JICC's anime recommendations

APRIL 2020 JICC FILM NEWSLETTER The JICC: Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan is pleased to present a collection of films accessible online. These selections were previously shown at JICC and were recently made available via streaming services. If you missed our screenings, don't worry! You can now enjoy them at home. Although our regular programming is postponed for the time being, we hope to still share Japanese culture with you virtually. Thank you for your continued interest in our events. Please visit us on Instagram and Facebook for more Japanese arts & culture updates!  {SNIP} ANIMEZING! SERIES

The films marked with this sakura symbol are family friendly and appropriate for younger audience members under the age of 12.

Miss Hokusai (2015) - on Netflix JICC Screening: April/May 2017 All of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai as his daughter O-Ei toils diligently inside his studio. Despite her own artistic talents, she struggles under the domineering influence of her father.

A Silent Voice (2016) - on Netflix JICC Screening: Feb 2019 A former class bully reaches out to the deaf girl he teased in grade school. He feels unworthy of redemption but is determined to make things right.

In This Corner of the World (2016) - on Netflix JICC Screening: Aug 2018 Suzu marries into a family living outside of Hiroshima and quickly settles into her new life, until World War II challenges her ability to survive. A beautiful yet poignant tale shows that people can come together and rebuild their lives.

Lu Over the Wall (2017) - on Netflix JICC Screening: July 2019 From visionary anime auteur Yuasa Masaaki 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.

Mary and the Witch's Flower (2018) - on Netflix JICC Screening: Oct 2018 A dazzling new adventure about a young girl named Mary, who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one night.