Anime and Asian live-action cinema aplenty
Written by A. H. on 05 Oct 2014
We'd already lifted the lid on the contents of their annual Anime Day at the end of September, but now that the full programme of the Leeds International Film Festival has been revealed there's plenty of other fare outside of that specific day that will be of interest to fans of anime and Asian live-aciton cinema.
As a result, let's run down all of the screenings which may be of interest to you:
Anime screenings
Sunday, November 9th - Fanomenon Anime Day, Leeds Town Hall
11:00 - Appleseed Alpha
13:00 - Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
14:45 - Short Peace
16:15 - Giovanni's Island
18:45 - Ghost in the Shell
20:45 - Grave of the Fireflies
Sunday, November 9th - Hyde Park Picturehouse
17:00 - Propaganda Toons! (Includes Momotaro, the Sea Eagle screening)
Monday, November 10th - Everyman Leeds Trinity
19:00 - Cat Soup to Space Dandy: The Animation of Masaaki Yuasa (also includes Kick-Heart and The Tatami Galaxy screenings)
Tuesday, November 11th - Everyman Leeds Trinity
15:00 - Cat Soup to Space Dandy: The Animation of Masaaki Yuasa (also includes Kick-Heart and The Tatami Galaxy screenings)
Wednesday, November 12th - Vue in the Light
16:00 - Giovanni's Island
Friday, November 14th - Leeds Town Hall
13:30 - Grave of the Fireflies
15:30 - The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (Studio Ghibli documentary)
Saturday, November 15th - Leeds Town Hall
20:30 - Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (Part of Thought Bubble party)
Sunday, November 16th - Cottage Road Cinema
12:30 - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
15:00 - The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (Studio Ghibli documentary)
Sunday, November 16th - Vue in the Light
20:30 - Wings of Honneamise
Monday, November 17th - Vue in the Light
13:30 - Wings of Honneamise
Asian cinema
Saturday, November 8th - Vue in the Light
13:00 - Journey to the West
Saturday, November 8th - City Varieties
20:30 - Symbol
Tuesday, November 11th - Vue in the Light
18:00 - Tokyo Tribe
20:30 - Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno
Thursday, November 13th - Vue in the Light
13:00 - Tokyo Tribe
15:30 - Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno
Tickets for screenings typically cost £8, or £6 for concessions - a pass for the full Fanomenon Anime Day costs £25, or £20 for concessions.
For the full festival line-up, or to book tickets to any of these screenings, head on over to the official Leeds International Film Festival web site.
Author: A. H.
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