Chikyu Films: Lu Over The Wall

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March 15th, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

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CHIKYU FILMS 

This spring, we will feature a series of films, CHIKYU FILMS, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment, our earth, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese.

LU OVER THE WALL

Friday March 15, 2019 6:30 PM & Saturday March 16, 2:00 PM

Directed by Masaaki Yuasa (2017) 107 min. Japanese with English subtitles (not dubbed)

 

From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame. Kai is talented but adrift, spending his days sulking in a small fishing village after his family moves from Tokyo. His only joy is uploading songs he writes to the internet. When his classmates invite him to play keyboard in their band, their practice sessions bring an unexpected guest: Lu, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats, and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance – whether they want to or not.

As Kai spends more time with Lu, he finds he is able to tell her what he is really thinking, and a bond begins to form. But since ancient times, the people in the village have believed that mermaids bring disaster and soon there is trouble between Lu and the townspeople, putting the town in grave danger.  Winner of the Grand Prize at the prestigious Annecy Animation Festival and an official selection of Sundance 2018, Lu Over the Wall is a toe-tapping, feel-good demonstration of Yuasa’s genre-mixing mastery that will leave you humming long after you leave the theater.

Other CHIKYU FILMS:

March 15 & April 15  The Final Straw

March 20                    The Gift from Beate


Details

Starts:
March 15th, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
Ends:
March 15th, 2019 @ 8:30 pm
Event Category:
Cost:
Free
Doors Open:
30 minutes before start
Language:
Japanese with English Subtitles

Organizer

The Japan Foundation, Toronto
Phone:
416-966-1600
Email:
info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
Website:
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Venue

The Japan Foundation, Toronto
2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M4W 1A8 Canada
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Phone:
416-966-1600
Website:
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