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Japan Society NYC sells out Angel’s Egg film screening
Japan Society NYC sold out a 7:00 pm screening for 1985 anime classic Angel’s Egg tonight. The latest anime film to sell out at Japan Society in 2022, the first being Ghost in the Shell.
Anime’s popularity is clearly surging in New York City, right on track for Anime NYC. There will be a prize raffle for early arrival attendees. Attendees arriving at Japan Society at 6:30 pm will have a chance to Shirow Masamune’s legendary The Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1 manga and other exclusive prizes.
Winners will be announced before the Angel’s Egg screening. Angel’s Egg will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles.
Angel’s Egg Japan Society NYC Screening Details
Friday, October 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Dir. Mamoru Oshii, 1985, 71 min., Digital, color. With Mako Hyoudou, Jinpachi Nezu.
“A groundbreaking collaboration between two anime legends that intertwines Mamoru Oshii’s personal reflections on theology, existentialism and evolution with Yoshitaka Amano’s fantastical ink art style, Angel’s Egg remains a rarely screened and hard-to-find cult classic.
Taking place in a seemingly quiescent time, two nameless strangers—a girl bearing a mystical egg and a man with a cruciate cane—journey across a primordial realm of decadent ruins, primitive fish and fossilized relics.
An allegorical fantasy enriched by symbolism and biblical allusion, Oshii’s beautifully melancholic OVA ruminates on the tragic underpinnings of existence in a world untouched by God.”
Angel’s Egg. Photo Credit: © 1985 Mamoru Oshii/Yoshitaka Amano Office/Tokuma Shoten/Tokuma Japan
Covid Mask Entry Details for Japan Society New York
“Masks are required at all times for all seated ticketed events and Gallery admission. Masks with vents/bandanas are not permitted. Respirator-style masks (N95, KN95, KF94, etc.) are encouraged. A mask can be provided if you do not have one.
As of August 15, 2022, proof of vaccination and booster will no longer be checked at the door for Japan Society programs.”
More Japan Society New York Film News
Angel’s Egg. Photo Credit: © 1985 Mamoru Oshii/Yoshitaka Amano Office/Tokuma Shoten/Tokuma Japan
Be sure to read:
– Japan Society sells out ‘Ghost in the Shell’ NYC film screening
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