Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki — & Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Secret World Of Arrietty”

~ by Rebecca Fisher

Introduction:

It seems fitting that we began Miyazaki May (now Miyazaki July) with the dark and epic Princess Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and now finish with the light and poignant The Secret World of Arrietty. They make for good bookends in regards to their distinct tones, and yet are unified by their protagonists: two inquisitive, daring, friendly and compassionate heroines. And as an added coincidence, they’re both red-heads!

Granted, Hayao Miyazaki did not direct...