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US Ponyo Trailer

TheIrishGrover · 2009-06-23 10:13:33

Check out the differences in the trailers between east and west. The japanese trailer giving a very Totoro vibe and more in tune with the general tone of Miyazaki's work (With the possible exception of Howl and mononoke) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXI7x6ExPuc Whereas the west trailer goes for big action and spectacle…

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23-06-2009 11:13am

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TheIrishGrover

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Check out the differences in the trailers between east and west. The japanese trailer giving a very Totoro vibe and more in tune with the general tone of Miyazaki's work (With the possible exception of Howl and mononoke)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXI7x6ExPuc

Whereas the west trailer goes for big action and spectacle and makes it look like an epic: "One of the greatest filmmakers of all time", "Academy Award Winner", "His next Masterpiece" and then into the action.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzk7inglGXY

I'm not complaining, I'm sure there's an element of both there but I just thought it was curious how they advertised it.

Japan= Totoro Miyazaki
West= Spirited Away, Action Miyazaki

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#2 26-06-2009 3:23pm
gearoidof

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they know their audience, alright :P

I just hope they don't edit the film in america to make it more "epic"

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