29th Tokyo International Film Festival

Animation

One day, a lonely boy Kyuta encounters a Beast, Kumatetsu, and decides to become the Beast's apprentice in order to get strong. They clash about everything at first, but their shared experience hel...

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

The World of Mamoru HOSODA

10/30 10:40-

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Wolf Children

Animation

A college student Hana falls in love with a "wolf man". They soon have a girl Yuki and a boy Ame, who are both human and wolf, but the father suddenly passes away. Hana decides to move to the count...

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

The World of Mamoru HOSODA

10/26 20:00-

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SUMMER WARS

Animation

Kenji, a math whiz but a normal high school boy, faces a world crisis which broke out in a virtual city called "OZ". Natsuki, the girl of his dreams, and her relatives living in the countryside of ...

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

The World of Mamoru HOSODA

10/28 13:35-

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Animation

An animation film based on the original novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Makoto, a high school girl suddenly gains the ability to leap back in time. She uses this ability to constanly go back to fix pett...

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

The World of Mamoru HOSODA

10/29 10:20-
10/31 11:50-

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Origins of the auteur 1999-2003　(Hosoda's short works)

Animation

"DIGIMON ADVENTURE"1999 | 21min. | ColorHosoda's theatrical debut work, released as one of triple features at Toei Anime Fair. Set in Tokyo, Chosen Children encounter newly-born Digimon for the fir...

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

The World of Mamoru HOSODA

10/27 20:20-
11/02 19:50-

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©Akiyoshi Hongo, Toei Animation ©"1999 DIGIMON ADVENTURE" production committee ©Akiyoshi Hongo, Toei Animation ©"2000 DIGIMON ADVENTURE" production committee ©2003 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. ©Toei Animation. All Rights Reserved

The Professionals　　Mamoru Hosoda’s Job: Animation Film Director“A Soulful Film Illuminating Hope”

Documentary

Director Mamoru Hosoda's life-long theme is "affirmation of life". Many of his works are filled with hopes, but the path he took was not always sunny. Having repeatedly crawled out of the abyss of ...

Director: Yuya Tanabe

The World of Mamoru HOSODA

10/28 19:00-

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Special Talk w/DAISUKE “DICE” TSUTSUMI and "The Dam Keeper", "Moom" Screening

Animation

Special Talk w/Mamoru Hosoda and DaisukeA “Dice” Tsutsumi will be held with "The Dam Keeper", "Moom" screening.

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The World of Mamoru HOSODA

10/29 16:00-