Many Ghibli films, like The Secret World of Arrietty and Pom Poko are simply masterful retellings of older folktales, such as The Borrowers, and Japanese folklore regarding the tanuki spirits respectively.
吉卜力的许多电影,比如《借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂》和《平成狸合战》其实都是对古老传说的彩绎,两部电影分别改编自《地板下的小人》和日本狸猫的传说。