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Animezing!: Mary and The Witch's Flower
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Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
1150 18th Street Northwest Suite 100 Washington, DC 20036Description
The registration for this event is full and we are not accepting wait list requests. A limited number of "rush" registrations will be available on Eventbrite between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM on October 26. Please note that a registration is NOT a ticket- seating is first-come, first-served and registration does not guarantee admission.
Animezing!:Mary and The Witch's Flower
Presented by the Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
Image: © 2017 M.F.P.
From Academy Award®-nominated Hiromasa Yonebayashi – animator on Studio Ghibli masterpieces Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Ponyo, and director of When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty – comes a dazzling new adventure about a young girl named Mary, who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one night.
Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her Great-Aunt Charlotte and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. She follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest, where she discovers an old broomstick and the strange Fly-by-Night flower, a rare plant that blossoms only once every seven years and only in that forest. Together the flower and the broomstick whisk Mary above the clouds, and far away to Endor College – a school of magic run by headmistress Madam Mumblechook and the brilliant Doctor Dee. But there are terrible things happening at the school, and when Mary tells a lie, she must risk her life to try to set things right.
Based on Mary Stewart’s 1971 classic children’s book "The Little Broomstick", Mary and The Witch’s Flower is an action-packed film full of jaw-dropping imaginative worlds, ingenious characters, and the simple, heartfelt story of a young girl trying to find a place in the world.
Starring Hana Sugisaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yuki Amami
In Japanese with English subtitles | Rated PG | 2018 | 102 min | Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required for security purposes.
Film program begins at 6:30 PM. Doors open 30 minutes prior.
No admission or re-entry will be permitted after 7:00 PM.
Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please arrive early as seating is limited and registration does not guarantee guests a seat.
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The Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) is a part of the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C. The JICC's goal is to promote better understanding of Japan and Japanese culture by providing a wide range of information and events to the American public.
We are located on the ground floor of 1150 18th St. in downtown Washington, D.C. Visitors to our center will enjoy the modern Japanese ambiance and the many events held in our facilities, which include a 130-seat auditorium.