Akira, Events, Film Festival, Japanese cinema, Katsuhiro Otomo - May 8, 2023

Anime All-Nighter at London Prince Charles Cinema

Saturday 27th May, The Prince Charles Cinema will be hosting The ANIME ALL NIGHTER. Starting from 11pm ending at roughly 08:45am.

The line up for this years AniMay (get it?) is a fantastic selection of cult classic anime manga films through the ages, starting off with Katsuhiro Otomo's explosive Akira and ending with dark and disturbing Paprika.

International Women's Day - Merie Oberon

The tragic history of the first Asian woman nominated for Best Actress, over 85 years before Michelle Yeoh. Merle Oberon, nominated for 1935's The Dark Angel, spent her life passing as white despite her biracial origins.

Flying Fighters of Taiwan

A film season of sword-wielding warriors and epic wuxia action Following the success of King Hu’s Union Film Company production Dragon Inn (1967), Taiwan cinema produced a series of wuxia films.

The Heroic Mission: Jonnie To Retrospective

The Heroic Mission: Johnnie To Retrospective will be held from 7 - 14 July 2022 in London. Three films from Hong Kong director Johnnie To will be screened at The Prince Charles Cinema, London.

Can you guess the Opening Film for this year's Cannes Film Festival?

Originally slated for Sundance, Z (previously called Final Cut) directed by Michel Hazanavicius (director of the Oscar winner The Artist). The French remake of One Cut of The Dead will now get it's World Premiere in the Out of Competition section of the prestigious festival.

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Anime All-Nighter at London Prince Charles Cinema

International Women's Day - Merie Oberon

Flying Fighters of Taiwan

The Heroic Mission: Jonnie To Retrospective

Can you guess the Opening Film for this year's Cannes Film Festival?

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