JF Theater (Film screenings) in January 2018 : Animation

Friday,  5 January 2018
Taro the dragon boy
1979/75 mins.
Directed by Kiriro Urayama

The film is about a boy named Taro who finds out that his mother has been turned into a dragon and sets out to find her. On the way he has many adventures. Finally he helps her to turn back into a human, and they live happily ever after.


Friday,  12 January 2018
Unico
1981/90 mins.
Directed by Shintaro Tsuji

Unico, a little white unicorn, has the usual power of making people around him happy. In the story, he made friends with the little devil of Solitude, a cat named Chao and an old woman and made them happy. This story is based on a serial cartoon, which appeared in the monthly magazine for girls, Ririka, published by SANRIO.


Friday,  19 January 2018
Home of Acorns
1997/110 mins.
Directed by Nagahashi Makito

The story begins when Mr. and Mrs. Tazaki, a young couple, are blessed with their first baby, a girl named Keiko. But Keiko is a disabled girl with hearing difficulties and mental a defect. Accordingly they encounter many obstacles and run into a lot of difficulties. Keiko attends a school for the deaf, and grows up with other handicapped children and their folks. Centering on heart-warming rapport between Keiko and her mother, this film gives a vivid description of Keiko as she grows up, helping each other with handicapped children and their folks, as well as their teachers. After graduation, supported by many people, she throws all her energies into action to turn her dream, into reality by opening “Home of Acorns”, a workshop for handicapped people, hoping that they can live in affluence too.

Friday,  26 January 2018
Anime Medleys
Total 98 mins.A medley of 4 short animations, The Restaurant of Many Orders, the Magic Fox, Studio Cat and the Magic Hand, you can experience many styles of Japanese animation in one show. 

1. Magic hand 1974/26 mins.
2. Many Food By Oder 1991/19 mins.
3. Studio cat 1977/15 mins.
4. Magic Fox 1983/25 mins.