Mirai Shida stars in Ghibli’s “Karigurashi no Arrietty”
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Mirai Shida
Actress Mirai Shida (志田未来) has been chosen as the lead voice in the upcoming Studio Ghibli film “Karigurashi no Arrietty.”This will be Shida’s first voice acting role. She will be teaming up with Ryunosuke Kamiki (神木 隆之介), whose previous voice roles include the Studio Ghibli films “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle.”
“Karigurashi no Arrietty” is an adaptation of Mary Norton’s The Borrowers (Yukashita no Kobito-tachi) fantasy novel. Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki has been planning the film since July of 2008, but as previously revealed by producer Toshio Suzuki, Miyazaki is not directing the next film. 36-year-old animator Hiromasa Yonebayashi is making his directorial debut with this project.
Shida plays the lead as Arrietty, one of the borrowers, while Kamiki plays Sho, the human boy who discovers Arrietty. The pair previously worked together in the 2007 drama series “Tantei Gakuen Q.”
“Karigurashi no Arrietty” will open in Japanese theaters on July 17, 2010.
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