Mizugumo Monmon
Appearance
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Directed by | Hayao Miyazaki |
Written by | Hayao Miyazaki |
Produced by | Toshio Suzuki |
Starring | Akiko Yano |
Cinematography | Atsushi Okui |
Music by | Rio Yamase |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Ghibli Museum |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Mizugumo Monmon (水グモもんもん, lit. Water Spider Monmon) is a fifteen-minute Japanese animated short film released on January 3, 2006. It was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki for anime production house Studio Ghibli.[1] It can be seen at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
Synopsis
[edit]It is based in part on "Boro, the Caterpillar", a story idea which Hayao Miyazaki considered working on prior to the start of production on Princess Mononoke. The short film's main character is a diving bell spider who has fallen in love with a water strider. Although she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets used to the presence of the spider.
Technical specifications
[edit]The short film has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mizugumo Monmon ". Big Cartoon DataBase, June 10, 2012
External links
[edit]- Mizugumo Monmon at IMDb
- Mon Mon the Water Spider (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia