Watch Makoto Shinkai's new movie....WITH MAKOTO SHINKAI....IN IRELAND!

Thomas-G

While some of you living in England might already have been lucky enough to catch one of the UK screenings of lauded director Makoto Shinkai's latest film, Children Who Chase Lost Voices, this July will give Irish anime fans a chance to see the film, introduced by the director himself no less!

As part of a video message posted on the Kaze UK Facebook page, Shinkai states that he will be in Dublin on July 2nd (at an as-yet unspecified location) to present the Irish premiere of the film, before moving on to further dates at Japan Expo in Paris before reaching Hanover, Germany on July the 9th.

The message also states that the film is slated for a UK release on DVD and Blu-Ray in the fourth quarter of 2012 - we reviewed the film ourselves right here. We'll be sure to give you more details of that Dublin event as we hear it!

Source: http://www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Makoto_Shinkai_to_present_Children_Who_Chase_Lost_Voices_Irish_premiere_on_July_2nd.html

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. For those of you who don't know, Shinkai directed Voices from a Distant Star, The Place Promised in our Early Days and the amazing 5 Centimeters Per Second. I will most certainly be there . Who else is going?

johnny_ultimate

Hah literally just watched the film on DVD the other night. It's pretty great though so will indulge in the opportunity to meet the man himself

Numina

I must go.

Fergus_

I must watch the films and see about going

Konata

I'm gonna be in Australia for this.

Super sad

TheIrishGrover

Just saw this thread. Thanks for the alert OP. Must keep an eye out for details. I got this on holidays on BD. Great show

thefinalstage

Damn! Where can I get tickets? I have been watching this closely but every source says the location is as yet to be decided.

Saruwatari

I'm willing to bet it'll be the IFI, considering they've shown 5cm Per Second there in the past.

blainelee

I want to watch it,where can I get tickets?:(

Art_Wolf

They have yet to announce where it will be, keep checking back and no doubt someone will post once it is revealed

TheIrishGrover

Hey folks, any news or info on this? Have checked the IFI website and haven't seen anything. Will continue to look around for info.

Thomas-G

I wouldn't worry too much, it's a while away yet!

Numina

No word of a venue yet, but they say on the Kaze facebook page in the comments for the video that it'll be announced next week.

"Venue + ticket info next week - we'll post up asap ."

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10100195043358951

Butterscotch

I was talking to Yamauchi the Cultural Officer of the Japanese Embassy and he said it was definitely going ahead and to spread the word.

sniper_samurai

Kaze updated their Facebook earlier to state that the screening is taking place in the Lighthouse and that tickets will go on sale during the week.

Varkov

Grrr, was gonna bring my sister to this, but looks like I'll be going to Lanzarote on the 1st

First world problems...

johnny_ultimate

http://www.onlinecinematickets.com/index.php?s=LHSMITHF&p=details&eventCode=8293

You know what to do.

TheChrisD

Just as my credit card maxes out

megaten

Bought! Also I had no idea he used to work for Falcom.

johnny_ultimate

Yeah just found that out t'other day too.

Ys nerd out!

Numina

Bought! Kind of glad I haven't had the chance to see the movie yet, it's nice to get to see it on a big screen.

TheIrishGrover

Wonder if he'll autograph anything.... And if he does would it be bad form to ask him to autograph my Japanese Blu-Ray copy since it's not out here yet?


If anyone is interested, when I got the movie it came with three postcards if anyone wants one for him to autograph if he is....... PM me

johnny_ultimate

I'd imagine there'll be a signing afterwards... I want my DVD of Children... and my Voices / Place Promised double packed signed, like the nerd I am.

Butterscotch

I am really excited for this.

e_e

Booked, phew.

Should be playing in screen 1 though, screen 3 doesn't hold so many people.

thefinalstage

I want to see this. Its been too long since I experienced the anime community. Hope I'm not in work!

caff

Booked! Should be a good evening.

fitz0

Booked a ticket. I hadn't heard of the film so it's a nice surprise.

sniper_samurai

Hope you have your tickets booked if your going on Monaday as the screening is now sold out.

Kaze UK have said on their facebook that they are now trying to organise a second screening

TheChrisD

Ah feck, just as I was getting the money online to be able to buy them

johnny_ultimate

Second screening the following Monday, although minus Shinkai.

Numina

My body is ready.

melekalikimaka

got my tix, sadly for the second screening, refusing to read reviews about what its even about, just hope it isnt 'too' lovely dovey

johnny_ultimate

Don't worry, it's not 'lovey dovey' in the slightest.

I'll be helping out at the event tonight, and am very much looking forward to it Wish I was seeing the film for the first time on the big screen, but hey whatever!

Also hoping the success of this will be a positive precedent for events of this sort. Anime in the cinema has a loyal audience, so I always wonder why there isn't more of it.

megaten

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Don't worry, it's not 'lovey dovey' in the slightest.

I'll be helping out at the event tonight, and am very much looking forward to it Wish I was seeing the film for the first time on the big screen, but hey whatever!

Also hoping the success of this will be a positive precedent for events of this sort. Anime in the cinema has a loyal audience, so I always wonder why there isn't more of it.

If it's about attendence. I almost never hear about it until after it's already been shown. It's partly why I'm so excited to go see this tonight.

Also, does anyone know how long it takes to walk from the city centre to smithfield? I need to figure out when to leave work.

johnny_ultimate

Its a ten-fifteen minute walk from the Jervis St. Luas stop.

fitz0

Or you can get the Luas straight to Smithfield.

TheIrishGrover

Great to see it on the big screen. Interesting Q&A afterwards (except my lame ass, cliche question about strong female anime characters. D'oh. The last girl asked a great question about the use of expansive scenery/nightscapes). Got me Blu-Ray autographed

e_e

I thought the film was merely ok but I loved the opportunity to see it in that setting and Shinkai seems like a real gent.

Zeouterlimits

Jesus Christ, that photo is huge!

johnny_ultimate

Hope you all enjoy the posters I had to painstakingly spend my afternoon rolling

A grand evening was had. Great to meet the man himself. It's an exposition heavy film, although plenty of wonderful moments in it, although was a) sorry for and b) annoyed at the very frustrated child sitting behind me A good Q&A too, audience asked much better questions than I had expected.

Let's hope there's more of this stuff in the forseeable future.

Numina

That was great. I would have loved to have to met Shinkai but it was a long queue and we really didn't have that much time to spare to get home. I wonder what the translator was writing as he was talking, probably just rough notes of what he was saying to refer back to as she relayed the message but the curiosity persists. I echo what Grover said about the night skies question, that was some pretty cool insight; also the question about why he chose Agartha over other versions of afterlife such as Hades. Although the person asking that question wasn't that clear in getting the question across, we still got a fascinating answer.

Oh, I also found it pretty funny that we travelled underground (the theater actually being underground) to watch a movie about people going underground.

johnny_ultimate

The short referenced in the Q&A, for the interested amongst you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xax2OXu1fcA

megaten

It was pretty amazing to see the man in person. He was very friendly too.
The film itself was good, but it felt like it could have been done by any competent director. Apart from the gorgeous visuals there isn't really anything there that could tell you it was done by him.

johnny_ultimate

I think the biggest problem with the film is that it does Shinkai absolutely no favours in shaking off the unfortunate 'next Miyazaki' tag. There were vague similarities before (not least a fascination with flying machines) but this is full on homage material. Heavily influenced by Nausicca, Laputa, Spirited Away and - the biggest - Princess Mononoke. Some less obvious resemblances to Totoro and a few of the others too. Could probably write an essay breaking down the similarities.

I'd put Mamorou Hosoda a little bit above him as 'the great hope of anime', but I still think Shinkai is the producer of some of the smartest, most engaging anime around. And the thematic core of Children... is pretty fascinating and complex. He just really needs to let his own individual voice sing, and this is one or two steps backwards in that regard.

Konata

Crazy jealous of you all! Glad to hear it went well though!

Tar.Aldarion

i missed it too but it's on again next week.

thefinalstage

DAMMIT! Can't believe I missed this. I love the experience of watching a beautiful animation with people who can appreciate it....AHHHHHHHH and this would have been my first time seeing it too....

Would have loved to have met the man himself too

Tar.Aldarion

poisonedstream wrote: »

DAMMIT! Can't believe I missed this. I love the experience of watching a beautiful animation with people who can appreciate it....AHHHHHHHH and this would have been my first time seeing it too....

Would have loved to have met the man himself too

As I said above it's on again next monday if you want to book it.
He wont be there though.
http://www.onlinecinematickets.com/index.php?s=LHSMITHF&p=details&eventCode=8293

Tar.Aldarion

*tumbleweed*

thefinalstage

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

*tumbleweed*

*bigger tumbleweed*