Japanese, English
2010
94 minutes
5 Stars
When I was in 5th or 6th grade, my neighbor gave me a copy
of The Borrowers and later, when it came out, The Borrowers Afield. They have
remained some of my favorite childhood books, and when I discovered this movie
by Studio Ghibli, I had to order it. I was not disappointed! I watched it in
Japanese with English subtitles, and loved every bit of it. Arrietty becomes
friends with a human boy, and now the family must leave the home they love to
find another place where they can settle and live without humans knowing about
them. Borrowers only borrow what won't be missed — a cube of sugar, a leaf of
tea, a dropped pin, a bit of gas and electricity, that bead you dropped and could
never find. Family entertainment for all ages.
