Mizugumo Monmon Explained

Mizugumo Monmon
Director:Hayao Miyazaki
Producer:Toshio Suzuki
Starring:Akiko Yano
Music:Rio Yamase
Cinematography:Atsushi Okui
Studio:Studio Ghibli
Distributor:Ghibli Museum
Runtime:15 minutes
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

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

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

The short film has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1.

See also

Notes and References

  1. "Mizugumo Monmon ". Big Cartoon DataBase, June 10, 2012