Will Disney make animation films with Ghibli?
Disney invested in the Ghibli’s latest movie, “Tonari no Yamada-Kun (My Neighbors the Yamadas)”, directed by Isao Takahata. Tokuma ivested 50%, Nippon TV invested 30%, Hakuhoudou (a Japanese advertising agency) invested 10%, and Disney invested 10% of the production coast (2.4 billion yen). In return, Disney acquired the rights to TV, theater, and video release in the US and Europe.