When you need a friend, Totoro is waiting! The sometimes scary yet loveable Totoro as well as the Cat Bus are in Bangkok for an exhibition staged by Studio Ghibli in collaboration with Uniqlo Thailand at CentralWorld.
The "My Style, My Ghibli, Let's Lose Our Way, Together" exhibition features displays with calligraphy by the animation studio's producer Toshio Suzuki and photos of the Ghibli Museum at Mitaka, located in suburban Tokyo.
The latter were taken by Thai photographer Kanyada Prathan, who is the author of The Tale Of Ghibli Museum.
Certain exhibits have been selected for the UT collection, which marks a decade of Uniqlo in Thailand, where the first store opened at CentralWorld in 2011.
The T-shirts' colourful graphics are based on My Neighbor Totoro (1988), directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli.
UT T-shirt. Photos courtesy of UNIQLO
The Japanese movie is about Satsuki and Mei, who moves with their father into a new home in the countryside in order to be close to their sick mother, who is recovering in a nearby hospital. The two young girls befriend a forest spirit they name Totoro, who takes them on adventures and helps them rediscover hope.
The UT T-shirts are sold together with a pocketable white or yellow tote bag.
Uniqlo's "UT me!" service further allows personalisation with designs incorporating commemorative stamps, as well as Kanyada's works, or photos taken at the exhibition, which runs until March 27.
