Sunday, January 12, 2014

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない) at Hollywood Theater in Dormont, January 18.



The Hollywood Theater in Dormont will have a one-time showing of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない on January 18. The movie was released in Japan in August 2013 and is based on an animated television series. Wikipedia summarizes the plot of the TV show:
A group of six childhood friends drift apart after one of them, Meiko "Menma" Honma, dies in an accident. Ten years after the incident, the leader of the group, Jinta Yadomi, has withdrawn from society and lives as a recluse. One summer day, the ghost of an older looking Menma appears before him and asks to have a wish granted, reasoning that she cannot pass on into the afterlife until it is fulfilled. Since Menma does not remember what her wish is, Jinta gathers his estranged friends together once again, believing that they are the key to resolving this problem. However, hidden feelings, internal conflicts, and lingering feelings of bitterness from Menma's parents result in complications for the group as they struggle to help not only Menma move on, but themselves as well.
Says the Anime News Network:
The original Spring 2011 television anime followed several childhood friends who try to reconnect in high school after drifting apart due to tragedy. The film will retell the anohana story from the character Menma's point of view.
The theater, like the others hosting the North American premiere, is participating in a giveaway. Says the caption that accompanies their photo above:
We just received our special giveaway items (see photo) for our Jan. 18 2pm screening of the anime film Anohan The Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day. We have a very limited number of the following that we'll give away on a first-come first-served basis:

- Letters from Menma,
featuring a replica of the letters which “Menma” wrote to her friends in the film along with some flower seeds the viewer can plant.

- The Anohana Movie Autograph Prints
(Tatsuyuki Nagai/Director, Mari Okada/Script Writer, Masayoshi Tanaka/Character Designer)
The movie starts at 2 pm on the 18th and tickets are currently available online. The Hollywood Theater is located at 1449 Potomac Ave. in Dormont (map), south of Pittsburgh. And if you'd like to take the subway to the theater, it's a little more than a block southeast of Potomac Station.

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