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Born on January 5, 1941, the famous Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki is celebrating his 80th birthday today. At the same time, his masterpiece "Totoro" was personally authorized by Miyazaki Hayao, and studio Ghibli and Grinding Iron Books jointly launched the Chinese Simplified version of the picture book. This is the first time that China has introduced the only official Chinese Simplified version of Ghibli.
Hayao Miyazaki
Totoro premiered in Japan in April 1988 and was released in Chinese mainland on December 14, 2018, 30 years later. This classic animated film not only won numerous awards, but also became a milestone for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, who used the image of Totoro as its own symbol. Miyazaki also admitted that his sister Xiaoyue in "Totoro" is based on his own experience.
Stills from the movie "Totoro"
Studio Ghibli's logo
Today, "Totoro" has been released in 27 countries and regions around the world, and the image of Totoro is deeply loved by the audience. On the Douban network, "Totoro" has a score of 9.2, ranking 21st among all Douban movies. Many well-known directors and actors also said that they loved this movie, and when Kurosawa Akira judged his beloved 100 films, "Totoro" became the only animated film to be selected, saying: "I like cat buses very much! ”
The picture book "Totoro" has previously been launched in Japan, South Korea, France and other European and American countries. On the occasion of Miyazaki's 80th birthday, the Chinese Simplified version of the picture book "Totoro" is also coming! For many people, the familiar story, reinterpreted in the form of a picture book, is full of childhood memories. The translator of this picture book, Zhao Yujiao, is also the translator of the classic children's literature "Little Bean by the Window", and his translation has been supervised by Ghibli, and strives to be consistent with the style of the text, and the original picture is believed to impress the fans of Totoro.
Totoro picture book Japanese and Korean editions
Totoro picture book English and French
Totoro picture book Chinese Simplified edition
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