Arrietty

This Japanese animation movie is adapted from a series of children novels written by Mary Norton about little people living near houses and "borrowing" stuff they need. The Arrietty is the highest-grossing Japanese animation movie at the Japanese box office in 2010, and it's also the winner of the Best Animated Film Grand Prize at the Japan Academy Prize.

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Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Cast (voice): Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Mirai Shida
Alternative title: The Borrower Arrietty
Japanese: 借りぐらしのアリエッティ
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 17 July 2010 (Japan)
Runtime: 94 min
Official Site: http://karigurashi.jp/

Plot Summary:
Sho, a 12 year old human boy moves into his great aunt's house in a Japanese countryside and accidentally discovers the presence of a 14-year-old Borrower named Arrietty who lives under the floorboards of this old house with her equally tiny father and mother. However, Arrietty and Sho meet, breaking the rule that humans must not know about the Borrowers' existence. When a young Borrower develops an unlikely friendship with a young human boy, their peaceful life unwittingly changes dramatically.

"Arrietty" Review:
Arrietty the Borrower is a wonderful Japanese animation movie. It just seem to get everything pretty much right. The visual artistry is quite beautiful, with a great deal of invention in the scenes where the little Borrowers navigate through the wide expanses of the house they live underneath. The music in Arrietty is also a nice break from the wonderful Joe Hisaishi compositions. And these images and sounds are combined together into a simple narrative that had an enormous amount of heart to it. For those concerned parents out there, this movie is fully suitable for children.

Imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568921/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsn3vDl76Yk