''The Tibetan Dog'' (; ) is a 2011 Chinese/Japanese animated film directed by
Masayuki Kojima, co-produced by
Madhouse,
China Film Group Corporation and Ciwen Pictures. It is based on the novel ''Mastiffs of the Plateau'' by Yang Zhijun. It premiered at 51st
Annecy Film Festival in June 2011. Manga artist
Naoki Urasawa provided the initial character designs, before they were reworked by Shigeru Fujita. In this film, a young boy named Tenzing leaves for Tibet after his mother passes away to live with his father in the prairies and encounters a true friend in form of a golden
Tibetan Mastiff.
Maiden Japan
''Maiden Japan'', released as ''Heavy Metal Army'' in Japan, is a live EP by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The title is a pun of Deep Purple's live album '' Made in Japan''.
Release
There are at least two different versions of ...
released the film on home video in the U.S.
References
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2011 animated films
2011 films
2011 anime films
Chinese animated films
Films about Tibet
Films directed by Masayuki Kojima
Japanese animated films
Madhouse (company)
Maiden Japan
Tibetan-language films
Naoki Urasawa
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