The Secret World of Arrietty

Original title: Karigurashi no Arietti

2010
G
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

108K

YOUR RATING

The Clock family are four-inch tall "little people" who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered.

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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.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

108K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 6 nominations

Arrietty
(English version)
(voice)

Amy Poehler

Homily
(English version)
(voice)

Will Arnett

Pod
(English version)
(voice)

Mirai Shida

Arietti
(voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Shô
(voice)
(as Ryûnosuke Kamiki)

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Supirâ
(voice)

Tomokazu Miura

Poddo
(voice)

Shinobu Ôtake

Homirî
(voice)

Keiko Takeshita

Sadako
(voice)

Kirin Kiki

Haru
(voice)

Shin'ichi Hatori

Yûbin haitatsuin
(voice)

Carol Burnett

Hara
(English version)
(voice)

David Henrie

Shawn
(English version)
(voice)

Gracie Moore

Aunt Jessica
(English version)
(voice)
(as Gracie Poletti)

Moises Arias

Spiller
(English version)
(voice)

Peter Jason

Exterminator
(English version)
(voice)

Frank Marshall

Receptionist
(English version)
(voice)

Karey Kirkpatrick

Additional Voices
(English version)
(voice)

Director
- Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Writers
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
The story takes place in 2010 in western Tokyo's neighborhood of Koganei. Koganei is also where Studio Ghibli is located.

Goofs
The 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 versions
A 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.

Connections
Featured in Maltin on Movies: This Means War (2012)

Soundtracks
Arrietty's Song
Lyrics by Cécile Corbel
Japanese lyrics by Yôko Ihira
Composed by Simon Caby and Cécile Corbel
Performed by Cécile Corbel

User reviews189

Review

Featured review

8/10

Not a Miyazaki Masterpiece, but still a wonderful, typical Ghibli film.

Let me start off by saying that the film is not a masterpiece - the storyline, development, interactions and plot is rather dull, simplistic and boring - this is not a film to appease fans of complex dramas.

Why do I give this film an 8/10, then? The reason why, is because this is not a film intended to be thought-provoking or philosophical - this is a film about the existence of a world entirely parallel to ours, a view of our daily life from a different perspective. It's an adventure into the unknown, an insight into a culture so similar yet so mysteriously different. It is a typical Studio Ghibli piece in this regard, and that is a Good Thing.

The presentation of the film is brilliant and worked very well. The magnitude and immersion with which the Borrowers' forays into our daily lives is shown never ceased to impress me. The visuals, artwork, animation, sound and music played together perfectly.

Overall, the film is colorful, cheery and entertaining. If you watch it with high expectations you'll be disappointed, but you won't regret relaxing and enjoying it.