The Tibetan Dog (Chinese: 藏獒多吉; Japanese: チベット犬物語 ~金色のドージェ~) is a 2011 Chinese/Japanese animated film directed by Masayuki Kojima, co-produced by Madhouse, China Film Group Corporation and Ciwen Pictures.[4] It is based on the novel Mastiffs of the Plateau by Yang Zhijun.[5] It premiered at 51st Annecy Film Festival in June 2011. Manga artist Naoki Urasawa provided the initial character designs, before they were reworked by Shigeru Fujita.[6] In this film, a young boy named Tenzing leaves for Tibet after his mother passes away to live with his father in the prairies and encounters a true friend in form of a golden Tibetan Mastiff.[7][8] Maiden Japan released the film on home video in the U.S.[9]

The Tibetan Dog
Theatrical poster
Directed byMasayuki Kojima
Screenplay byNaoto Inoue
Based onMastiffs of the Plateau
by Yang Zhijun
Produced byYasuteru Iwase
CinematographyYuuki Kawashita
Edited bySatoshi Terauchi
Music byShusei Murai
Production
companies
Distributed byMadhouse (Japan)
Release dates
  • July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15) (China)[1]
  • January 7, 2012 (2012-01-07) (Japan)[2]
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesChina
Japan
BudgetCNY60 million[3]
Box officeCNY1.35 million (in China)[3]

References edit

  1. ^ 中日首度合作动画电影《藏獒多吉》 (in Chinese). china.com. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Madhouse's Tibetan Dog Film Slated for January 7". Anime News Network. October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  3. ^ a b An Wei (November 22, 2011). "Behind China's domestic animation slump". china.org.cn. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  4. ^ ""The Tibetan Dog" Presents Children's Day Gift". chinesefilms.cn. June 1, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Yang, Zhijun (2018). Mastiffs of the Plateau. Translated by Jiang, Lin. Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 9781910760376.
  6. ^ "The Tibetan Dog - Pile of Shame". Anime News Network. September 2, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Strong anime push at Annecy festival - 'House,' 'Colorful,' 'Dog' to compete at fest". Variety. April 15, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  8. ^ "Annecy 2011 Official selection - Feature films". annecy.org. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  9. ^ "Maiden Japan Licenses Tibetan Dog Anime Film for Streaming". Anime News Network. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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