Mon Mon the Water Spider (S)
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Animation. Romance
Animated short film produced by Studio Ghibli, it can be seen at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. 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 seems to have fallen in love with a water strider. Although she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets ... [+]