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The Secret World of Arrietty

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Japan

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Director's Biography

Hiromasa Yonebayashi was born in Nonoichi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and studied design at Kanazawa Art University before joining Studio Ghibli in 1962 as an in-between animation checker, where he worked on most of Hayao Miyazaki's films. He started as an animator on Miyazakis’ Spirited Away in 2001, and took up his first position of oversight on Tales from Earthsea (2006), for which he was co-director of animation. He also worked on some of the studio's short films, including Mei and the Kittenbus (2002) as animator and Imaginary Flying Machines (2002) as animation director. In 2010, he made his feature directorial debut for the studio with The Secret World of Arrietty, which was followed by two further features: When Marnie Was There (2014) and Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017).

2010
94
Japanese
No
Fiction
Screenings :
Sat 25 / 10h00 / Cinéma le Colisée
Sat 2 / 10h00 / Cinéma le Colisée
Sat 25 / 10h00 / Cinéma le Colisée
Sat 2 / 10h00 / Cinéma le Colisée

In Tokyo, under the floor of an old house, tiny Arrietty lives in secret with her family. They are Thieves. Arrietty knows the rules: only borrow what you need. It’s absolutely forbidden for humans to see them! However, when a young boy named Sho arrives at the house to rest before a serious operation, Arrietty senses everything will be different now. Between the tiny girl and the little boy, an unforgettable friendship develops.

Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Producer Toshio Suzuki

Screenwriter Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa

Cinematographer Atsushi Okui

Editor Rie Matsuhara

Sound Koji Kasamatsu

Music Cécile Corbel

Colour Colour

Mirai Shida, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Tatsuya Fujiwara

Production Company Studio Ghibli

International Sales Company Wild Bunch

Distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment

Pays

Japan

année

2010

durée

94

langue

Japanese