This year's festival selections shall consists of animated 35 mm full length animated feature films and shorts from Japan, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.
Thursday, October 26
7:00 pm Grandma and Her Ghosts Directed by: Wang Shaudi Produced by Huang Liming (1998, full-length feature, 35 mm, 80 mins, Taiwan) (Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles)
Friday, October 27
Opening Night: A Focus on the Works of Osamu Tezuka
7:00 pm Jungle Emperor Leo (Janguro Taitei) Directed by: Takeuchi Hirokazu (1997, full-length feature, 35 mm, 110 mins, Japan) (Japanese with English subtitles)
9:00 pm a. Tales of the Street Corner (Aru Machikado No Monogatari) Directed by: Eiichi Yamamoto and Yusaku Sakamoto Written by: Osamu Tezuka (1962, short, 35mm, 38 mins, Cinemascope, Japan)
b. Legend of the Forrest (Mori No Densetsu, Part I) Directed by: Osamu Tezuka and Koji Ui (1987, short, 35mm, 30 mins., Japan)
c. Your Choice ! (Dottini Suru?) Directed by: Koji Yamamura (short, 35mm, 10 mins, Japan)
(all shorts in Japanese with English subtitles)
Saturday, October 28
1:00 pm Jungle Emperor Leo (Janguro Taitei) Directed by: Takeuchi Hirokazu (1997, full-length feature, 35 mm, 110 mins., Japan) (Japanese with English subtitles)
3:00 pm A Chinese Ghost Story - The Tsui Hark Animation (Xiu Xin) (One showing only) Directed by: Andrew Chan & Norichika Endo (1997, full-length feature, 35 mm, 84 mins, Hong Kong - Japan) (Cantonese/English with English subtitles)
5:00 pm Grandma and Her Ghosts Directed by: Wang Shaudi Produced by Huang Liming (1998, full-length feature, 35 mm, 80 mins, Taiwan) (Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles)
6:30 pm Lotus Lantern - tentative (1999, full-length feature, 35 mm, 80 mins, People's Republic of China) Produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio (Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles)
8:30 pm Laputa, Castle in the Sky (Tengku No Shiro Rapyuta) Film Director: Hayao Miyazaki (1986, full-length feature, 35 mm, 124 mins, Japan) (Japanese with English subtitles)
Sunday, October 29
12:00 pm a. Tales of the Street Corner (Aru Machikado No Monogatari) Directed by: Eiichi Yamamoto and Yusaku Sakamoto Written by: Osamu Tezuka (1962, short, 35mm, 38 mins, Cinemascope, Japan)
b. Legend of the Forrest (Mori No Densetsu, Part I) Directed by: Osamu Tezuka and Koji Ui (1987, short, 35mm, 30 mins, Japan)
c. Your Choice ! (Dottini Suru?) Film Director: Koji Yamamura (short, 35mm, 10 mins, Japan)
(all shorts in Japanese with English subtitles)
2:00 pm Laputa, Castle in the Sky (Tengku No Shiro Rapyuta) Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki (1986, full-length feature, 35 mm, 124 mins, Japan) (Japanese with English subtitles)
4:30 pm Lotus Lantern - tentative (1999, full-length feature, 35 mm, 80 mins, People's Republic of China) Produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio (Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles)
