Programme Cardiff 2014

Our usual selection of merchants selling all kinds of Japanese paraphernalia. Full details below.

Director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Running Time: 99mins

Patema Inverted is the latest directorial effort from Yasuhiro Yoshiura, director of Time of Eve and Pale Cocoon OVA. The film was previously shown at the 2013 Scotland Loves Anime festival, where it won the Audience and Judge awards. It was also nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at 2013’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
(In Japanese with English Subtitles)

Teacher: Lexémon from Turnip Starfish
Age: 11 – 16
£29.50 per person

Bookings via Turnip Starfish at http://turnipstarfish.co.uk/shop/

Are you as mad about Manga and Anime as we are?! This Manga drawing workshop teaches you how to draw and create characters in the popular Japanese style. You will be taught construction techniques to strengthen your artwork and how to pose your Manga characters. You are also encouraged to bring your own sketchbooks to show Manga Expert Lexémon! She will give you tips and tricks to improve your art.

Director: Tsuneo Goda
Running Time: 5m 46s

Film was the collaboration of Tsuneo Goda, the creator of Domo and the singer Sade, created thorough the project called Zapuni. Zapuni unites Japanese visual artists with world-renowned musicians to create and dedicate videos to charities that help children affected by the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan with the power of music.
(No Dialogue)

Director: Keiichi Hara

Colorful is a 2010 anime directed by Keiichi Hara. It won the award for Excellent Animation of the Year at the 34th Japan Academy Prize. It was on the recent 11th Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme.
(In Japanese with English Subtitles)

Director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Running Time: 99mins

Patema Inverted is the latest directorial effort from Yasuhiro Yoshiura, director of Time of Eve and Pale Cocoon OVA. The film was previously shown at the 2013 Scotland Loves Anime festival, where it won the Audience and Judge awards. It was also nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at 2013’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
(In Japanese with English Subtitles)

Make sure you get your tickets in advance to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes. You may want to check out the raffle page to see what’s on offer.

Director: Sunao Katabuchi
Running Time: 95mins

Mai Mai Miracle gets a theatrical screening after a highly successful Kickstarter Campaign. Directed by Sunao Katabuchi (assistant director of Kiki’s Delivery Service) and produced by MADHOUSE in 2009, when it was first released it won a slew of awards including Best Animated Film at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal along with the Excellence Prize for Feature Length Animation at the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival.
(In Japanese with English Subtitles)