40 Japanese Anime

2013 April / Studio Ghibli’s anime “From Up on Poppy Hill” plays in Los Angeles

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Laemmle’s Playhouse  7 in Pasadena and Landmark Regent in Westwood played “From Up on Poppy Hill” from March though May 2. + “From Up on Poppy Hill” comes from Japan’s Studio Ghibli, the illustrious group that has given us a succession of animated masterpieces by Hayao Miyazaki. This film was co-written by the master,...
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2013 / Author of “How Japanese pop culture has invaded the US” to lecture, Feb 20

20130219 Roland Kelts JFLA Lecture

  Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) Lecture Series 4: Anime and Hollywood Guest Speaker: Roland Kelts; author, journalist, scholar and musician Date: Wednesday, February 20, from 7:00PM Venue: JFLA Auditorium (5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036) Registration: Click Here to RSVP (Required) For the fourth JFLA lecture series, the Japan Foundation, Los...
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2013 / Miyazaki anime screening “Ponyo” Feb. 10, 4:00 pm

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  The American Cinematheque Presents The Castle Returns: Miyazaki, Takahata and The Masters Of Studio Ghibli 2013 January 25 – February 10, 2013 at the Egyptian & Aero Theatres Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave at 14th St, Santa Monica, CA 90043 www.americancinematheque.com + Saturday, February 9 –...
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2013 / Anime Screening “Howl’s Moving Castle” Feb. 3, 7:30 pm

20130201 American Cinematheque Ghibli Howls Moving Castle

The American Cinematheque Presents The Castle Returns: Miyazaki, Takahata and The Masters Of Studio Ghibli 2013 January 25 – February 10, 2013 at the Egyptian & Aero Theatres Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave at 14th St, Santa Monica, CA 90043 www.americancinematheque.com + Saturday, February 2 – 4:00...
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2013 / Screening “Princess Mononoke,” Jan. 27, 7:30 pm

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  Due to last year’s popularity, American Cinematheque will bring back highlights of “Retrospective of animated films from Japan’s Studio Ghibli” series from Jan. 25 – Feb. 10 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Founded in Tokyo in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata,...
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2012 / LA Eiga Fest 2012 Conclusive Schedule announced, Dec 14-16

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                    LA EigaFest 2012 comes to the Egyptian Theatre Latest Blockbusters from Japan on the big screen in Hollywood Rurouni Kenshin, Helter Skelter, Wolf Children, Thermae Romae And much more! The second annual LA EigaFest will be held from December 14th to 16th at the...
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2012 / LA EigaFest: New Films from Japan, Dec. 14-16

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5 Los Angeles premiere of animated and live action new Japanese cinema will be presented from Dec. 14 – 16 at Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The Japan Film Society launched the LA EigaFest (“eiga” means “film” in Japanese) to showcase the country’s best new films and filmmakers. Over the last two decades, the American...
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Jan 26 – Feb 12: Studio Ghibli Retrospective by American Cinematheque

Ghibli Retrospective Spirited Away

The  American Cinematheque at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres is the exclusive Los Angeles venue for the G-Kids tour of a 20-year retrospective of the work of Japan’s Studio Ghibli, renowned for their masterpieces of animation. The retrospective runs Thursday, January 26 to Sunday, February 12 and will include 14 Studio Ghibli feature films...
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Contemporary: Anime “Evangelion” part 1 & 2 at Downtown Independent, Jan 21

Contemporary: Anime “Evangelion” part 1 & 2 at Downtown Independent, Jan 21

Along with Cinema Asia Releasing and FUNimation, film distributor Eleven Arts will present anime “Evangelion” part 1 and 2 at Downtown Independent theater, 251 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 617-1033, from January 21 and 28 respectively. “Evangelion” series was aired in Japan in the mid 1990s and continues to remain popular...
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