Studio Ghibli Signs Cooperation Deal with Chinese Company Alibaba for Animation Production, Immersive Exhibitions

Alibaba Pictures president Li Jie traveled to Japan on January 5 to meet with Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki to sign the deal.

Studio Ghibli signed a cooperation deal with Chinese entertainment company Alibaba Pictures for various projects, including animation production, immersive exhibitions, and business plans for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka).

Alibaba Pictures is part of Alibaba Group, which was established in China in 1999 as a technology-based business.