On July 11th ,2016, Vice President Hu Sishe met with Morishita Kozo, president of Japan Toei Animation Company and his delegation. They made in-depth discussion about more exchanges in animation industry between the two countries next year by taking the opportunity of the approaching 45th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between China and Japan.

Toei Animation Company is the biggest one of its kind in Japan. Many famous animations were produced by this company, such as Saint Seiya, Dragon Balls, Flower Angel, One Piece which also enjoy great popularity in China. Animation masters like Tezuka Osamu, Miyazaki Hayao, Isao Takahata and so on all once worked for the company. Among all the animations introduced from Japan to China, The Dragon Boy, which was brought to screen in China 1979, was the first cartoon series imported to the Chinese mainland. Morishita Kozo, Japanese famous animation producer and director, has been in office as the president of Japan Toei Animation Company since 2014, and has great influence in the industry across Japan and even China.