“Tonari no Totoro” Hits Screen in China Shanghai,
Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)–“Tonari no Totoro” (My Neighbor Totoro), directed by Japanese anime giant Hayao Miyazaki and released in Japan 30 years ago, started being screened in cinemas across China on Friday.
This is the first time that any movie produced by Japanese anime powerhouse Studio Ghibli Inc. has been officially distributed in China.
Despite a large number of local fans, Miyazaki works had not been screened in China due chiefly to restrictions on the number of foreign movies that can be released in the country.
JIJI PRESS