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Arrietty, titled The Borrower Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ, Kari-gurashi no Arietti) in Japan and The Secret World of Arrietty in North America, is a 2010 Japanese animated
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provided the animation.
Ghibli announced the film in late 2009 with Yonebayashi making his directorial debut as the youngest director of a Ghibli film. Miyazaki supervised the production as a developing planner. The voice actors were approached in April 2010, and Cécile Corbel wrote the film's score as well as its theme song.
Released in Japan on July 17, 2010, Arrietty received very positive reviews, praising the animation and music. It also became the highest grossing
Studio Canal which was released in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2011, and an American dub released by Walt Disney Pictures
in North America on February 17, 2012.