The Boy and the Beast
from award-winning director
Mamoru Hosoda
Tuesday, April 26
7:00pm
MIT
Building 34-101
50 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA.
FREE & Open to public
Latest feature anime film from award-winning Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children)
When Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely family will be put to ultimate test—a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage.
Screening followed by discussion with Ian Condry (MIT) and Jennifer Fu (Funimation)
Before the film, please join us:
Pizza Dinner Discussion “From MIT to the Anime Industry: A Conversation with Jennifer Fu”
5-6:30pm in 14E-304
(RSVP for dinner discussion: gsl-events@mit.edu)