New animated film ‘Karigurashi no Arrietty’ opens in Japan in July 2010

Studio Ghibli’s new animated motion picture titled Karigurashi no Arriety (The Borrower Arrietty) will arrive in Japanese theaters on July 17, 2010. Let’s look at the trailer:

The 80-minute long movie is an adaptation of the British fantasy novel “The Borrowers” by Mary Norton from 1952. The story talks about little people who “borrow” things from normal humans and keep their existence unknown. In contrast to the original story that takes place in England of the 1950′s, the film will be set in present-day Tokyo city of Koganei which is also the home of Studio Ghibli.

Karigurashi no Arrietty was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and produced by Suzuki Toshio. The theme song Arrietty’s Song was co-written and performed by French celtic harpist and singer Cecile Corbel. Here is the song in full: