What Is Karigurashi no Arrietty?
Karigurashi no Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ) is a feature-length animated film produced by Studio Ghibli, directed by Yonebayashi Hiromasa from a screenplay planned and co-written by Miyazaki Hayao. The film is based on The Borrowers, the classic novel by Mary Norton.
Broadcast Information
The film will air on Nippon TV as part of the Friday Road SHOW! programming block on 7 August 2026, from 9:00 p.m. to 10:59 p.m. JST.
Story
In an old house on the outskirts of Tokyo, a gentle elderly woman named Sadako (voiced by Takeshita Keiko) lives with her live-in housekeeper Haru (voiced by Kiki Kirin). Beneath the floorboards of the house, however, a secret world exists. There, a family of tiny people has quietly made their home for years: Arrietty (voiced by Shida Mirai), a curious 14-year-old girl; her strict father Pod (voiced by Miura Tomokazu); and her anxious mother Homily (voiced by Otake Shinobu).
The family’s most important rule is simple: never be seen by a human. They survive by “borrowing” small necessities from Sadako’s household, living in careful secrecy.
One summer, Sho (voiced by Kamiki Ryunosuke), a frail 12-year-old boy with a heart condition, arrives at the house to recuperate while his diplomat mother is away. On the very night Arrietty ventures out on her first borrowing trip with her father, she is accidentally spotted by Sho — setting in motion a story neither of them could have anticipated.
Voice Cast
- Arrietty — a spirited 14-year-old Borrower who loves exploring the world above | voiced by Shida Mirai
- Sho — a lonely 12-year-old boy facing heart surgery, staying at his great-aunt’s home | voiced by Kamiki Ryunosuke
- Homily — Arrietty’s 52-year-old mother; a devoted homemaker who worries easily | voiced by Otake Shinobu
- Sadako — the kind elderly owner of the house | voiced by Takeshita Keiko
- Spiller — a 12-year-old Borrower boy who rescues the injured Pod; lives entirely alone | voiced by Fujiwara Tatsuya
- Pod — Arrietty’s 61-year-old father; a skilled and resourceful borrower who provides for his family | voiced by Miura Tomokazu
- Haru — the live-in housekeeper who grows suspicious of Sho’s behaviour; claims to have seen a Borrower once before | voiced by Kiki Kirin
Staff
- Director: Yonebayashi Hiromasa
- Original Novel: Mary Norton, The Borrowers (Japanese translation by Hayashi Yoshikichi, Iwanami Shonen Bunko)
- Planning & Screenplay: Miyazaki Hayao
- Screenplay: Niwa Keiko
- Music: Cécile Corbel
- Producer: Suzuki Toshio
Theme Song
The film’s theme song is “Arrietty’s Song”, performed by French musician Cécile Corbel. The song was composed by Corbel and Simon Caby, with Japanese lyrics adapted by Idaira Yoko.
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