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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Girl Who Leapt Through Time =282006=29=2C Director=3A Mamoru Hosoda
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Series organizer=3A Ayelet Zohar=2C Postdoctoral Fellow=2C FSI=0D=0A=0D=0AFrom a collection of anime shorts by contemporary young artists=2C to some of the most beautiful=2C thought-provoking=2C and disturbing anime films made in the past decade=2C this film series introduces the Stanford community to a growing cinematic genre that combines traditional hand-painted art with the latest developments in computer graphics and technology=2E Whether it is exploring socio-cultural issues=2C re-imagining the past=2C creating visions of our future=2C or simply seeking to entertain=2C anime can tell stories in a way no live-action movie can with its ability to walk the line between fantasy and reality=2E Come join us this winter quarter in experiencing some of the most famous contemporary anime of the past 10 years=2E All movies will be screened on 35mm film =28except for the shorts=29=2E=0D=0A=0D=0A------=0D=0A=3Cb=3EJanuary 15=0D=0AThe Art of Anime=3C/b=3E=0D=0AThis collection of anime shorts show cases the talents of famous young and influential anime artists=2C including=3A Tabaimo=2C Koji Yamamura=2C Tomoko Konoike=2C Akino Kondo=2C and Makoto Shinkai=2E=0D=0A=3Cb=3E=0D=0AJanuary 22=0D=0APaprika =282006=29=2C Director=3A Satoshi Kon=3C/b=3E=0D=0AIn the near future=2C new leaps in technology and psycho-therapy make it possible for scientists to peer into patients=27 dreams=2E When the technology falls into the wrong hands=2C Dr=2E Atsuko Chiba=2C a young female therapist uses her alter-ego =22Paprika=22 to enter the dream world to stop the perpetrator from wrecking psychological havoc=2E=0D=0A=3Cb=3E=0D=0AFebruary 5=0D=0AMillennium Actress =282001=29=2C Director=3A Satoshi Kon =3C/b=3E=0D=0AAs former leading actress Chiyoko Fujiwara reminisces about her life and career=2C viewers are transported on a magical journey through time=2E Blurring the boundaries between reality and make-believe=2C Chiyoko=27s film roles and personal memories interweave with present events to give a fascinating look at Japanese culture and history=2E=0D=0A=3Cb=3E=0D=0AFebruary 12=0D=0AEvangelion 1=2E0=3A You Are =28Not=29 Alone =282007=29=2C Director=3A Hideaki Anno=3C/b=3E=0D=0AIn a post-apocalyptic world where all that remains of Japan is the city Tokyo-3=2C a young boy is thrust into the role of defending it from the destruction of Angels=2C giant creatures bent on the destruction of humans=2E This is the first of four new theatrical versions of the famous TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion=2E=0D=0A=3Cb=3E=0D=0AFebruary 19=0D=0AThe Place Promised in Our Early Days =282004=29=2C Director=3A Makoto Shinkai=3C/b=3E=0D=0AAfter World War II=2C Hokkaido is annexed by the Union and a tall tower is built there that can be seen all the way in Tokyo=2C while the rest of Japan came under US sovereignty=2E Three friends make a vow to investigate the tower once they grew older=2C but when Sayuri mysteriously disappears it is up to the two boys to find and rescue her=2E=0D=0A=3Cb=3E=0D=0AFebruary 26=0D=0AJin Roh =281998=29=2C Director=3A Hiroyuki Okiura=3C/b=3E=0D=0AWhile on a mission to quell anti-government rioting in Tokyo=2C Kazuki Fuse witnesses the suicide bombing of a young female terrorist=2E=0D=0AAs he becomes entangled in a power play between rival divisions=2C he finds himself falling for the sister of the girl he saw die=2E=0D=0A=3Cb=3E=0D=0AMarch 5=0D=0AThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time =282006=29=2C Director=3A Mamoru Hosoda=3C/b=3E=0D=0A17-year-old Makoto Konno discovers one day that she has the powers to leap through time and immediately starts using her abilities to improve her grades and avoid undesirable situations=2E She soon realizes though that playing with the past can have many unintended consequences=2E
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