The Tibetan Dog is a 2011 Chinese/Japanese animated film based on the novel Mastiffs of the Plateau by Yang Zhijun. It was animated by both Madhouse and Ciwen Media, directed by Masayuki Kojima, and it premiered in Chinese theaters on July 15, 2011, and then in Japanese theaters on January 7, 2012. Naoki Urasawa did the inital character designs before being reworked by Shigeru Fujita.
Maiden Japan licensed the film for streaming and home video distribution, while Sentai Filmworks produced an English Dub of the film. The Blu-Ray of the movie was released on July 10, 2018. HIDIVE premiered the film on their streaming service in the United States and Canada on October 8, 2018.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Tianjing | Tatsuomi Hamada | Luci Christian |
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Jirō Hiramiki (adult) |
John Swasey (adult) | |
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Lakpa | Toshio Kakei | Andrew Love |
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Gyalo | Norio Wakamoto | David Wald |
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Norup | Hōko Kuwashima | Avery Smithhart |
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Medhram | Kaori Yamagata | Patricia Duran |
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Amala | Hiroshi Iwasaki | Joanne Bonasso |
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Wara | Anna Mugiho | ¿? |
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Laje | Hidenobu Kiuchi | Heath Morrow |
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Gawan | Masaki Terasoma | Adam Noble |
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Samadi | Shunsuke Sakuya | Jay Hickman |
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Champa | Tsuguo Mogami | Mark X. Laskowski |
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Sonam | Tōru Ōkawa | Houston Hayes |
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Terring | Yoshisada Sakaguchi | Steve Fenley |
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De Qi | Yūko Minaguchi | Allison Sumrall |
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Thank | Eiji Yanagisawa | John Gremillion |
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Lhodo | Kenta Miyake | Scott Gibbs |
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Lochen | Michiko Komatsu | Shelley Calene-Black |
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Dolma | Yuka Nagayoshi | Natalie Jones |
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Sogam | Toshihiko Ogisawa | ¿? |
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Dan | ¿? | Adam Gibbs |
Additional Voices[]
- Greg Ayres
- Bryson Baugus
- Mike Boike
- Mike Haimoto
- Courtland Johnson
- Kyle C. Jones
- Brittney Karbowski
- Patrick Marrero
- Joel McCray
- Shannon Reed
- Kira Vincent-Davis
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Country | |
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October 8, 2018 | Anime Films / Films Distributed by Sentai Filmworks |
Digital | United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| Maiden Japan | 2018 | 
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The Tibetan Dog | A DVB-T |
United States |
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External Links[]
- The Tibetan Dog at the Internet Movie Database.
- The Tibetan Dog (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.