The Tibetan Dog | |
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Directed by | Masayuki Kojima |
Screenplay by | Naoto Inoue |
Based on | Mastiffs of the Plateau by Yang Zhijun |
Produced by | Yasuteru Iwase |
Cinematography | Yuuki Kawashita |
Edited by | Satoshi Terauchi |
Music by | Shusei Murai |
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Distributed by | Madhouse (Japan) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | China Japan |
Budget | CNY60 million[3] |
Box office | CNY1.35 million (in China)[3] |
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]