is a fifteen-minute Japanese animated short film released on January 3, 2006. It was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki for
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening o ...
production house
Studio Ghibli.
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". Big Cartoon DataBase
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The BCDB project began in 1997 as a list of Disney animated featu ...
, June 10, 2012 It can be seen at the
Ghibli Museum
The is a museum showcasing the work of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. It is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western city of Tokyo, Japan. The museum combines features of a children's museum, technology museum, and a fine ...
in
Mitaka, Tokyo
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is a city in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 190,403, and a population density of 12,000 persons per km². The total area of the city was .
Geography
Mi ...
, Japan.
Synopsis
It is based in part on "Boro, the Caterpillar", a story idea which
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...
considered working on prior to the start of production on ''
Princess Mononoke
is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida ...
''. The short film's main character is a
diving bell spider who has fallen in love with a
water strider
The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, or water skimmers. Consistent with the classification of the Gerridae as tr ...
. Although she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets used to the presence of the spider.
Technical specifications
The short film has an
aspect ratio of 1.85:1.
See also
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Mizugumo
References
External links
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2006 anime films
2006 films
2000s adventure films
2006 animated short films
Anime short films
Films directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Fictional spiders
2000s Japanese-language films
Studio Ghibli animated films
Animated films about spiders
Animated films about insects
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