March 2: JICC + DCIFF: Penguin Highway

Join us with the DCIFF for an exciting animated film, Penguin Highway!

Penguin Highway Part of the DC Independent Film Festival The JICC is excited to sponsor an exclusive screening of Studio Colorido's Penguin Highway, based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi (The Tatami Galaxy; Night is Short, Walk On Girl)! Budding genius Aoyama is only in the 4th grade, but already lives his life like a scientist. When penguins start appearing in his sleepy suburb hundreds of miles from the sea, Aoyama vows to solve the mystery. When he finds the source of the penguins is a woman from his dentist's office, they team up for an unforgettable summer adventure! In Japanese with English subtitles | Not Rated - Treat as PG | 2018 | 118 min | Directed by Hiroyasu Ishida Screening takes place at The Miracle Theater Tickets available through DC Independent Film Festival Image:  © 2018 TM,K/PH An anime breakfast experience: with tea, coffee, milk, cereal and pastries for ages 8 and over. Come in your PJs! Penguin Highway Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 10:45 AM The Miracle Theater 535 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003 (Metro: Eastern Market) Tickets: $9 for children & students, $13 for adults. $8 with discount code PENGIN PURCHASE TICKETS Presented with the DC Independent Film Festival Ticketing for this event available through DC Independent Film Festival. This event is not hosted at the Japan Information & Culture Center.  If you have any questions about the event, please contact the host, DCIFF. 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 100 | Washington, D.C. 20036-3838 TEL: 202-238-6900 | FAX: 202-822-6524 | jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp © 1981-2019 Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan