103 mins |
Rated
PG
Playing as part of the 2023 Japanese Film Festival November 23rd - 26th.
Tickets to the festival are free. Tickets can be booked either through the Academy Cinemas website ($1.50 booking fee applies) or at the Academy Cinemas counter (no booking fee). Please note phone bookings are not available for the festival.
Tickets available from October 26th.
'Tamaki is an ordinary girl who idealises love, and she moves from the countryside to Tokyo hoping for fun times in college. However, an unexpected event results in her joining the competitive gliding club. She gets swept away by the charms of gliding and surprises teammates with her unexpected abilities, despite her clumsy appearance. The inter-university competition is approaching. Can Tamaki lead her university to victory? And will her relationship with her older teammate move forward?
This coming-of-age animation portrays college students enthralled by the blue skies, throwing themselves full-heartedly into the world of flying. The relatable heroine starts out as an ordinary girl and gradually discovers her own talents and matures while struggling with relationships. Blue Thermal is notable for visuals saturated with beauty and openness that enable viewers to share with the protagonists the thrills and pleasures of flying. This film creates a refreshing emotional experience by taking the universal coming-of-age story depicted through various sports and telling it through the unusual sport of gliding.'
Read more...
Playing as part of the 2023 Japanese Film Festival November 23rd - 26th.
Tickets to the festival are free. Tickets can be booked either through the Academy Cinemas website ($1.50 booking fee applies) or at the Academy Cinemas counter (no booking fee). Please note phone bookings are not available for the festival.
Tickets available from October 26th.
'Tamaki is an ordinary girl who idealises love, and she moves from the countryside to Tokyo hoping for fun times in college. However, an unexpected event results in her joining the competitive gliding club. She gets swept away by the charms of gliding and surprises teammates with her unexpected abilities, despite her clumsy appearance. The inter-university competition is approaching. Can Tamaki lead her university to victory? And will her relationship with her older teammate move forward?
This coming-of-age animation portrays college students enthralled by the blue skies, throwing themselves full-heartedly into the world of flying. The relatable heroine starts out as an ordinary girl and gradually discovers her own talents and matures while struggling with relationships. Blue Thermal is notable for visuals saturated with beauty and openness that enable viewers to share with the protagonists the thrills and pleasures of flying. This film creates a refreshing emotional experience by taking the universal coming-of-age story depicted through various sports and telling it through the unusual sport of gliding.'