Film Synopsis
Arriving at
his mother’s childhood home, nestled away in a peaceful tree grove, a boy named Sho (voiced
by Ryunsouke Kamiki) catches a glimpse of an unusual site. A cat seems
to be looking at something hidden away in the bushes. It’s
only for a second, but Sho thinks he sees a small girl running away in the
leaves.
Unbeknownst
to Sho, that's exactly what he saw. The young girl is a Borrower named
Arrietty (voiced by Mirai Shida). Borrowers are tiny people who survive by...borrowing
items no one would miss; a single sugar cube, a piece of tissue paper, a sewing
needle that has been lost and forgotten. The life of a person so small is filled with dangers and the one thing a Borrower must never allow to
happen is to be seen by a human.
Arrietty is brimming with excitement, for tonight is her first borrowing mission
with her father Pod (voiced Tomokazu Miura). Her mother, Homily (voiced by
Shinobu Otake) is naturally worried sick, but her daughter’s enthusiasm is too strong.
Arrietty can
only imagine what she will see and her expectations are not disappointed. The
mundane and typical items of the human world are large and imposing wonders to
a Borrower. Slowly and carefully, Arrietty and her father make their way around
the house. Unfortunately, one momentary lapse in attention is all it takes for
everything to go wrong.
