Nandarō (1992)

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Genre

advertising

Country

Japan

Runtime

2 min

How it feels

A short film that serves as a promotional piece for Nippon Television. It features a green pig whose tail is shaped like the number 4, which is the channel's number.

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What happens

Nandarō (なんだろう; lit. 'What Is It?') was the mascot of Nippon Television. The motif is a green pig whose tail resembles the number 4 (alluding to the channel number, and the subsequent digital channel number). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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