| Mizugumo Monmon | |
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| Directed by | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Written by | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Produced by | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Starring | Akiko Yano |
| Music by | Rio Yamase |
Release date | January 3, 2006 |
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 produced and directed by Hayao Miyazaki for anime production house Studio Ghibli.[1] It can be seen at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
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[]
Anime and manga portal- Mizugumo
References[]
- ↑ "Mizugumo Monmon". Big Cartoon DataBase, June 10, 2012
External links[]
- Mizugumo Monmon at the Internet Movie Database
- Mizugumo Monmon at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Mon Mon the Water Spider (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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