Water Spider Monmon

Water Spider Monmon (水グモもんもん, Mizugumo Monmon) is a 15-minute animated short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. It premiered on January 2006 and can only be seen at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo.

According to director Hayao Miyazaki, the basis of the work is the excitement of actually looking into the water. The short film's main character is a diving bell spider who seems to have fallen in love with a water strider. Though she is scared of him at first, the water strider soon gets used to the presence of the spider.

This film was one of the few animated shorts seen outside the museum. It was at first screened at the "Second Tokyo International Science Festival" in Inokashira Park Zoo from September 11th to October 10th, 2010 and Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall in New York City during a special event called "Japan NYC" in 2011.

Production
According to director Hayao Miyazaki, the basis of the work " Mizugumo Monmon " is the excitement of actually looking into the water. What does the world look like to the little creatures in the water? The bubbles of air should be more elastic than we humans feel, and it should be like a universe with almost no weight - Pamphlet

Based on the diving bell spider which can be found in the Inokashira Park Zoo. The short film has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. It is based on "Boro, the Caterpillar", a story idea which Hayao Miyazaki considered working on prior to the start of production on "Princess Mononoke".According to director Hayao Miyazaki, the basis of the work " Mizugumo Monmon ".