Japanese Film Shows Japanese with English Subtitles Free Admission!! Venue: Christchurch Art Gallery

Tue 25 August 6:00pm Summer Wars サマーウォーズ “Real and Virtual Anime Action”

A sci-fi animated feature film set in a time where the real world and a virtual community named OZ co-exist. High school maths whiz Kenji is invited on a trip to Ueda, Nagano prefecture by senior schoolmate

Natsuki, whom he has a secret crush on. While spending©2018 time ”Room Launderingwith” Film the Partners Jinnouchi family, Kenji receives an email with a suspicious numeric ©2009 Summer Wars Film Partners code. The following day, a mysterious avatar appears in OZ, destroy- DIRECTOR : Mamoru Hosoda ing its maintenance system and causing chaos throughout the real Cast : Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba world. Under the leadership of family matriarch Granny Sakae, Kenji Year : 2009 Length: 114min and the Jinnouchi clan do battle with the enemy. PG Note: Violence

Tue 29 September 2:00pm Mirai 未来のミライ School Holiday Special! “The Future teaches about the Past”

When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned

upside down. Named Mirai (meaning “future”), the baby quickly wins (thec) QUAIL FILM hearts of Kun’s entire family. As his mother returns to work, and his fa- ther struggles to run the household, Kun becomes increasingly jealous of baby Mirai… until one day he storms off into the garden, where he en- counters strange guests from the past and future – including his sister ©2018 STUDIO CHIZU Mirai, as a teenager. Together, Kun and teenage Mirai go on a journey DIRECTOR : Mamoru Hosoda through time and space, uncovering their family’s incredible story. But Cast : Moka Kamishihara, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino why did Mirai come from the future? PG Year : 2018 Length: 102min

Wed 7 October 2:00pm DRAGON BALL SUPER –BROLY School Holiday Special! ドラゴンボール超ブロリー

(c) 2018 “Recall“ Film “Attack of the Saiyans” (c) 2013 Studio Ghibli - NDHDMTK

Twentieth feature film for the popular “Dragon Ball” anime se- ries based on Akira Toriyama’s manga. Peace reigns on Earth after the “Tournament of Power”. Goku knows that powerful enemies remain at large in the universe and devotes himself to

©BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA ©2018 DRAGON BALL SUPER THE MOVIE PRODUCTION COMMITTEE training. One day, Goku and Vegeta are confronted with an un-

DIRECTOR : Tatsuya Nagamine known Saiyan named Broly. These three Saiyans who have fol- Cast : Masako Nozawa, Ryo Horikawa, Ryusei Nako lowed very different fates embark on an epic battle. PG Note:

Year : 2018 Length: 100min Violence & Coarse Language Mon 7 ScheduleDecember 6:00pm Spirited Away 千と千尋の神隠し “Enchanting Magical Tale for all Ages”

An Academy Award winning masterpiece from the anime maes- tro Miyazaki. A wondrous fantasy about a young girl, Chihiro, who discovers a secret spirit world. When her parents are mys- teriously transformed, she must call upon all her courage to free

© 2001 Studio Ghibli - NDDTM herself and return her family to the outside world. DIRECTOR : Hayao Miyazaki PG Note: Supernatural Themes Cast : Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki In collaboration with the Canterbury Film Society Year : 2001 Length: 124min

©2018 ”Room Laundering” Film Partners Tue 8 December 6:00pm Every Day a Good Day 日日是好日

“Life’s Lessons through Tea”

Based on a book by Noriko Morishita. At the recommendation of her mother, 20-year-old Noriko and her cousin Michiko start taking tea ceremony lessons with Mrs Takeda, a highly reputed teacher. At first, Noriko is confused by the intricate rules, but

© 2018 “Every Day a Good Day” Production Committee after two years she comes to realize the profundity of the tea DIRECTOR : Tastushi Omori ceremony. Cast : Haru Kuroki, Kilin Kiki, Mikako Tabe G Year : 2018 Length: 100min

Wed 9 December 6:00pm The Last: Naruto the Movie 劇場版 NARUTO “The conclusion of the Epic Story!”

An animated feature film based on a manga series that has sold over 130 million copies. Creator Masashi Kishimoto acts as story supervisor and character designer for this adaptation. The moon begins to move closer to the Earth. If it continues its © 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO/2007 SHIPPUDEN © NMP 2014 course, the moon will disintegrate, raining debris upon the DIRECTOR : Tsuneo Kobayashi Earth and causing the extinction of mankind. Naruto and his

Cast : Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura ( (c) 2013 Studio Ghibli - NDHDMTK c) 2018 “Recall“ Film friends begin an investigation, which brings them to an under- Year : 2014 Length: 113min ground zone that bears a massive cursed inscription. PG Note: Violence & Coarse Language

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