112 mins |
Rated
PG (Coarse language)
This film is playing as a part of the Japanese Film Festival 2019 October 11 - 13. Tickets are free and will be allocated at a first-come, first-served basis. Book either at the counter or by calling Academy Cinemas at 09-373-2761.
'The first, completely original theatrical film by director Yuasa Masaaki. This tale of the encounter and separation of a young boy and a young mermaid is composed of careful depictions of life and delicate emotional portrayals rendered through animation bursting with briskness and energy.
Middle school student Kai (voice:Shimoda Shouta) ends up in a declining fishing town as a result of his parents' divorce. Depressed, he is one day invited by a classmate to join their band. Kai reluctantly goes to the practice site on Mermaid Island where he meets Lu (voice:Tani Kanon), a young mermaid.'
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This film is playing as a part of the Japanese Film Festival 2019 October 11 - 13. Tickets are free and will be allocated at a first-come, first-served basis. Book either at the counter or by calling Academy Cinemas at 09-373-2761.
'The first, completely original theatrical film by director Yuasa Masaaki. This tale of the encounter and separation of a young boy and a young mermaid is composed of careful depictions of life and delicate emotional portrayals rendered through animation bursting with briskness and energy.
Middle school student Kai (voice:Shimoda Shouta) ends up in a declining fishing town as a result of his parents' divorce. Depressed, he is one day invited by a classmate to join their band. Kai reluctantly goes to the practice site on Mermaid Island where he meets Lu (voice:Tani Kanon), a young mermaid.'