Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Studio Ghibli’s THE BORROWERS Review

by David Corbin    Posted: August 20th, 2010 at 12:35 pm

The release of a Studio Ghibli animated film is always a hotly anticipated event in Japan. The animation studio, whose head Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) is regarded as the “Walt Disney of Japan,” has been enchanting audiences worldwide since the premiere of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind in 1984. Its latest film, The Borrowers, the work of long-time animator/first-time director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, bowed recently in Japan. Released over a holiday weekend, the film racked up approximately $15.5 million in ticket sales out of 447 screens and secured 1st place at the box office. The movie is based on Mary Norton’s book The Borrowers, the first in her five-book series chronicling the adventures of a diminutive family who make their life underneath the floorboards of a large house by borrowing small items from the big people. The film is a breezy, fanciful work which lives up to the Studio Ghibli banner. For the full review, hit the jump.

First Look at KARIGURASHI NO ARRIETTY, Studio Ghibli’s New Film

by David Corbin    Posted: February 8th, 2010 at 8:39 am

Studio Ghibli has long been synonymous with its co-founders, the famed Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) and Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies).  Starting this summer, audiences will be introduced to Hiromasa Yonebayashi, a first time director, looking to make his own mark on the Ghibli name. His film, Karigurashi no Arrietty (lit. The Borrower Arrietty) is based off Mary Norton’s popular The Borrowers series of children’s books.  For more on the new project, as well as the first teaser trailer, hit the jump.

Studio Ghibli Announces Next Film Karigurashi no Arrietty (THE BORROWER ARRIETTY)

by Ramses Flores    Posted: December 16th, 2009 at 8:19 am

Studio Ghibli has officially announced their next film and it’s called Karigurashi no Arrietty (The Borrower Arrietty).  The studio, which produces amazing films, will release The Borrower Arrietty next summer. Ghibli World tells us that the film will be an adaptation of the Mary Norton novel, The Borrowers.  The original novel tells the story about tiny people who “borrow” things from humans in 1950′s England (you might remember the movie from 1997). However, Studio Ghibli’s take on the story will be set in modern day Tokyo Koganei (home of Studio Ghibli) and will follow the story of 14-year-old Arrietty.  This will also be the directorial debut of Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who previously worked as an animator on previous Ghibli films such as Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo, and Spirited Away.

Also, according to Ghibli World, The Borrower Arrietty theme song has been co-written by the French celtic harpist/singer Cécile Corbel and it’ll be released in Japan December 19.  Needless to say, we’re very excited to see the latest offering from Studio Ghibli.

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