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Encounter

Encounter

Studio Ghibli animates animals in 800-year-old "manga" to promote power company

2016•1m•5.0/10
Animation

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5.0/10(1)

Studio Ghibli animated Chōjū-Jinbutsu-Giga Emaki, the famous Japanese "Scrolls of Cartoons of Birds, Animals, and People" or "Chōjū Giga" for short, for a Marubeni Power commercial.

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Studio Ghibli

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Toshio Suzuki

Toshio Suzuki

(voice)

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