Normally, any post by me about a new Studio Ghibli film would essentially be reduced to "OMG OMG OMG" but this isn't really normal -- this teaser is really a teaser, showing barely 60 seconds of film. This is actually from a Japanese TV spot that focused on the creation of the theme song of the movie, by Cecile Corbel. Apparently, she is also doing the rest of the soundtrack for the film, which is very interesting news as well. All the recording is being done in France and then sent to Ghibli in Japan. Miyazaki is mostly absent from the creation of this film as well: he only contributed some storyboards and ideas, and is pretty busy being a badass and animating his own short.

The director is actually Hiromasa Yoenbayashi, 36, an animator at Ghibli who has made his way all the way up to the director's seat. Personally, as much as I love Joe Hisaishi and Hayao Miyazaki, I think it's fantastic that they're very much absent from the creation of this film. Hiromasa and his team really need to carve a new path and begin creating films on their own, as Miyazaki isn't going to be around forever (not to be gloomy or anything). Sure, we might be thinking to ourselves, "I'd rather see what Miyazaki is doing," but Karigurashi No Arrietty could be more important in Studio Ghibli's life than we might give it credit for. 

But, we still have a bit of a wait: the movie will be arriving on July 17th, which seems so far away right now. Alleviate the pain of waiting by clicking through for the teaser!

[via Twitch]