Arrietty wins Japan Academy Prize for animation

“Karig­urashi no Ari­etti” (“The Bor­rower Arrietty”)

Stu­dio Ghibli’s “Karig­urashi no Ari­etti” (“The Bor­rower Arri­etty”) was named best ani­ma­tion Fri­day at the 34th Japan Acad­emy Prizes in Tokyo.

Directed by Hiro­masa Yonebayashi and writ­ten by Hayao Miyazaki, Karig­urashi No Ari­etti won over Kei­ichi Hara and Asention’s Col­or­ful, Kôzô Kuzuha and Shinei Animation’s Eiga Dorae­mon: Nobita no Ningyo Daikaisen, Yasuichiro Yamamoto and TMS Entertainment’s Detec­tive Conan: The Lost Ship in The Sky, and Mune­hisa Sakai and Toei Animation’s One Piece Film Strong World.

More on the Big Car­toon Forum here.

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