Ghibli`s new `anime` features girl in fantasy+

TOKYO, Dec. 16 Kyodo -
A girl's fantasy inspired by British writer Mary Norton's novel is the main
theme of the upcoming new animated film Studio Ghibli will release next summer,
the Japanese leading ''anime'' creation atelier said Wednesday.
Ghibli animator Hiromasa Yonebayashi will direct the film ''Karigurashi no
Arrietty'' (Arrietty Borrows Everything) with the help of the country's anime
great Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki said at a press conference.
The story, inspired by the novel ''The Borrowers,'' depicts the life of a
10-centimeter-tall girl, Arrietty, under the floor of a human's house.
''This is a story of a girl who borrows many things from the human's world for
her life. I think the film will give viewers suggestions about how to survive
this tough time,'' Suzuki said.
The new Ghibli film, following Miyazaki's ''Ponyo on the Cliff,'' will be
distributed by Toho Co.
==Kyodo