Ballina Arts Centre joins in International Anime Day
The film is a sequel to the cult anime from the 1990s.
Ballina Arts Centre has partnered with the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) to bring an exclusive screening of to the theatre on International Anime Day, which is today, Tuesday, April 15th, at 7.30pm. The film is a sequel to the cult anime from the 1990s, and fans are raving about its great action scenes, well-timed comedy, and a return to largely hand-drawn animation. There is even a surprise cameo.
The story centres around Ryo Saeba, known as City Hunter, the top “sweeper” within the underworld. Based in Shinjuku, as a private detective, he and his partner, Kaoru Makimura, take on a variety of clients.Their latest case is provided by the mysterious Angie, a filmmaker with a simple request – find her missing cat.
Meanwhile, Saeko Nogami of the Metropolitan Police investigates an invention of the biotech company Zoltech. Can these two cases possibly be linked? There’s clearly more to Angie’s request than she’s willing to share…
This film was specially chosen for Ballina Arts Centre by Monika Brzózka who is local anime artist and responsible for the partnership with the JFF. Monica said: "I wanted to make anime more available to people in the West of Ireland. We have already screened a number of Japanese films at Ballina Arts Centre and hope that by teaming up with the JFF we will ensure that we do even more in the future.
"I would love to see other local anime fans participate in choosing which films to screen in the future. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact me via the Arts Centre on 096 73593."
, which screens tonight (Tuesday) is directed by Kenji Kodama and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi and stars Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura and Miyuki Sawashiro. The run-time is 94 minutes, and it is rated 15. Tickets are available via the website or at the box office priced €6 (plus booking fee).
