sentences:  The film's English dub was directed by John Lasseter, Brad Lewis and Peter Sohn of Pixar and produced by Frank Marshall, Hayao Miyazaki, John Lasseter, Steve Alpert, and Kathleen Kennedy; the English script was written by Melissa Mathison.In July 2009, there were multiple pre-screenings of the film in California.Miyazaki traveled to America to promote this film by speaking at the University of California, Berkeley and the San Diego Comic-Con.