Summary Kotatsu Festival Cardiff 2016
Saturday 24th
10.30 Miss Hokusai & Kitsune Tsuki
12:50 The Murder Case of Hana & Alice
13:30 Manga Drawing Workshop
17:30 Live Music: Tsukumogami
18:20 Genius Party + 4 Short Films
20:50 Psycho-Pass: The Movie
Sunday 25th
11:00 The Anthem of the Heart
13:30 Manga Drawing Workshop
14:00 Raffle Prize Draw
15:15 Harmony
17:45 The Empire of Corpses
For ticket information please contact
Chapter Box Office on +44(0)29 2030 4400
Saturday 24th September 2016
10:30 Miss Hokusai + Kitsune Tsuki short film
Miss Hokusai
Director: Keiichi Hara
Duration: 98m (90 + 8)
Released: 2015
Rating: 12a
Set in 1814, Miss Hokusai focuses on O-Ei, the daughter of famed artist Tetsuzo, better known by his pen name Hokusai, as she tries to navigate the various aspects of her life. O-Ei spends the bulk of her time assisting her divorced father who cares about his art and not much else.
Kitsune Tsuki (Fox Fears)
Director: Miyo Sato
Duration: 7m 38s
Released: 2015
In the evening of a village festival, a young boy named Bunroku goes to the festival with his friend and visits a clog shop on the way. There he learns an old superstition about the fox.
The Murder Case of Hana & Alice
Director: Shunji Iwai
Duration: 110m
Released: 2015
Rating: PG
14 year-old Tetsuko (Alice) moves with her mother to a new town in what she calls “The Boonies” and must enroll as a transfer student in a new middle school. She immediately finds herself bullied due to being assigned the seat of “Judas” who is said to have been murdered over a year before. She is told that if anybody knows his fate it would be Hana, the recluse in the house next door, who has been unable to bring herself to attend class since “Judas” disappeared.
13:30 Manga Drawing Workshop
Tutor: Asuka Bochanski Tanaka
Duration: 2 hrs
Price: £20
Age: 12+
Let’s draw your character! Learn how to draw your very own manga character with expert guidance from manga illustrator and designer Asuka Bochanska Tanaka.
To book your place please visit:
If you have any problems please email Asuka directly on:
17:30 Live Music: Tsukumogami
Performer: Kina Miyamoto (link)
Duration: 30m
Tsukumogami is an original composition by Japanese musician Kina Miyamoto. She will perform this piece live alongside the animation inspired by the Japanese paint scroll, Tsukuogami-emaki.For more details of the story of Tsukumogami-emaki please visit:
www.edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit-e/otogi/tsukumo/tsukumo.html
18:20 Genius Party + 4 Short Films
Directors: Various
Duration: 85m
Released: 2007
Rating: PG
Anthology of seven short films from different directors
Genius Party (Atsuko Fukushima),
Shanghai Dragon (Shoji Kawamori),
Deathtic 4 (Shinji Kimura),
Doorbell (Yuji Fukuyama),
Limit Cycle (Hideki Futamura),
Happy Machine (Masaaki Yuasa),
Baby Blue (Shinichiro Watanabe)
oldman youngman
Director: Ryoya Kaga
Duration: 7m 38s
Released: 2016
Human life roots deep boldly, clings to people. People fall to death too soon and darkness overspreads people.
SPOON
Director: Yikun Wang
Duration: 3m 57s
Released: 2014
A boy’s spoon falls on the floor when he is having a breakfast. The moment he is trying to pick it up, the boy is thrown into the different world. There he begins the adventure to take his spoon back.
I Wanna Be Your Friend
Director: Iku Ogawa
Duration: 4m 07s
Released: 2015
For friendship, it is the most important to be co-operative.
The Life Of Miyo
Director: Kazuki Sekiguchi
Duration: 8m 15s
Released: 2015
This is a story of Miyo, a girl who is getting married next month. The story starts from her childhood, until she meets her future husband.
20:50 Psycho-Pass: The Movie
Directors: Katsuyuki Motohiro, Naoyoshi Shiotani
Duration: 113m
Released: 2015
Rating: 15
In this science fiction crime film by Production I.G, Inspector Tsunemori is sent to a neighboring war-torn nation, where the Sibyl System is being introduced as an experiment, to find Shinya Kogami, her former enforcer who went rogue three years ago.
Sunday 25th September 2016
11:00 The Anthem of the Heart
Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai
Duration: 119m
Released: 2015
Rating: PG
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship.
13:30 Manga Drawing Workshop
Director: Asuka Bochanski Tanaka
Duration: 2 hrs
Price: £20
Age: 12+
Let’s draw your character! Learn how to draw your very own manga character with expert guidance from manga designer Asuka Bochanska Tanaka.To book your place please visit:
If you have any problems please email Asuka directly on:
14:00 Raffle Prize Draw
Make sure you get your tickets in advance to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes.
15:15 Harmony
Director: Michael Arias, Takashi Nakamura
Duration: 119m
Released: 2015
Rating: 12a
In an utopian, futuristic world, where humanity has acquired eternal life, a young high ranked agent of the world’s leading health company investigates a wave of suicides.
17:45 The Empire of Corpses
Director: Ryôtarô Makihara
Duration: 120m
Released: 2015
Rating: 15
After breaking the law of re-animating human corpses, young Watson has to either work for the government or face punishment. He has to go on a secret mission, to find the notes of Viktor Frankenstein, who reanimated the first human corpse.
Also available:
Japanese Marketplace
Kotatsu Festival Stand
A selection of new and second-hand Japanese books, comics, magazines and DVDs, Kimono cloth remnant offcut. All money raised on this stand will be used to help fund future Kotatsu Festival events.
Kotatsu Display
Come and join us and try out an actual Kotatsu table. Unique to Japan, a Kotatsu is a table which is draped in a blanket, futon or quilt, with a heater underneath. It’s ideal to keep your legs and feet warm on the cold winter nights. Kindly supplied by Kaori Onoda. (Saturday only)
Super Tomato
Cardiff based specialist retailer of retro video-games, manga, comic books, and toys – both from the UK and imported directly from Japan.
Keep It Secret
Kawaii goodies to suit your tastes, stocking; Fashion, Stationery, Tasty Japanese Sweets & Snacks, lot’s of plush toys from famous Ghibli Films, Phone Charms, life-style products, all from this Kawaii UK Based Store!
Cherry Slug
Selling original hand-made artworks inspired by video games and anime. The WeaponShop, an exhibition and pop-up trading platform, attempts to bridge the gap between video-game nostalgia and real life. Offering hand produced items, inspired by popular games in the same manner they are offered in video-land.
Yakiniku
Food shop from local Korean & Japanese restaurant The Seoul House.
Ommy’Stickers
Stickers! We all love them! Ommy’Stickers is all about supplying the big kid in us all with fun stickers to enjoy!
Ren Japanese Food (Sunday)
Providing authentic Japanese bento boxes, traditional wagashi sweets, pop-up restaurant, and catering for parties.
UWS JAMS
University of South Wales’ Japanese Anime & Manga Society
