SATOSHI KON, KÔ MATSUO | JAPAN | 2021 | 87 MIN | PG | JAPANESE
An earnest request to interview a retired acting legend about their career is the catalyst for Satoshi Kon’s breathtaking, mesmerizing journey into the past where reality and life on the silver screen collide in unexpected ways.
Cast: Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's Lost in Animation: Satoshi Kon series.
Anime, and the manga that inspires it, has become a phenomenon across the globe that shows no signs of slowing down and, more importantly, running out of ideas. Join us for our newest recurring monthly series of new and old classics celebrating the wide range of power, emotion, and visual splendor that only anime can provide.
For the last quarter of the year we are honoring visionary director Satoshi Kon with a Lost in Animation takeover featuring his four imaginative, provocative and surreal wonders.