Mirai (film screening)
May 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm EDT
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Mirai
未来のミライ
Friday, May 1, 6:00PM (ET)
Doors open 5:30PM | Film Screening | In-Person | JFT Event Hall
Directed by HOSODA Mamoru • 2018 • Comedy / Drama • 98 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer
Family-friendly screening in celebration of Children’s Day (こどもの日)!
Kun is a spoiled four-year-old struggling to cope with the arrival of his new baby sister, Mirai (meaning “future”). Feeling neglected and overwhelmed, he retreats into a fantasy world where past and future collide. There, he encounters magical versions of his loved ones—including his sister as a teenager from the future—who guide him through a series of extraordinary adventures.
Blending everyday life with whimsical time travel, Mirai offers a heartwarming and imaginative story about family, growing up, and discovering one’s place in the world.
Please note: the film is rated PG in the US for thematic elements including some scary images. Parental guidance is advised.
Free admission. Registration required.
Registration will be open on Thursday April 9, at 12:00PM ET.
Director Profile:
HOSODA Mamoru (細田 守) is a Japanese director and animator. Formerly employed at Toei Animation, he first came to public attention in the early 2000s with the first two films in the Digimon Adventure series and the sixth film in the One Piece series.
After leaving Toei, Hosoda directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), his first film since going freelance. It gained popularity through word of mouth among audiences and eventually became a hit, with a long run of 40 weeks, over 100 theaters in total, more than 180,000 people in attendance and box-office revenues of approximately 264 million yen. In 2009, Hosoda’s first original film Summer Wars was released, also produced by Madhouse. The film was a further hit with 127 screens, an audience of 1.26 million and box-office revenue of 1.65 billion yen. Both films won the Japan Academy Award for Animation of the Year.
In 2011, Hosoda established his own animation studio, Studio Chizu. He directed Wolf Children (2012) and The Boy and the Beast (2015); both films became critical and box office success. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards for his seventh film Mirai (2018). It was the first time a Japanese animated film other than Studio Ghibli had been nominated for the award.
