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US PPREMIERE OF EIICHI YAMAMOTO’S
“BELLADONNA OF SADNESS ” (1973)
CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF THE MUSEUM OF SEX'S "PEEPING, PROBING AND PORN: FOUR CENTURIES OF GRAPHIC SEX IN JAPAN"
MARCH 30 (THU) 10PM
KGB Bar– Red Room Theater: 85 East 4th Street, NYC
For Screening (Free)
RSVP to: [email protected][/email]
The final entry in the adult-oriented anime trilogy by Osamu Tezuka and Mushi Production, following “A Thousand & One Nights” and “Cleopatra” . Loosely based on French historian Jules Michelet's nineteenth century classic novel "La Sorcière"
, this avant-garde art film describes a story of a woman named Jeanne, who sold her body and soul to the devil for her beloved husband, Jean. Painstakingly animating the stylistic illustrations, the story line continuously shows sadistic , psychedelic, and druggy scenes, with intense eroticism and sad lyricism. A wealth of imaginative visuals from Ukiyo-e to 60s underground comics and manga and acomplished technique push this film as one of the best animation film made in Japan. Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto. The art by Kuni Fukai. The animation director is Gisaburo Sugii . (89 Min)
© Mushi Production
ABOUT MUSHI PRODUCTION
MUSHI PRODUCTION Co., Ltd. was established by Tezuka Osamu in the year 1962 and produced the first animated TV series “Astro Boy” and “Kimba The White Lion” as well as the first animated feature "A Thousand & One Nights” (Animerama). Since then, the company has continued to produce a great number of animated features, video programs, and TV series.
www.mushi-pro.co.jp/
ABOUT FOUR CENTURIES OF GRAPHIC SEX IN JAPAN
It traces the erotic image of Japan from Edo period woodblock prints called “shunga” or "spring pictures" through its direct linage of today's manga and anime and explores its impact on Japanese visual culture.
www.museumofsex.com
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MDS (MONTHLY DIRECTOR'S SERIES) – APRIL
EAST COAST THEATRICAL PREMIERES (AND EXCLUSIVE NY SCREENINGS) OF
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW YORK – TOKYO
PRESENTS THE EAST COAST THEATRICAL PREMIERES
(AND EXCLUSIVE NY SCREENINGS) OF
HAYAO MIYAZAKI'S
"MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO"
"NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND"
NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE DUB
APRIL 01 (SAT) & APRIL 02 (SUN)
11:00AM – TOTORO / 11:30AM – NAUSICAA
IFC Center – 325 6th Ave, NYC
Tickets: $10.75 adults / $7.00 seniors & children under 12.
Purchase tickets online or in person at the IFC Center box office.
+ Gift DVDs and rare Totoro and Catbus plush sent direct from Studio Ghibli in Japan!
Please note audience prizes are given out before each screening.
+ Free tickets (to each show APR.01) to 20 NYT kids! RSVP to [email][email protected]
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
All ages
TOTORO tells the story of two sisters' encounter with a family of forest sprites, called Totoro, gentle but powerful creatures who live in a huge and ancient camphor tree and are seen only by children. As the film opens, the children have just moved with their father to a dusty old house in the country to be closer to the hospital where their mother is convalescing... read more
Voice: Dakota and Elle Fanning (Satsuki and Mei)
Original Music: Joe Hisaishi
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
Ages 9 to adult
Set in a devastated future world swarming with gigantic insects, NAUSICAA is the story of a young princess, both brave and innocent, whose love for all living things and passionate determination to understand the processes of nature lead her into terrible danger, sacrifice, and eventual triumph... read more
Voice: Alison Lohman (Nausicaa), Patrick Stewart (Lord Yupa), Uma Thurman (Kushana)
Original Music: Joe Hisaishi
ABOUT NYICFF
Established in 1997, NYICFF is the largest festival of film for children and teens in North America, with annual attendance of over 20,000. Each year NYICFF scours the globe to present a highly selective slate of the best animation, live action, documentary and experimental shorts and features from around the world, plus retrospectives, filmmaker Q&As, panels, workshops, audience voting, and the NYICFF Awards Ceremony. The festival seeks creative, original, non-formulaic works in order to help to define a new, more compelling film for kids. Gus Van Sant, Susan Sarandon, James Schamus, Matthew Modine, Peter Lord and Adam Gopnik are voting members of the NYICFF Jury. The 2006 New York International Children's Film Festival will present 90 films for ages 3-18, with screenings at the IFC Center the first weekend of every month, throughout the calendar year. Go to www.gkids.com to sign up to the NYICFF email list.
"This festival is about redefining what kids' entertainment can be." – Time Out New York
"More daring and subtle than the usual kids' fare." – Variety
"Devoted to the kind of fare that may be found at the Academy Awards but not at the local multiplex." – New York Times
"Enough premieres, parties, celebs and receptions to become a virtual kiddie Cannes." – NY Citisearch
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GNG (GAMERS NIGHT GROOVE) – APRIL EVENT 1
GNG MEETS BOXING !
@ FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHT
APR. 21(FRI) 7:30PM
The Church of St. Paul the Apostle
450 Columbus Ave (between 59th & 60th St), NYC
We’ll hold a fighting video game lounge, adding a fresh twists
to the tradition and aesthetic of “Old School Fight Club”
www.fridaynightfightsnyc.com
GNG (GAMERS NIGHT GROOVE) – APRIL EVENT 2
© Fujitane Contents Design Works
GNG MEETS FUTURE OF GAMING !
@ GAMES AND MOBILE FORUM
APR. 25 (TUE) & 26 (WED) 8:30AM
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place, NYC
We’ll hold a mobile game lounge, for the industry participants
and speakers from EA, Nokia, Sony, Sprint, Ericsson, Virgin Mobile,
Atari, Playboy, MTV, Wired, GameSpot, Ziff Davis, Turbine, Microsoft, Yahoo!, AOL, among others.
www.gamesandmobile.com
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EMBASSY OF JAPAN PRESENTS ANIME BLOSSOM !
The 2006 National Cherry Blossom Festival ® marks the 94th celebration of the original gift of the 3,000 cherrytrees from the city of Tokyo to the people of Washington, DC in 1912. From March 25 (Sat) to April 09 (Sun), the Festival basks in the spirit of the season with over 1 million visitors , through over 60 ceremonial events at multiple venues. Among these, EMBASSY OF JAPAN presents ANIME BLOSSOM!, adding a dash energy to this historical festival and creating a wonderful opportunity to promote Anime, Manga and Games to the general public.
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MARCH 25 (SAT)
THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM – 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC
ADMISSION : FREE
GAME
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION!
Sponsored by
Win DDR Bundles!!
DDR music CDs to 50 dancers
“KONAMI”, “BEMANI”, “Dance Dance Revolution”, “Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX” and “Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME” are either registered trademarks or trademarks of KONAMI CORPORATION. © 1998 2006 KONAMI. Developed & Published by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. under license from Konami Corporation. USP 6450888
ANIME
SCREENING
MANGA
EXHIBITION
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APRIL 8 (SAT)
APRIL 8 (SAT) 11:00AM – 2:00PM
JAPANESE STREET FESTIVAL: 12th St & Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC
(JAPANESE STREET FESTIVAL: 10:00AM - 6:00PM)
ADMISSION : FREE
ANIME
OUTDOOR SCREENING
11:00AM - 2:00PM
MORE INFO
www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/index.htm
nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
Sponsored by Event produced by
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about NYT
Founded in 2001, NYT is a company with the mission to provide exposure of techno-cool, eye-popping entertainment and production from Japan to the general public in the U.S. Past events include the annual Anime Festival, which was started with the Sci Fi channel as the world's first anime premiere film festival, and the annual Music Festival, which has also been acclaimed as an one-of-kind event bringing the Japanese and U.S. music worlds together in NYC. NYT is currently holding two monthly events: GNG (Gamers Nite Groove) and MDS (Monthly Director Series), and two annual Festivals: eNerGy (@Central Park) and Tokyo Robotics, besides providing various client services.
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