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Lasseter-san, Thank You
Lasseter-san, Thank You
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Lasseter-san, Thank You

Original Title: ラセターさん、ありがとう

2003
2h 35m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2003

Runtime

2h 35m

Storyline

"The More Than 20 Year Friendship Between Hayao Miyazaki and John Lasseter Behind Spirited Away's Academy Award Win"

Depicts the 2002 trip by several employees of Studio Ghibli to promote the movie Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) in North America. It was originally made as a private thank-you gift from Ghibli to John Lasseter, the Lasseter-San of the title. The show appears similar to a home movie, or private documentary. This footage includes snippets from some of Miyazaki's films, as well as some Pixar shorts. The most striking part were clips from Porco Rosso, interchanging with images of Miyazaki flying a red double-decker.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 35m
Nov 19, 2003
Languages
Japanese
English
Director
Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato
Production
Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki

Himself

John Lasseter

John Lasseter

Himself

Toshio Suzuki

Toshio Suzuki

Himself / Narrator

Rex Jones

Narrator

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