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‘Mundo Pixar Experience’ feels like a homecoming in Tokyo

The Japan Times·Erik Augustin Palm·18 days ago
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Visitors can explore a life-size version of Carl Fredricksen’s house in the “Mundo Pixar Experience” exhibition’s “Up” area. | © Disney / Pixar By the time Mundo Pixar arrived in Tokyo this spring, it had already drawn more than 3.5 million visitors across stops in cities including Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Seoul and London.  Now housed inside Crevia Base Tokyo in the Toyosu neighborhood, the exhibition recreates environments from Pixar films at full scale, translating familiar cinematic worlds into physical spaces through life-sized characters, texture and furniture. Now extended through Oct. 12 after initially being scheduled to run until May 31, the Tokyo run offers visitors the chance to experience what happens when Pixar’s worlds are no longer confined to the screen. In Japan, the exhibition also carries added resonance. Pixar’s relationship with Japanese animation has been well-documented , with the studio’s leadership frequently citing Hayao Miyazaki as a major creative influence.…

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