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Updated Kotatsu Festival Line-Up Including Bangor
posted on by Andrew Osmond
The Welsh 'Kotatsu' festival will run on September 30 to October 1 at Cardiff; from October 20 to 22 at Aberystwyth; and from November 10 to November 16 at Bangor. The Bangor line-up is now confirmed below.
The films Oblivion Island and Break of Dawn, which were previously due to be screened at Cardiff and Aberystwyth, have now been cancelled and replaced by other films.
The Cardiff line-up is as follows: the venue is the Chapter cinema in Canton, Cardiff.
Saturday September 30
11.30 a.m - Chieri and Cherry - a 54-minute stop-motion film, directed by Makoto Nakamura, about a girl (Cherry) and the stuffed animal (Chieri) who is her friend.
1 p.m. The First Slam Dunk, directed by Takehiko Inoue
5 p.m. Miss Hokusai, directed by Keiichi Hara - preceded by a live shamisen performance by the musician Jero11
7.30 p.m. Macross Plus Movie Edition (pictured right), directed by Shōji Kawamori
Sunday October 1
11.30 a.m. - Patema Inverted, directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura
2 p.m. - Liz and the Blue Bird, directed by Naoko Yamada
4 p.m. - Blue Thermal, directed by Masaki Tachibana - preceded by a 10-minute film, NICO/AGONY, directed by Umoto Yuuji
7.30 p.m. - Evangelion: 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon A Time, directed by Hideaki Anno
The Aberystwyth line-up is as follows: the venue is the Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
Friday October 20
11.20 a.m. - Patema Inverted (pictured left)
2.30 p.m. - The First Slam Dunk (subtitled version)
4.40 p.m. - The First Slam Dunk (English-dubbed version)
7.15 p.m. - Evangelion: 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon A Time
Saturday October 21
10.30 a.m. - Liz and the Blue Bird
12.30 p.m. - The First Slam Dunk (subtitled version) - preceded by the 10-minute film, NICO/AGONY
3.20 p.m. - Macross Plus The Movie
Sunday October 22
1.45 p.m - Chieri and Cherry
3.35 p.m. - Miss Hokusai
5.15 p.m. - RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Movie 1 - preceded by a raffle
The Bangor line-up is as follows: the venue is the Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre.
Saturday November 11
11 a.m. - Liz and the Blue Bird
2 p.m - Patema Inverted
5.30 p.m. - The First Slam Dunk (English-dubbed version)
Sunday November 12
2 p.m. - The First Slam Dunk (subtitled)
Tuesday November 14
5.30 p.m. - Blue Thermal, preceded by the 10-minute film, NICO/AGONY
Wednesday November 15
5.30 p.m. - Macross Plus Movie Edition
Thursday November 16
8.15 p.m. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time
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