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SCREENING EVENT "In This Corner of The World” The 45th Annie Awards nominated film Film screening 6:00PM | Thursday, February 1st Director remarks and Q&A 8:30PM James Bridges Theater | 235 Charles E Young Dr N, LA, CA 90095 GUEST SPEAKER SUNAO KATABUCHI Japanese daily life was like during WWII, how the war changed Screening Film their lives. What does nuclear weapons mean to Japanese ”In This Corner of The World” people? What does it mean for people in Hiroshima? What does it mean for Americans or people in other countries? This is an exclusive event to screen the 45th Annie Awards Ultimately, this screening event will provide you an opportunity nominated and Japanese Oscar winning film. We will be inviting to discuss the sentiments of nuclear weapons and learn the the director of the film, Sunao Katabuchi, and the producer, Taro Hiroshima’s memories for the next generation. Maki, as panelists. This event will offer historical knowledge and visual elements to grasp various dimensions of Hiroshima Kure City and its lifestyle during WWII. The director Mr. Katabuchi Recently, there has been a shift in public sentiments creating an Mr. Katabuchi is an animation director who draws people and increased acceptance and decreased fear of nuclear weapons, worlds with subtlety. “Princess Arete” (2001) “BLACK which runs contrary to ICAN’s ideals that shape their campaign LAGOON” (2006), “Mai Mai Miracle” (2009): Time and time for the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty of 2017. Even in Japan itself, again, Katabuchi’s works are infused with sympathy, a sensitive 70 years after the atomic bombs dropped, many people are style that draws fans together and unites them. forgetting their tragic past and historical significance of Hiroshima city. The film conveys those unforgettable memories of Hiroshima, showing the momentum of the city’s life during This event is Free and open to the Public. WWII, frame by frame using the traditional Japanese 2D Persons with disabilities who may need assistance should animation. contact the organizer, Yuichiro Uno, UCLA Terasaki center Having Q&A Session Visiting Researcher. Email: [email protected] Following the film (130 minutes), we will host an hour long Q&A Special thanks to UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television session to allow Mr. Katabuchi to share parts of his story with the and Ellen C. Scott, Associate Professor and Head of the students and allow them to discuss what is a symbol of peace in Cinema and Media Studies Program. And Junko Yamazaki, the past and present. The success of this film and its huge UCLA assistant Professor Asian Languages & cultures popularity nationwide helps motivate us to think of what Department. .

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