Jan 24: Animezing!: Millennium Actress (Remastered)

Enjoy a FREE animated film at the JICC!

Animezing!:  Millennium Actress (Remastered) Friday, January 24th at 6:30 PM Experience the gorgeous new restoration of what many believe to be Satoshi Kon's (Perfect Blue, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers) greatest work, Millennium Actress! When the legendary Ginei Studios shuts down, filmmaker Genya Tachibana and his assistant are tasked with interviewing its reclusive star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who had retired from the spotlight 30 years prior. As she recounts her career, Genya and his crew are literally pulled into her memories where they witness her chance encounter with a mysterious man on the run from the police. Despite never knowing his name or his face, Chiyoko relentlessly pursues that man in a seamless blend of reality and memory that only Satoshi Kon could deliver. Boasting countless awards, including the Grand Prize in the Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival, which it shared with Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Millennium Actress is a must-see for anime fans of all ages. Starring Mami Koyama, Shozo Iizuka, Masaya Onosaka In Japanese with English subtitles | Rated PG | 2019 | 87 min | Directed by Satoshi Kon Registration required Images: © 2018 Millennium Actress Production Committee Animezing!: Millennium Actress (Remastered) Friday, January 24th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM JICC: Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street, NW Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20036-3838  REGISTER HERE 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. Program begins at 6:30PM. Doors open 30 minutes before the program. 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 © 1981-2020 Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan