Get ready to experience a small world on the biggest screen yet. Studio Ghibli’s Arrietty, first released in 2010, has been announced to come to IMAX for the very first time in UK and Irish cinemas, newly remastered in 4K, rom Wednesday 14th October 2026. The film will also be released wide in cinemas from Friday 16th October.
The film will release in IMAX and cinemas both in the original Japanese with English subtitles, and the 2011 English dub produced in the UK that features the first feature film performance of Tom Holland. The cast features British and Irish icons including Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Olivia Colman, Geraldine McEwan, and Mark Strong.
Watch the film’s trailer in the player below:
Arrietty is a gorgeous and adventure-filled adaptation of Mary Norton’s “The Borrowers,” one of the most beloved children’s books of all time, directed by Academy Award®-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi based on a screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, who also worked on project planning for the film, and Keiko Niwa.
The release continues GKIDS’ celebration of Studio Ghibli’s timeless works, with Yoshifumi Kondo’s Whisper of the Heart releasing in cinemas from Friday 18th September, and IMAX previews from Wednesday 16th September. Like GKIDS and IMAX’s partnership in North America, fans can look forward to additional IMAX releases of new Studio Ghibli 4K Remasters, plus the re-release of the entire library across all home video platforms.
The release follows the recent announcement that GKIDS has acquired, through Goodfellas, the UK and Ireland distribution rights to the 23 film-library of Japan’s renowned Studio Ghibli, one of the most acclaimed and influential animation studios in the world. In the UK and Ireland, GKIDS will be working in close partnership with sister-company and longtime collaborator Anime Limited, the Glasgow-based distributor, which was recently acquired by GKIDS’ parent company Toho Global.
