GKIDS: First Look at New 4K Restoration of The Secret World of Arrietty
HomeGKIDS: First Look at New 4K Restoration of The Secret World of Arrietty
Posted March 10, 2026 10:09 PM by Webmaster
GKIDS has provided a promotional trailer for the new 4K restoration of Hiromasa Yonebayashi's The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), which will premiere in IMAX venues across the nation on May 19.
A preliminary release date for an upcoming 4K Blu-ray release has not yet been revealed.
Also included with this announcement is a brand new theatrical poster.
Description: In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, tiny people called Borrowers live out of sight of humans. But when brave Arrietty is out gathering supplies, she is discovered by Shawn, a human boy, and they begin to form a friendship that blossoms into a heartwarming adventure. This sumptuously animated and heartwarming story features the voices of Bridgit Mendler, David Henrie, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Moises Arias and Carol Burnett.
THE SECRET WORLD OF 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 AwardŽ-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi based on a screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, who also worked on project planning for the film, and Keiko Niwa.
In December, GKIDS and IMAX announced their continued partnership to exclusively debut Studio Ghibli 4K remasters in its theatres following the highly successful 4K remaster of Princess Mononoke earlier in 2025, which became the second-highest-grossing vault release ever for IMAX. Studio Ghibli's own Atsushi Okui, who has been involved in nearly every major Studio Ghibli project since PORCO ROSSO in 1992, continues to oversee the entire process of remastering these beloved Studio Ghibli classics in 4K for the first time. Okui's most recent credit with the studio was as Director of Digital Imaging on Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning THE BOY AND THE HERON, which was also the first Studio Ghibli film to screen in IMAX format.
A preliminary release date for an upcoming 4K Blu-ray release has not yet been revealed.
Also included with this announcement is a brand new theatrical poster.
Description: In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, tiny people called Borrowers live out of sight of humans. But when brave Arrietty is out gathering supplies, she is discovered by Shawn, a human boy, and they begin to form a friendship that blossoms into a heartwarming adventure. This sumptuously animated and heartwarming story features the voices of Bridgit Mendler, David Henrie, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Moises Arias and Carol Burnett.
THE SECRET WORLD OF 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 AwardŽ-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi based on a screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki, who also worked on project planning for the film, and Keiko Niwa.
In December, GKIDS and IMAX announced their continued partnership to exclusively debut Studio Ghibli 4K remasters in its theatres following the highly successful 4K remaster of Princess Mononoke earlier in 2025, which became the second-highest-grossing vault release ever for IMAX. Studio Ghibli's own Atsushi Okui, who has been involved in nearly every major Studio Ghibli project since PORCO ROSSO in 1992, continues to oversee the entire process of remastering these beloved Studio Ghibli classics in 4K for the first time. Okui's most recent credit with the studio was as Director of Digital Imaging on Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning THE BOY AND THE HERON, which was also the first Studio Ghibli film to screen in IMAX format.