Howl's Moving Castle & Shinobi July 14, 2006

@ Mercury Cinema

CINEASIA MID-YEAR SCREENINGS

7:30 Fri 14 July - $5 ALL COMERS

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 2004, 119' PG

A Cursed Teenager Turns 90. Let the Adventures Begin.

"The worldview, the sense of childlike fun shaded with adult melancholy, and the joyful, serene attention to visual oddity and wordless beauty could only be made in Japan. And, specifically, made by Hayao Miyazaki." Entertainment Weekly

"Sophie, in both her incarnations, joins an impressive sisterhood of Miyazaki heroines, whose version of girl power presents a potent alternative to the mini-machismo that dominates American juvenile entertainment. Not that children are the only viewers likely to be haunted and beguiled by Howl's Moving Castle - all that is needed are open eyes and an open heart." The New York Times

9:30 Fri 14 July and 7:30 Sat 15 July

SHINOBI
Ten Shimoyama, Japan, 2005, 101' (MA)

Destined for love, fated to kill -- Ninja Action meets Romeo & Juliet.
In 1614 Japan is finally a unified country under the first shogun. Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga, are the last hope of two isolated ninja villages wracked by endless tragedy and a cycle of revenge. The blessing of their love should have brought peace to the suffering people. With each Ninja having super human powers, the battle is set to fight off each other for their own existence. Now destined to meet as enemies, will Gennosuke and Oboro find a way to pursuit their star-crossed love?

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