Mizugumo Monmon
Directed by	Hayao Miyazaki
Written by	Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by	Toshio Suzuki
Starring	Akiko Yano
Cinematography	Atsushi Okui
Music by	Rio Yamase
Production company	Studio Ghibli
Distributed by	Ghibli Museum
Release date	January 3, 2006
Running time	15 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Mizugumo Monmon (水グモもんもん, lit. Water Spider Monmon) is a fifteen-minute Japanese animated short film released on January 3, 2006. It was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki for anime production house Studio Ghibli.^[1] It can be seen at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.

Synopsis

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 has fallen in love with a water strider. Although she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets used to the presence of the spider.

Technical specifications

The short film has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1.