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In the summer of 200 1 year, just before Ghibli was about to release Spirited Away, it was announced that they would release two works at the same time in the summer of 2002. The two works are 1 hour 40 minutes long and 1 hour 10 minutes medium-length respectively. The main content of this novella was completed in February 2000, and its name is tentatively named Baron. It can be inferred from the title of the work that it tells a story that happened in the same world as "Listen to the Ear" directed by 1995. This is also the first time Ghibli has released a sister film similar to a sequel, which is quite rare.
On March 26th, 2002, at 10 in the morning, a press conference was held in Studio Ghibli-Miyazaki Hayao's office in Xiaojinjing. The voices of the heroine and the theme song singer were announced and the movie story was introduced.
Because this film is not directed by Miyazaki Hayao himself, but only in charge of planning, Joe Hisaishi, who has been working with Miyazaki Hayao for many years, is not in charge of music, but Yuji Noda, who used to be the music producer of Listening to Ears, and the theme song "Wind" is sung by Aminai Guo.
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The kingdom of cats, where time stands still; The days passed like this, sleeping during the day, eating and drinking, and forgetting all the annoying things. King of cats
Cats' Thanksgiving Stills (20) Welcome people who hate the old life; It doesn't matter if you end up a cat, does it?
For Koharu, a sophomore in 17, the morning started so unlucky: she was criticized for being late, and more importantly, her crush on the boy Machida Jun saw this scene.
On the way home from school, depressed Koharu accidentally saved a cat that was almost knocked down by a truck. To her surprise, the cat stood up, thanked her politely with human politeness, and then mysteriously disappeared in front of Koharu. In fact, tongue-tied Koharu didn't know that this was just the beginning of a series of adventures. That night, many cats from nowhere gathered in front of Koharu's house. in this
Screenshot of cat's gratitude (14) In a huge "cat" phalanx, Elvis Presley appeared in a "cat car". Elvis Presley told Koharu that the kitten she saved during the day was actually the prince of Cat Country, so the whole Cat Country would regard Koharu as a benefactor and repay her.
The next day, the cats' "gratitude" action began. My friend Guang Mei received many gifts from cats. Koharu's house is covered with foxtail grass; Koharu filled the lockers of the school with "carefully packaged" lively mice; Just as Koharu was dazzled, Elvis Presley's secretary appeared near her house and invited her to the cat country. When Koharu, who was confused by nature, was a guest in Cat Country, she also agreed to marry the Crescent Prince of Cat Country as a princess. ...
The troubled Koharu suddenly heard someone calling her name-"Koharu, come to the cat's office!" " Following this strange sound, Koharu saw the fat stray cat on the street corner. At the same time, a cat-shaped doll baron appeared in the mysterious street. At dusk, Baron became a magical cat Baron. Koharu in the cat office asks Pangpang, Baron and their partner Toto Crowe for help. The baron promised her to sneak into Cat Country and find out everything. At this moment, the door of the company was knocked, and Koharu, who had just settled down with the help of the baron, opened the door defenseless. Unexpectedly, a bunch of cats crashed in, and the cats led by two secretaries of Elvis Presley roared away with Koharu.
Cat country began to prepare for Chunchun's marriage with the prince in an orderly way. In this country isolated from troubles and uneasiness, as soon as she entered this country, she "screamed" two cat ears on her head. At this time, the heroic cat baron arrived in time. If Koharu can't be rescued from the cat country that night, Koharu will really become a cat at dawn. With the help of Baron Cat, Toto Crow and Fat Cat, Koharu won the only export. ...
Cats' gratitude is varied.
About the two cats in the film and the origin of the film.
Cats' Grateful Posters (2) The two protagonists of cats' gratitude-the cat "Fat" and "Baron" actually appeared in the animation "Listen to the Ear".
There are already nine pictures of cats' gratitude. The DVD "Listen to Your Ear" has a unit "The Story of a Cat's Thanksgiving Birth", which records the origin of this film-at first, a theme park came to Miyazaki Hayao's Studio Ghibli, hoping that Studio Ghibli would make a short film with the theme of "cat" for them. At that time, Miyazaki Hayao had the idea of integrating the cat in Listen to Your Ear into the story.
There is a fuzzy cat listening to the ear. This cat is chubby. At that time, Pangpang took the heroine Xiao Yong to an antique shop. Xiao Yong saw a decorated cat named "Baron" in the shop, and the best part of the story began ... So Miyazaki Hayao found the original author of "Listen to Ears", hoping that she could become a Baron and chubby.
After the story was decided, the theme park case stopped. However, Miyazaki Hayao didn't want to give up the project. On the one hand, he also wants to give the couple a chance to take the lead through this film. Later, Hiroyuki Morita, who had participated in "Lu Bang III" and "Jun Yamada Next Door", was chosen to be in charge of this film. Hiroyuki Morita's outstanding performance made Studio Ghibli decide to put "Cat's Gratitude" on the big screen, and Hiroyuki Morita naturally became the director of this film.
Behind the scenes of cat gratitude
On July 9, 2002, a press conference was held in Yurakucho, Tokyo.
Q: How does Chiwaki feel?
There are some screaming dubbing parts in the movie ... it's a bit difficult, because I seldom do such things in my life. But it's completely natural to talk to your close girlfriend about such a scene.
Q: Has Mr. Miyazaki Hayao seen the final version of this film?
A: During the filming of Cats, we listened to many opinions from Mr. Miyazaki Hayao in the early planning, and he often gave guidance to seiyuu's performance. Thanksgiving for Cats was completed on July 2nd, and Mr. Miyazaki Hayao watched the film in the screening room in Studio Ghibli on the 4th. At the end of the film, Mr. Miyazaki Hayao took the lead in applauding and said "Well done". (Hiroyuki Morita)
Q: What is the country of cats?
A: Actually, I hate cats the most (laughs). As the president of Tokyo Dog Club, my favorite pet is a dog. However, because I voiced Elvis Presley, I gradually felt the cuteness of cats. I played Elvis Presley, a wayward cat, which was actually similar to myself. (Elvis Presley seiyuu: Zhelang Tamba)