“Animation is Film” festival returns to Hollywood to showcase a curated selection of animated cinema from around the world, including but not limited to films from Japan, France, Belgium, and more.
This fall, JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles is excited to partner with AIF in offering a special 25% discount code (JHLA) to enjoy the festival’s selection of Japanese films. Scroll down to see which new Japanese animation will be played on the big screen!
This annual festival is produced by GKIDS in collaboration with Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Variety.
Screenings
The Boy and the Heron
Dates & Times
10.18.2023 (Wed.) | 7:00 PM (Sold Out)
10.22.2023 (Sun.) | 12:00 PM (Newly Added!)
Location
TCL CHINESE THEATRES – IMAX
Fee
$15 General Admission, $12 Senior & Child Admission
STORY
A young boy named Mahito
yearning for his mother
ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead.
There, death comes to an end,
and life finds a new beginning.
A semi-autobiographical fantasy
about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship,
from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years, The Boy and the Heron is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by the Academy Award®-winning director. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, the film features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film “Spinning Globe” was penned and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu
The Concierge
Dates & Times
10.21.2023 (Sat.)
Time
3:00 PM
Location
TCL CHINESE THEATRES – AUDITORIUM 1
Fee
$15 General Admission, $12 Senior & Child Admission
STORY
Step into the enchanting Hokkyoku Department Store where the shoppers are animals “of all shapes and sizes.” Big-hearted newcomer Akino aims to emulate her colleague, Mori, as the perfect concierge. Tested by the demands of her unique clientele, Akino must learn how to flourish in her dream role all while under the watchful (and intense!) eye of her manager, Mr. Todo.
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Based on the critically-acclaimed manga, the film is told in a series of lovely and loosely connected vignettes animated by the legendary Production I.G. Yoshimi Itazu has worked as a key animator for such luminaries as Satoshi Kon and Hayao Miyazaki (including on this year’s AIF Opener, The Boy and the Heron), but makes his feature debut with this magical celebration of being at the service to others – and to yourself. An Aniplex release.
Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
Dates & Times
10.21.2023 (Sat.)
Time
3:00 PM
Location
TCL CHINESE THEATRES – AUDITORIUM 1
Fee
$15 General Admission, $12 Senior & Child Admission
STORY
Following a tragedy on the desolate planet Eden17, Romi is placed in a state of cryopreservation. When she wakes over a thousand years in the future, alone but embraced as royalty on the now civilized planet, she embarks on a journey to fulfill a promise she made to her young son: to return to Earth.
Adapting Osamu Tezuka’s legendary manga series, director Shojiro Nishimi and STUDIO4℃’s film is a visual and spiritual feast.
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This Animation Is Film presentation is the North American Premiere of the theatrical version of the film, which features an alternate ending, previously unseen by audiences anywhere.
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