinct. Realizing that he has upset his small friend, Sho/Shawn reveals he has had a heart condition since birth and will have an operation in a few days. The operation does not have a good chance of success. He believes that there is nothing he can do about it, saying that eventually every living thing dies. Arrietty convinces Sho/Shawn that he will fight for the life he has now nevertheless.
Meanwhile, Haru notices the floorboards have been disturbed. Sadako/Jessica is out and Sho/Shawn is still in the garden speaking with Arrietty. Haru unearths the Borrowers' house and captures Homily. Alerted by her mother's screams, Arrietty leaves Sho/Shawn in the garden and goes to investigate. Saddened by her departure, Sho/Shawn returns to his room. Haru locks him in and calls a pest removal company to capture the other Borrowers alive. With the help of Sho/Shawn, Arrietty rescues Homily. Sadako returns soon after the pest removal company's arrival and sends them away. Haru and Sadako/Jessica discover that the Borrowers have left, and that Sho/Shawn has destroyed any trace of their presence.
The Borrowers stop for dinner during their move, and Sho/Shawn's cat, Niya/Nina, spots Arrietty. Niya/Nina leads Sho/Shawn to Arrietty. He gives her a sugar cube, and tells her the Borrowers' fight for survival has given him hope to live through the operation. Arrietty gives Sho/Shawn her hair clip as a token of remembrance and they go their separate ways. Arrietty, Pod, and Homily leave in a teapot with Spiller. Spiller comforts Arrietty by giving her a red berry after she joins him on the teapot's top.
[edit]Cast
- Mirai Shida[5] as Arrietty (アリエッティ Arietti): A 14-year old borrower who lives with her parents under the floorboards of Shō's house. Arrietty was voiced by Saoirse Ronan in the United Kingdom dub and by Bridgit Mendler in the United States dub.[6][7]
- Ryunosuke Kamiki[5] as Shō (翔, known as Shawn in the United States version): 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. Shō is based on "The Boy". Shō was voiced by Tom Holland in the United Kingdom dub and by David Henrie in the United States dub.[6][6][8]
- Shinobu Otake[5] as Homily (ホミリー Homirī): Arrietty's mother who has a liking for luxury. Homily was voiced by Olivia Colman in the United Kingdom dub and by Amy Poehler in the United States dub.[6][6][8]
- Keiko Takeshita[5] as Sadako Maki (牧 貞子 Maki Sadako, known as Jessica in the United States version): Sadako is based on Great Aunt Sophy. Sadako was voiced by Phyllida Law in the United Kingdom dub and by Gracie Poletti in the United States dub.[6][6][8]
- Tatsuya Fujiwara[5] as Spiller (スピラー Supirā): A tiny bow-wielding boy who helps Arrietty's family move. Spiller was voiced by Luke Allen-Gale in the United Kingdom dub and by Moisés Arias in the United States dub.[6][6][8]
- Tomokazu Miura[5] as Pod (ポッド Poddo): Arrietty's father who often borrows in order to provide for the family. Pod was voiced by Mark Strong in the United Kingdom dub and by Will Arnett in the United States dub.[6][6][8]
- Kirin Kiki as Haru (ハル, known as Hara in the US version): The caretaker of Sadako's home who is suspicous about the existence of 'little people'. Voiced by Geraldine McEwan in the United Kingdom dub and Carol Burnett in the United States dub.
[edit]Production
[edit]Development
On December 16, 2009, Studio Ghibli announced Karigurashi no Arrietty as their film for next year.[9] This film is based on the novel The Borrowers by the British writer Mary Norton.[9] The novel won the Carnegie Medal for children's literature in 1953,[9] and had already been adapted into two films and a TV series at the time. Studio Ghibli founders Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki had been contemplating an adaptation of this novel for around 40 years.[2]
The director of the film was announced as the animator Hiromasa Yonebayashi on the same day.[9] Hiromasa Yonebayashi was one of the animators for the Studio Ghibli films Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo, and Spirited Away.[9] He was also the reserve director for the film Tales from Earthsea.[9] Miyazaki was announced as the production planner for the film.[9]
[edit]Casting
The Japanese voice cast of the film was announced on April 13, 2010. Actress Mirai Shida was cast as the voice of Arrietty.[10] Arrietty was Shida's first voice acting role.[10] In addition, Ryunosuke Kamiki, who has voiced characters in other Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, was cast as Sho.[10] His most recent voice role was in the 2009 filmSummer Wars.[10] Kamiki said that he "was very happy to meet up with the staff" he previously knew when he worked on other Studio Ghibli films.[10]
Besides them, the film’s cast includes Tomokazu Miura, Shinobu Otake, Keiko Takeshita, and Kirin Kiki.[10] The four actors have previous voice acting experience, but none of them have been in a Studio Ghibli film before.[10] Miura and Otake were respectively cast as Arrietty's parents Pod and Homily.[10] In addition, Takeshita voiced Sho's aunt and Kiki voiced one of the helpers in the human family.[10]
On January 8, 2011, actress and singer Bridgit Mendler was cast as Arrietty for the film's North American release.[7] Besides Mendler, the cast included Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, and David Henrie.[8] The film had a different voice cast for the United Kingdom release, making it the first Ghibli film to have different voice actors for each of its English-language releases.[6] The cast included Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Mark Strong, Olivia Colman, Phyllida Law, and Geraldine McEwan.[6]
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Music
[edit]Arrietty's Song
"Arrietty's Song" is a song performed by French (Bretonne) recording artist musician Cécile Corbel. Corbel also performed the film's theme song, "Arrietty's Song", in Japanese, English, German, and Italian.
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