| James Kon |
LOCAL anime lovers can watch four acclaimed Japanese anime films from October 15-16 at the Lecture Theatre of The Core, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) after the launching of the Japanese Anime Movie Festival yesterday.
Present as guest of honour during the launching ceremony was Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohammad Yussof, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports.
Four Japanese anime movies that are being screened include ‘Princess Arete’ (105 Mins), which will be played at 1.30pm on Saturday followed by ‘5 Centimetres per Second’ (65 min) at 4pm.
The films to be shown on Sunday include ‘Miyori in the Sacred Forest’ (116 min), which will be screened at 1.30pm followed by ‘5 Centimetres per Second’ at 3.45pm and ‘The Place Promised in our Early Days’ (91 mins) at 5.20pm.
The screening will be of free admission for the public with first come first serve basis.
Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohammad Yussof, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports; Noriko Iki, the Japanese Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam; and other officials during the event. – PHOTOS: BAHYIAH BAKIR
One of the Anime movies being previewed to the audience for the Japanese Anime Movie Festival.
The Japanese Anime Movie Festival is organised by the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation.
Noriko Iki, the Japanese Amb-assador to Brunei Darussalam, in her welcoming remark said, “We were delighted to see a lot of Bruneians enjoy Japanese movies at least year’s festival. This encouraged us to run the Japanese film festival again this year.”
Japanese animation, she said “contains a wide variety of art styles and stories, but as a whole it is said to be characterised by its detailed depiction including background sceneries.”
As for the storyline, Noriko Iki said, “Quite a few productions have a rather complex storyline that involves the audience in raw emotions such as romantic attachment, joy, admiration, courage as well as suffering, struggle, conflict and grief. This is because Japanese animation caters not only to young children but also to teenagers and adults. “If you go to a movie theatre in Japan, you would be surprised to see a lot of adults including middle aged people enjoying the anime films.”
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