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Arrietty

Name: Arrietty
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Family
Released: 2010
Duration: 94 min

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2010 · 94 min · Fantasy

A tiny four-inch girl who lives with her family beneath the floorboards, quietly borrowing from the humans above, strikes up a forbidden friendship with a sickly boy that endangers her hidden world. A delicate Studio Ghibli fantasy from Mary Norton's tale.

Runtime: 94 min
Genre: Fantasy · Animation · Family
Mood: dreamlike · uplifting
Entry: some context
Best for: shorter watch · animation fans

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Part of 10 Essential Japanese Films

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Japan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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