My Neighbor Totoro is quite possibly the first major hit for the
Studio Ghibli crew and had released and became a trend for the company to consistently put out quality films from
Howl's Moving Castle and
Spirited Away, all the way to
Princess Mononoke and
Ponyo. Now in celebrating the 30th anniversay of
My Neighbor Totoro; the film will be breaking new grounds by releasing thier most celebrated film in China! The news that
Hayao Miyazaki's film would be releasing in the country came out in
The Hollywood Reporter. According to them, if the film does well it could mean more
Studio Ghibli releases coming to the country in the future.
The Ghibli films recently released as a celebration, from Fathom Events, through the year of all of their films to date. There are definitely hopes that this trend will continue for China.
My Neighbor Totoro is set to be released sometime later this year in China, with a Chinese dub.