Arrietty the Borrower

Arrietty the Borrower is Studio Ghibli's 16th full length animated movie, it premiered on Japanese theaters on July 17, 2010. The movie was based on Mary Norton's juvenile fantasy novel The Borrowers. The movie itself is set in modern Japan, but knowing Studio Ghibli's style, it tends to give off a more western feel despite Japanese setting.

The story revolves around Sho who moves into his great aunt's house and soon discovers the presence of tiny people, the Borrowers, living there. A 14-year-old Borrower named Arrietty strives to prove herself by helping her father gather materials that her family needs from Sho's new home. However, Arrietty and Sho meet, breaking the rule that humans must not know about the Borrowers' existence. As Sho and Arrietty's relationship develops, human interference endangers the Borrowers' lives. Arrietty and Sho work together to try and protect the Borrowers' way of life.

The movie won the award for "Animation of the Year" in the 34th Japan Academy Prize. The movie is short, simple and sweet. The story is pretty straight forward and the music used in the movie is relaxing. The music was composed by Cécile Corbel who also released the main theme entitled "Arrietty's Song" in Japanese, English and French.

Arriety's Song (Japanese Ver):


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