EUREKA SEVEN - good night, sleep tight, young lovers-

Thu 24.09 / 19:30 / Lantaren-Venster / Rotterdam
Tue 20.10 / 21:30 / Chassé Cinema / Breda

EUREKA SEVEN [Movie still]

De jonge Renton Thurston worstelt met de faam van zijn oorlogsheld vader. Nadat hij een robotpiloot is geworden, wordt hij ingepalmd door een groep piloten om bij hen te komen. Al snel komt hij achter hun werkelijke aard en doelstellingen, en deze zijn niet allemaal in zijn voordeel. Gebaseerd op de veelvuldig onderscheiden anime serie met dezelfde naam en helemaal opnieuw herontwikkeld en vernieuwd. Geproduceerd door Bones, bekend van o.a. 'Wolf's Rain', 'Fullmetal Alchemist', 'Cowboy Bebop' (de film) en 'Sword of the Stranger'.

Set in 2054, the young Renton's only one dream is to rescue his childhood friend, Eureka, who was abducted years ago. After he becomes a robot pilot, he is coerced to join a group of other pilots. Soon he discovers their true nature and goals, and they are not necessarily in his best interest. Based on the award winning anime series with the same name and completely redeveloped and regenerated. Produced by Bones, of Wolf's Rain, Fullmetal Alchemist, Cowboy Bebop (movie) and Sword of the Stranger's fame.

EUREKA SEVEN -good night, sleep tight, young lovers- (Koukyoushihen eureka sebun / Poketto ga Niji de ippai), Dutch première
Japan, 2009, 115 min., DigiBeta, Color, Japanese spoken w/ English subtitles
Director: KYODA Tomoki
Character Design: YOSHIDA Kenichi
Animation Director: SAITO Tsunenori
Production: BONES
Music: SATO Naoki
Distribution: Bandai Visual Co., Ltd.
Website: eureka-prj.net

KYODA Tomoki Born in 1970 in Osaka. After working for several projects, such as The Family's Defensive Alliance as an episode director and mechanical designer in 2001, he made his directorial debut with the theatrical version of RahXephon (2003). He also directed the Eureka Seven series in 2005.

Filmography:
2003: RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

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Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone

Sat 26.09 / 14:30 / Lantaren-Venster / Rotterdam
Wed 02.12 / 20:00 / Chassé Cinema / Breda

The Blue Sky Maiden [Movie still]

Deze film is de eerste in de trilogie The Rebuild Of Evangelion en is gebaseerd op de animeserie Neon Genesis Evangelion. Het omvat de belangrijkste gebeurtenissen van de eerste zes afleveringen van de serie met nieuwe ontwikkelingen dankzij de 3D CG techniek. Evangelion is een controversiële postapocalyptische anime bomvol globale rampen en overheidssamenzweringen. IKARI Shinji wordt tegen zijn zin een piloot van een Evangelion (EVA) om de vijandige Angels tegen te gaan wanneer een andere piloot, AYANAMI Rei te gewond is om aan te vallen. De film geeft weer hoe Shinji zich probeert aan te passen aan zijn nieuwe leven, terwijl hij Tokyo en de wereld blijft beschermen tegen de Angels die komen.

This film is the first of the trilogy 'The Rebuild Of Evangelion', based on the original anime series 'Neon Genesis Evangelion'. It encapsulates the main events of the first six episodes of the series with some new developments thanks to new 3D CG technology. Evangelion is a controversial post apocalyptic anime filled with global disasters and government conspiracies. Teenager IKARI Shinji reluctantly becomes a pilot of an Evangelion (EVA) to fight against the hostile Angels when another pilot, AYANAMI Rei is too injured to go into battle. The film portrays Shinji's attempts to settle in with his newfound life while continuing to defend Tokyo and the world from the coming Angels.

EVANGELION 1.0: YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE (Ebangelion shingekijyoban: joo)
Japan 2007, 98 min, 35mm, Color, Japanese spoken w/ English subtitles
Director & Script: ANNO Hideaki
Producer: OTSUKI Toshimichi
Art direction: KATO Hiroshi, KUSHIDA Tatsuya
Music: SAGISU Shiro
Distribution: Dybex
Website: evangelion.co.jp

ANNO Hideaki ANNO (*1960) is a celebrated anime director. He graduated from the Osaka University of Arts and made himself known to the world by working at MIYAZAKI's world famous Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away). With the Evangelion series he is claimed to have made one of the most influential anime series of all times.

Filmography (Selection):
2009 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2004 Cutie Honey
1998 Love & Pop

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Genius Party Beyond

Sat 26.09 / 22:00 / Lantaren-Venster / Rotterdam
Fri 02.10 / 21:30 / Kriterion / Amsterdam
Thu 08.10 / 19:30 / Filmhuis Cinode / Dordrecht
Tue 13.10 / 21:15 / Focus / Arnhem
Fri 30.10 / 18:15 / Sieboldhuis / Leiden

Genius Party Beyond [Movie still]

De afgelopen twee jaren heeft CAMERA JAPAN werk van Studio 4°C laten zien en ook dit jaar is het weer raak: na het anime-succes van Genius Party vorig jaar hebben we dit jaar Genius Party Beyond. Deze is wat korter dan zijn voorganger, maar minstens zo krachtig. De namen liegen er ook niet om: MAEDA kennen we van Animatrix, NAKAZAWA van het anime gedeelte in Kill Bill en WATANABE van Cowboy Bebop. De animaties razen en donderen over het scherm en nemen je mee naar de verre toekomst met schietgrage ruimtepiraten en vreemde droomwerelden met moordadige knuffels.

The success of 'Genius Party' has had us intently waiting on which directors will feature on this much anticipated follow up. 'Genius Party Beyond' certainly does not disappoint. Previous work from this ménage of directors includes Quentin Taratino's 'Kill Bill Vol. I' en 'Akira'. 'Genius Party Beyond' is a cavalcade of Japanese anime. Japan's most popular directors were given free reign to create this collection of short animations. The creation of life, pent-up frustration, loneliness and dreams are some of the concepts addressed in this colorful array of anime. Expect fantasy, trigger happy space pirates and killer toys amongst others.

GENIUS PARTY BEYOND (Jiniasu paati biyondo), Dutch première
Japan 2008, 82 min, DigiBeta, Color, Japanese spoken w/ English subtitles
Directors: MASHIRO Maeda, Gala / MORIMOTO Koji, Jigen Bakudan / NAKAZAWA Kazuto, Moondrive / OHIRA Shinya, Wanwa / TANAKA Tatsuyuki, Tojin Kit
Distribution: Beyond C
Website: genius-party.jp/beyond

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Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Sat 26.09 / 19:15 / Lantaren-Venster / Rotterdam

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 [Movie still]

In 1995 kreeg deze moderne klassieker, over een elite-eenheid van de politie die cybercriminaliteit en misdaden door robots onderzoekt, wereldwijd lovende kritieken maar de bezoekerscijfers in Japan vielen erg tegen. Zie hoe Majoor Kusanagi Motoko en haar compagnons proberen de Puppet Master te pakken te krijgen. Deze manipuleert mensen om vuile zaakjes voor hem op te knappen zodat hij zelf ongrijpbaar blijft. Voor de 2.0 versie van dit meesterwerk werden de modernste digitale film- en animatietechnologiën gebruikt. Bovendien werd de soundtrack opnieuw gemixt en werd de dialoog naar hedendaags taalgebruik aangepast.

In 1995, this modern classic, about an elite police unit investigating cybercrime and crimes by robots, was acclaimed worldwide but Japanese attendance rates were disappointing. See how Major Kusanagi Motoko and her colleagues try to catch the Puppet Master who is manipulating people to do the dirty work for him, making him virtually untouchable. For the 2.0 version of this masterpiece, the latest digital film and animation technnologies were used, the soundtrack remixed and even the dialogue was updated to be in synch with modern day colloquial speech.

GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0 (Koukaku kidoutai 2.0), Dutch première
Japan 2008, 85 min, DigiBeta, Color, Japanese spoken w/ English subtitles
Director: OSHII Mamoru
Script: SHIROW Masamune (manga), ITO Kazunori
Producer: ISHIKAWA Mitsuhisa, MATSUMOTO Ken
Camera: MURAI Hiroshi
Music: KAWAI Kenji
Distribution: Manga Entertainment

OSHII Mamoru Born in 1951 in Tokyo. One of the biggest names in Japanese animation, known for his philosophy oriented storytelling. His visually stunning films tend to have complex narratives and do generally not offer easy conclusions. Interpretation is left to the viewer.

Filmography (Selection):
2004 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Inosensu)
2001 Avalon
1995 Ghost in the Shell (Koukaku kidoutai)
1985 Angel's Egg (Tenshi no tamago)

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Time of Eve

Sun 27.09 / 20:00 / Lantaren-Venster / Rotterdam

Time of Eve [Movie still]

In de niet zo verre toekomst en beïnvloedt door de ’Robot Ethics Committee’ wordt het gebruik van androids gemeengoed. Deze worden door de mensen gezien als gebruiksvoorwerpen. Slechts enkelen kunnen begrip opbrengen voor hen vanwege hun menselijke voorkomen. Bekend onder de naam ’android-holics’, zijn deze een sociaal probleem geworden en dat wordt alleen maar erger wanneer sommige androids echte mensen willen worden. Gesprekken spelen veelvuldig toe op Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, vaak met verrassende interpretaties van die wetten. Een betoverende anime die 2D karakters tegen schitterende 3D-achtergronden plaatst.

Influenced by the ‘Robot Ethics Committee’, androids have come into common usage. Taking the androids for granted, humans treat them as if they were household appliances. Others empathize with androids due to their human-like appearance. Known as ‘android-holics’ such people have become a social issue. But the problem becomes serious when some of the androids actually want to become human. Conversations make frequent allusion to Asimov’s ‘Three Laws of Robotics’, often highlighting surprising interpretations of those laws, some of which form apparent loopholes. A mesmerizing anime that uses 2D characters against fantastic 3D backgrounds.

TIME OF EVE (Ibu no jikan), International première
Japan 2009, 123 min, DV, Color, Japanese spoken w/ English subtitles
Director & Script: YOSHIURA Yasuhiro
Producer: NAGAE Tom
Character design: CHAYAMA Ryusuke
Music: OKADA Tohru
Distribution: Directions, Inc.
Website: timeofeve.com

YOSHIURA Yasuhiro YOSHIURA is a Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Born in 1980 in Hokkaido, he was raised in Fukuoka and graduated from Kyushu University's Faculty of Design in 2003. Started in 2006 in Tokyo the production company Studio Rikka. He often does voice acting for minor characters in his own work.

Filmography (Selection):
2008 Time Of Eve
2006 Pale Cocoon
2002 Aquatic Language

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