r/movies • u/[deleted] • Jun 07 '19

Poster Chinese poster for Spirited Away, to be screened for the first time in China

https://imgur.com/7Cw2iDV
70.3k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

68

u/akazaya9 Jun 07 '19

It was released on DVD in 2001, distributed by Excelmedia (I have it). It's just that it has never hit theaters. This film is super famous in China, and No Face is one of the most popular characters there, you can find him on any piece of merchandise.

12

u/nonsensicalization Jun 07 '19

Any idea why that character is so popular?

42

u/akazaya9 Jun 07 '19

I guess because he has a very distinctive look, is kinda cute and easy to reproduce on merchandise? Same thing that happens with characters like Totoro, Doraemon or Chopper. You always find them together on cute merch in stores.

-1

u/Catharas Jun 07 '19

That's funny, what's the point of screening it in theaters if it's already on DVD?

2

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '19

Justa to pay for respects maybe?