| Mizugumo Monmon | |
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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
