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Studio Ghibli Continues Animation of Chōjū Giga Scrolls With 3rd Ad
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The Journey Continues," the rabbit runs away from the frog in tears as it begins to rain, only for the frog to return to the rabbit, with a lily pad umbrella in tow.
In the first ad "Encounter," a frog and rabbit meet during a torrential rainstorm:
In the second ad "Balance," the frog and rabbit forces to cross a deep river:
The three commercials promote Plan G, a new electric power option that Marubeni Power is offering to homes as Japan deregulates its power industry. The plan derives its name from both "Ghibli" and "green." Plan G promises to the national disaster (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) of March 11, 2011.
Toshio Suzuki. Suzuki had revealed that Ghibli would work on three commercials in the campaign.
The Chōjū-Jinbutsu-Giga Emaki scrolls are national treasures at Kyoto's Kōzan-ji temple, and they are familiar to nearly every Japanese child, thanks to history textbooks throughout the country. The scrolls depict, via anthropomorphized animals, life as it was about eight centuries ago between the Heian and Kamakura periods. Scholars have ENGI Emaki, are the "first manga" in history.
Suzuki said that both Miyazaki and Ghibli co-founder The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
