Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
2010 • Studio Ghibli
- Format
- MOVIE
- Aired
- 2010
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Studio Ghibli
- Genres
- Adventure · Fantasy
A short film screened at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka and Ghibli Park in Nagakute. The story unfolds under the spell of Joe Hisaishi's arrangement of Antonio Vivaldi's La Folia.
In a lonesome water mill deep in a forest of briers and brambles lives a witch named Baba Yaga. There the witch keeps her servant the Egg Princess confined and forces the tiny egg-girl to do all the hard daily chores around the mill. One night, a large batch of kneaded dough resting in a trough suddenly comes to life from the witch's spell. Fearful of the witch, the Egg Princess and her new friend decide to run away. What will lay ahead for the two of them...?
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Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess was produced in 2010 as an exclusive short film for the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the film serves as a whimsical reimagining of the classic folk tale The Little Red Hen, translated through the distinct, organic aesthetic of Studio Ghibli. It was created specifically to be viewed within the museum's Saturn Theater, continuing the studio's tradition of producing niche, non-theatrical works that emphasize experimental storytelling and artistic craftsmanship.
The character designs draw heavily from the visual language established in Miyazaki's earlier works, focusing on tactile textures and expressive, rounded forms. The story follows a pampered, anthropomorphic egg princess who escapes a witch's tower and forms an unlikely bond with a dough creature. The film is celebrated by enthusiasts for its lack of dialogue, relying entirely on visual narrative and Joe Hisaishi's evocative score to convey its themes of liberation and companionship.
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