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Do not be seen by humans. That's been the law of children of the underfloor. - The Secret World of Arrietty
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Title: The Secret World of Arrietty

Release Date: 16 Jul 2010

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Family

Director: Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mitsubishi Shoji, dentsu, TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Wild Bunch, The Walt Disney Company (Japan)

Production Companies: Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mitsubishi Shoji, dentsu, TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Wild Bunch, The Walt Disney Company (Japan)

Overview: 14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.656 (2852 votes)

Cast

  • Arrietty (voice): Mirai Shida
  • Shou (voice): Ryunosuke Kamiki
  • Pod (voice): Tomokazu Miura
  • Sadako Maki (voice): Keiko Takeshita
  • Haru (voice): Kirin Kiki
  • Homily (voice): Shinobu Ôtake
  • Spiller (voice): Tatsuya Fujiwara
  • Postman (voice): Shin'ichi Hatori
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