Ocean waves UK premiere

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<a href="http://www.japaneseartfestival.com/">The Japanese Art Festival</a> will be hosting the UK premiere of the Studio Ghibli anime Ocean Waves.

"Never before released outside Japan, Ocean Waves centres around the life of Taku, an average high school student. But soon his quiet life will be turned upside down with the arrival of Rikako: a beautiful exchange student from Tokyo. By the end of term Taku will have learnt a valuable lesson in love and friendship."


<b>Where:</b>
Richmond Adult Community College
Parkshot
Richmond
TW9 2RE
<b>Entry to the festival and screenings is FREE.</b>
 
unellmay said:
WHERES RICHMOND??????????????
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Southwest London. Kew Gardens is not far away. A316 to the A205. Runs right through the town centre. It's also not far from Richmond Tube, and rail stations. :wink: I might check this out. They don't say what time, but I guess it's early doors yet.
 
How very posh. All the Richmond types will be agasp as they realise that anime isn't just limited to those involving flying castles, which occasionally get mentioned on BBC4 art review programmes.

It seemed that those critics didn't know when to stop waxing lyrical about Howl. Watch some Gundam, you buttoned-shirt wearing chaps.
 
Zin5ki said:
How very posh. All the Richmond types will be agasp as they realise that anime isn't just limited to those involving flying castles, which occasionally get mentioned on BBC4 art review programmes.

It seemed that those critics didn't know when to stop waxing lyrical about Howl. Watch some Gundam, you buttoned-shirt wearing chaps.
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This happens every year zin, it's just that it's not always that optimum have anything like that, for instance, optimum does not take part at London expo, so maybe it's an opportunity to get to know who's behind all the ghibli goodness in UK.
 
Manga Girls said:
LOL - Love that where's Richmond remark.^^
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Well, he/she might not live anywhere near there to know really. ^^

Found this at their latest update.
1st July 2009
Event Updates
The DVD release of Ocean Waves has been put back to 2010. This means that the Japanese Art Festival will be your earliest opportunity to see this classic Studio Ghibli anime.
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. Wonder what happened there at Optimum. Dubbing it maybe? (he prays) :wink:
 
1st July 2009
Event Updates
The DVD release of Ocean Waves has been put back to 2010. This means that the Japanese Art Festival will be your earliest opportunity to see this classic Studio Ghibli anime.
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Oh, Jesus Christ. :x This'd better mean it's on Blu-ray.
 
Thanks for the heads up Archaic Sage =)

http://www.solloway.org/festival/html/events.html

Saturday 11th July
TIME EVENT LOCATION
11:00 -11:30 Taiko QCH
11:30-12:30 Manga Workshop: Manga Colouring Techniques PK13
12:00 -12:20 Aikido QCH
12:20 -12:40 Judo QCH
12:40 -13:00 Iaido QCH
12:45-13:45 Manga Workshop: Drawing Facial Expressions PK13
13:00 -14:15 UK PREMIERE: Ocean Waves screening PK35
13:00 -13:15 Shamisen QCH
13:30 -14:00 Taiko QCH
14:00 -14:20 Yoshinkan Akido QCH
14:00-15:00 Manga Workshop: Drawing Fashion/Clothing PK13
14:20-14:40 Kendo QCH
15:15-16:15 Manga Workshop: Drawing Chibi Characters PK13
15:00-16:00 Cosplay Show QCH
16:00 16:15 Kimono Fashion Show QCH
16:15-16:30 Prize Giving QCH
16:30-17:00 Cosplay Interview QCH
16:30-17:30 Manga Workshop: Drawing Facial Expressions PK13
17:00-17:30 Kimono Demonstration QCH
17:30-18:00 Geisha Lecture QCH



Sunday 12th July
TIME EVENT LOCATION
10:00 -10:30 Aikido & Kashima Shinryu Kenjutsu QCH
10:30 -11:00 Tenshin Ryu Iai Jutsu QCH
10:30-11:30 Manga Workshop: Manga Colouring Techniques PK13
10:30-11:15 Akemi Solloway Talk STUDIO THEATRE
11:00 12:30 Ikebana demonstration
11:00 -12:00 Atsuko's Japanese Cooking
11:45 -12:45 Manga Workshop: Drawing Facial Expressions PK13
12:00- 13:00 Paul Gravett Talk STUDIO THEATRE
12:00 -12:30 Tea Ceremony ROOM 2
13:00 -13:30 Tea Ceremony ROOM 2
13:00 -14:00 Manga Workshop: Drawing Fashion/Clothing PK13
13:00- 14:00 Atsuko's Japanese Cooking
13:00 -13:15 Shamisen QCH
13:30 - 14:00 Tenshin Ryu Iai Jutsu QCH
13:30 - 14:30 Helen McCarthy Talk STUDIO THEATRE
15:00 - 16:00 Akemi Solloway Talk STUDIO THEATRE
14:10 - 14:40 Calligraphy ROOM 1
15:00 - 15:30 Calligraphy ROOM 1
15:30 - 16:30 Sumi-E ROOM 2
15:00 -16:00 Atsuko's Japanese Cooking
14:15 -15:15 Manga Workshop: Drawing Chibi Characters PK13
14:30 -16:00 Game Show
15:30 -16:30 Manga Workshop: Manga Colouring Techniques PK13
16:15 -16:30 Koto QCH
14:45 -16:00 Ocean Waves Screening PK35
16:30 -17:00 Music from Japan
16:00 -17:00 Japanese Food Lecture STUDIO THEATRE
 
I just got back from seeing this and though it was a good movie, the way it was shown was a complete dogs dinner. Who ever set this up couldn't plan a piss up in a brewery. It was in one of the classrooms and though there were shades blocking the daylight from most of the windows they put the screen directly adjacent to the one window that didn't have a shade, therefore the screen was washed out to start. The disc was obviously anamorphic 16:9, but the projector was set for 4:3 so every thing looked squished and the only ones who could see the subtitles were those lucky enough to sit in front. I wasn't that lucky. Also the screen was positioned so only those that sat right of the screen could see it, those that sat left could only see the side edge of it. I'm only glad I didn't pay for admission else I'd have been asking for my money back. They're showing it again Sunday. I hope they come to their senses and sort it out. The rest of the event was very good with plenty of stalls with merchandice, manga , DVDs, Figures, etc. There is an artists area where one could get a self portrait in manga style, and Sonia Leong proved quite popular. Plenty of cosplayers, many of which were very good. Shame about the movie as that was the only drag about the whole thing.
 
Mohawk52 said:
I just got back from seeing this and though it was a good movie, the way it was shown was a complete dogs dinner. Who ever set this up couldn't plan a piss up in a brewery. It was in one of the classrooms and though there were shades blocking the daylight from most of the windows they put the screen directly adjacent to the one window that didn't have a shade, therefore the screen was washed out to start. The disc was obviously anamorphic 16:9, but the projector was set for 4:3 so every thing looked squished and the only ones who could see the subtitles were those lucky enough to sit in front. I wasn't that lucky. Also the screen was positioned so only those that sat right of the screen could see it, those that sat left could only see the side edge of it.
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Amen, Just got thier as it started and was so far off to the side didn't even notice the aspect bugger up.
Beside that the movie was a lot better than i expected. The brief description i'd read was... vague and some what misleading, no one should use the phrase 'average high school student' if nothing weird or fantastical happens. It was a fairly gentle slice of life movie, and while technically a romance, avoids most of the usual cliché's and tropes that have me running for the hills.
 
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