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Dublin Japan Festival Line-Up Includes Poppy Hill, Wolf Children, Live-Action Thermae Romae (Updated)
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Dublin's Light House cinema has confirmed its full line-up of Japanese film screenings this April, including several anime and manga-related titles. The cinema is in Market Square (map).
Thursday April 11: From Up on Poppy Hill, directed by Goro Miyazaki. 9 p.m.
Friday April 12: The Wolf Children, directed by Mamoru Hosoda. 8.30 p.m.
Saturday April 13: Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King 11 a.m.
Saturday April 13: Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 2 - The Battle for Doldrey 1 p.m.
Saturday April 13: 009 Re: Cyborg, directed by Kenji Kamiyama. 6 p.m.
Saturday April 13: Ace Attorney, live-action version of the CAPCOM computer game franchise, directed by Takashi Miike. 8.30 p.m.
Sunday April 14: From Up on Poppy Hill, 11 a.m.
Sunday April 14: Thermae Romae, live-action version of the timeslip manga by Mari Yamazaki, 8.30 p.m.
Additionally, the website for the Embassy of Japan says that highlights from the festival will be screened in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.
Update - Some errors in screening times corrected, apologies for the mistake.
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