Question 1

What specific Tokyo neighborhood serves as the setting for The Secret World of Arrietty?

Accepted Answer

The story takes place in 2010 in western Tokyo's neighborhood of Koganei, which is also where Studio Ghibli is located.

Question 2

What unusual detail about the Borrowers' home reflects a cultural superstition?

Accepted Answer

In their home, they have three cups featuring playing card symbols (hearts, diamonds, and clubs), but lack the spade, which is often considered a symbol of bad luck in many cultures.

Question 3

How did French singer Cécile Corbel become involved with the film's music?

Accepted Answer

Cécile Corbel sent Studio Ghibli her second album as a gift in 2009. Producer Toshio Suzuki listened to it, was seduced, and hired her to compose the score.

Question 4

What record did The Secret World of Arrietty achieve in Japanese theaters?

Accepted Answer

Seven million five hundred thousand people saw this movie in theaters, an all-time record in Japan for a movie with a first-time director.

Question 5

Which international film festivals featured The Secret World of Arrietty?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (2011), Istanbul Film Festival (2011), Moscow International Film Festival (2011), and Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2015).

Question 6

Why is the setting of Koganei significant in the story?

Accepted Answer

The story takes place in 2010 in Koganei, a neighborhood in western Tokyo, which is also where Studio Ghibli is located.

Question 7

What unusual detail in the Borrowers' home hints at superstition?

Accepted Answer

In their home, they have three cups with playing card symbols—hearts, diamonds, and clubs—but lack the spade, often considered a symbol of bad luck in many cultures.

Question 8

How did a French singer end up composing the score for this Studio Ghibli film?

Accepted Answer

French singer Cécile Corbel sent her second album to Studio Ghibli in 2009; producer Toshio Suzuki listened, was seduced, and hired her to compose the score.

Question 9

What record did this movie set in Japan for a first-time director?

Accepted Answer

Seven million five hundred thousand people saw it in theaters, an all-time record in Japan for a movie with a first-time director.

Question 10

Which festivals featured this film in 2011?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, and Moscow International Film Festival in 2011.

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