The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daugh... Read allThe Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.
- Awards
- 12 wins & 6 nominations
- Arrietty
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Homily
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Pod
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Arietti
- (voice)
- Shô
- (voice)
- (as Ryûnosuke Kamiki)
- Supirâ
- (voice)
- Poddo
- (voice)
- Homirî
- (voice)
- Sadako
- (voice)
- Haru
- (voice)
- Hara
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Shawn
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Aunt Jessica
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Gracie Poletti)
- Spiller
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Exterminator
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Receptionist
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe story takes place in 2010 in western Tokyo's neighborhood of Koganei. Koganei is also where Studio Ghibli is located.
- GoofsThe story takes place some where in western Tokyo. Domestic cars in Japan have their steering wheels on the right side, but Aunt Sadoko's Mercedes is a left hand drive, since it is an imported car. The housekeeper Haru's red car is a right hand drive, as it is a normal, domestic Japanese car.
- Quotes
Arrietty: I have to go. When is your operation?
Shawn: The day after tomorrow. I'm going to be okay. You gave me the courage to live.
Arrietty: [Unclipping the pin from her hair & giving it to Shawn] For luck.
Shawn: Thanks.
Arrietty: [Now crying] You protected me after all.
Shawn: Arrietty...
Arrietty: I hope you have the best life ever. Goodbye.
Shawn: Arrietty, you're a part of me now. I'll never forget you, ever.
- Alternate versionsA different, British English dub was recorded for the United Kingdom and Ireland release of the film (under the title "Arrietty"), with the voices of Saoirse Ronan as Arrietty, Tom Holland as Shô and Mark Strong, Olivia Colman, Phyllida Law and Geraldine McEwan.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: This Means War (2012)
- SoundtracksArrietty's Song
Lyrics by Cécile Corbel
Japanese lyrics by Yôko Ihira
Composed by Simon Caby and Cécile Corbel
Performed by Cécile Corbel
You can't beat hand drawn animation. No matter how realistic your computer generated image is or how much the train conductor looks like Tom Hanks, you can't really compete with the beauty of Ghibli's animation. And that really comes across when seeing this new offering on the big screen. Along with some descent English dubbing and the humour that always accompanies tiny people with giant sugar cubes, Arrietty is the usual charming goodness from team Ghibli.
Arrietty is The Borrowers (in fact many cinemas are calling it just that) Tiny people live under the floorboards of a house where a young boy with a heart condition is gathering some much needed rest before his impending risky operation. They hide themselves from us humans waiting until night to sneak into our homes and 'Borrow' the things we wont miss, like sugar cubes and tissues. The majority of the fun in this film comes from watching the tiny borrowers clamber around the shelves using string to rappel off cupboards.
Olivia Colman (Peep Show, Hot Fuzz) Is brilliant as the panicky Mum of Arrietty constantly fretting about the humans and her daughter running off all the time. Geraldine McEwan (Miss Marple) is also great as Haru, she is a classic creepy Ghibli old lady and some of the noises she makes are making me laugh just now thinking of them.
It's easy for kids to follow and endlessly beautiful to watch. Not really surprising that they have done it again and thanks to Pixar dropping the ball (again) with Cars 2, Oscar this year please?
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- joemonkey1
- Aug 7, 2011
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,587,032
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,446,395
- Feb 19, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $149,660,003
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1