Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata & the Masters of Studio Ghibli
Friday, December 16 - Thursday, January 12, 2012
In collaboration with GKIDS, we’re pleased to present this comprehensive retrospective of films from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli animation house. Don’t miss your chance to see some of the greatest films of all time on new 35mm prints, including such favorites as MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, CASTLE IN THE SKY, and SPIRITED AWAY, as well as rare films like ONLY YESTERDAY and OCEAN WAVES. Most films will be presented in both subtitled and English dubbed versions.
Castle in the Sky
Wednesday, December 28 - Thursday, January 12, 2012New 35mm print! Don't miss this rare opportunity to see one of Hayao Miyazaki's most stunningly beautiful, exciting, and infrequently screened films. A young girl with a mysterious crystal... more...
The Cat Returns
Friday, December 30 - Thursday, January 5, 2012New 35mm print! In this sequel to WHISPER OF THE HEART, a quiet suburban schoolgirl, Haru, is pitched into a fantastical feline world and must find her inner strength to make her way back... more...
Howl’s Moving Castle
Wednesday, December 28 - Thursday, January 5, 2012Studio archive 35mm print! Sophie, an average teenage girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious... more...
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Friday, December 16 - Thursday, January 12, 2012New 35mm print! From the legendary Hayao Miyazaki comes the beloved story of a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service, only to lose her gift of flight... more...
My Neighbors The Yamadas
Friday, December 23 - Thursday, December 29, 2011New 35mm print! In a break from the frequently mythical storytelling of Studio Ghibli, director Isao Takahata wryly tweaks the everyday activities of family life with his depiction of... more...
My Neighbor Totoro
Friday, December 16 - Thursday, January 12, 2012New 35mm print! One of the most endearing and internationally renowned films of all time, a film that Roger Ebert called "one of the five best movies" ever made for children, MY NEIGHBOR... more...
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Friday, December 16 - Thursday, January 12, 2012New 35mm print! The debut film from Hayao Miyazaki, NAUSICAA is considered by many to be his masterwork -- and there are few films, animated or otherwise, of such sweeping scope and grandeur.... more...
Ocean Waves
Thursday, December 29 - Monday, January 9, 2012North American theatrical premiere! Rarely seen outside of Japan, OCEAN WAVES is a subtle, poignant and wonderfully detailed story of adolescence and teenage isolation. Taku and his best... more...
Only Yesterday
Friday, January 6 - Thursday, January 12, 2012US Theatrical Premiere - New 35mm print! Realizing that she is at a crossroads in her life, bored twenty-something Taeko heads for the countryside. The trip dredges up forgotten childhood... more...
Porco Rosso
Friday, December 23 - Thursday, January 5, 2012New 35mm print! This unsung treasure from Hayao Miyazaki nestles a tale of morality and identity inside a soaring airborne adventure -- a tribute to early aviation and the reckless flyboys... more...
Princess Mononoke
Friday, December 16 - Wednesday, January 11, 2012New 35mm print! PRINCESS MONONOKE is a landmark of animation and a film of unsurpassed power and beauty. An epic story of conflict between humans, gods, and nature, the film has been universally... more...
Spirited Away
Saturday, December 17 - Wednesday, January 11, 2012New 35mm print! Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-winning masterpiece SPIRITED AWAY was the biggest box office hit of all time in Japan and a film that helped redefine the possibilities... more...
Whisper of the Heart
Wednesday, December 28 - Thursday, January 5, 2012New 35mm print! Shizuku is spending her last summer vacation before high school reading and translating foreign music into Japanese. Perusing the eclectic selection of books she has checked... more...
