Oct 27: Animezing!: Galaxy Express 999

Join us for a FREE classic anime film at the JICC!

2017 marks the 100-year anniversary of Japanese animation. In celebration, the JICC is presenting a retrospective of landmark animated films! Based on the long running Japanese manga series by Leiji Matsumoto comes Galaxy Express 999, directed by acclaimed anime veteran Rintaro (Metropolis, Neo Tokyo, X The Movie)! Galaxy Express 999 (Three-Nine) is the name of a train which travels through space, beginning at Megalopolis Station on one end of the galaxy and terminating at Andromeda on the other. But the Galaxy Express is more than just a train, it's also a metaphor for life itself, with passengers constantly boarding, debarking, and dreaming along the way. Tetsuro Hoshino is a youth who'll give anything to board the Three-Nine, including a promise to accompany a mysterious woman named Maetel all the way to Andromeda, the planet where, she tells him, he can get a free machine body to avenge the cruel death of his mother at the hands of the villainous Count Mecha. But nothing is as easy as it sounds, and Tetsuro is about to learn the true price not only for boarding the Three-Nine and avenging his mother, but for leaving his childhood behind, falling in love, and becoming a man. In Japanese with English subtitles | Not rated | 1979 | 128 min | Directed by Rintaro© 1979 Toei Animation Co., Ltd. Please note, this film contains scenes of violence that may not be suitable for young viewers. Registration is required. Halloween Special! Come in your Halloween costumes and Trick-or-Treat for Japanese candy at the JICC! You are invited to Animezing!: Galaxy Express 999 Friday, October 27th, 2017 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street Northwest Suite 100 Washington DC 20036 US CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp. Doors open 30 minutes before the program. Program begins at 6:30PM. No admittance after 7:00PM or once seating is full. Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee a seat. The JICC reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored by JICC without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100 | Washington, D.C. 20036-3838 TEL: 202-238-6900 | FAX: 202-822-6524 | jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp © 1981-2017 Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan