Lani
04-16-2002, 08:32 AM
Dis importing Miyazaki ani (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/bpihw/20020412/en_bpihw/dis_importing_miyazaki_ani) - Hollywood Reporter 4/12/2002
The highest-grossing film in Japanese history is headed to the United States as a Walt Disney Co. release.
QuikQuote™: "Disney has acquired the domestic theatrical, home entertainment and TV rights to the animated film "Spirited Away," the latest release from legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. The film, which grossed $234 million in Japan, will be released Stateside in the fall after "Toy Story" director and Pixar Animation honcho John Lasseter serves as creative consultant for a newly dubbed version."
The highest-grossing film in Japanese history is headed to the United States as a Walt Disney Co. release.
QuikQuote™: "Disney has acquired the domestic theatrical, home entertainment and TV rights to the animated film "Spirited Away," the latest release from legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. The film, which grossed $234 million in Japan, will be released Stateside in the fall after "Toy Story" director and Pixar Animation honcho John Lasseter serves as creative consultant for a newly dubbed version."