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The Secret World of Arrietty 15th Anniversary - Studio Ghibli Fest 2025

  • Rated G
  • 1hr 39m
  • 80

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Producer:

Soledad Gatti-Pascual, Toshio Suzuki

Writer:

Mary Norton, Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa

Release Date:

Jun 22, 2025

Runtime:

1hr 39m

Synopsis

Tiny and brave Borrower Arrietty forms a forbidden friendship with human boy Sho, but their time may be cut short by a heavy burden Sho carries. Brimming with warmth and empathy, The Secret World of Arrietty stands among Studio Ghibli’s greatest works.

Cast

  • Mirai Shida
  • Ryûnosuke Kamiki
  • Tatsuya Fujiwara
  • Tomokazu Miura
  • Shinobu Ôtake
  • Keiko Takeshita
  • Kirin Kiki
  • Bridgit Mendler
  • Amy Poehler
  • Will Arnett

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Metacritic

80
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Based on 28 Critics
8.1

USER SCORE (284)

Universal acclaim based on 284 Reviews
75
Feb 17, 2012

The result is an intriguing hybrid, mixing a Japanese reverence for nature (a raindrop shimmering on a leaf is a visual haiku) with quaint Victorian architecture and a story featuring contemporary, Caucasian-looking Japanese characters speaking in American accents. Somehow, it all works.

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Metacritic review by Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
100
Feb 17, 2012

A marvelously captivating animated feature.

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Metacritic review by Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
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