Screening

This screening includes Mirai (Future)

animated image of a women floating reaching out for a child from the film Mirai (Future).

Date and time:: Sun, April 7, 2019, From 1–2:38 pm
Runtime:: 1 hr 38 min
Cost:: Free, but ticketed

East Asian Film Series: Current Trends in Japanese Cinema

In 2018 Japanese cinema wowed international audiences at the Cannes Film Festival with a pair of works that continue to earn accolades from audiences and critics alike. Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Shoplifters became the first Japanese film in over 20 years to win top honors at Cannes, while anime auteur Hosoda Mamoru (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) introduced the world to another time-traveling heroine in Mirai.

Series: CINEkids International Children's Film Series, East Asian Film Series, International Art House Series

Rating:: PG
Year Released:: 2018
Format:: 2K DCP
Genres:: Action/Adventure, Drama, Animation
Metadata:: Directed by Hosoda Mamoru

One of the few challengers to Miyazaki Hayao and Studio Ghibli’s anime crown is director Hosoda Mamoru, whose fanciful yet emotionally profound works have made him one of the most successful animated filmmakers of the past two decades. In his latest film, Mirai, Hosoda examines the enduring essence of family in a tale of a four-year-old boy who embarks on a time-traveling journey across generations with the teenaged version of his newborn baby sister. In Japanese with English subtitles.