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Katsuhiro Otomo's Short Peace Slated for Wide Release

Theatrical distributor Eleven Arts announced Friday that Short Peace, an anthology of four short animated films featuring directors Shuhei Morita, Hiroaki Ando, Hajime Katoki, and Katsuhiro Otomo, will begin its wide release run on April 18. Forty-five theaters across the United States will feature the film. Short Peace is an compilation of four short films:

"Possessions" ("Tsukumo")
A lone traveler is confronted by unusual spirits in an abandoned shrine in the 2013 Academy Award-nominated Possessions (Tsukumo), directed by Shuhei Morita (Coicent, Kakurenbo).

Aoi Yuki as Komachi Sorimono
Takeshi Kusao as Kaeru Hebisakka
Screenplay, Director: Shuhei Morita (Kakurenbo, Freedom)
Original Story Concept, Conceptual Design: Keisuke Kishi
Character Design: Daisuke Sajiki (Kakurenbo - Hide & Seek)
Music: Reiji Kitazato (Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo)

"Combustible" ("Hi-no-youjin")
Grandmaster Otomo himself assumes the directorial reigns for a spectacular tale of love, honor and firefighting in ancient Japan with the multi-award-winning Combustible (Hi-No-Youjin).

Saori Hayami as Owaka
Masakazu Morita as Matsuyoshi
Screenplay, Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
CG Director: Shūji Shinoda (Valvrave the Liberator)
Art: Yoshiaki Honma (Maburaho), Junichi Taniguchi (Make-Up! Sailor Senshi)
Character Design, Visual Concept: Hidekazu Ohara (Memories' Cannon Fodder)
Music: Makoto Kubota

"Gambo"
A mysterious white bear defends the royal family from the predations of a red demon in the brutal Gambo, directed by Hiroaki Ando (Five Numbers!) from Redline's Katsuhito Ishii's original story with character designs by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion).

Mutsumi Tamura as Kao
Daisuke Namikawa as Nigenji
Director: Hiroaki Ando (Five Numbers!)
Original Story Concept/Creative Director: Katsuhito Ishii (Redline, Funky Forest: The First Contact, Taste of Tea)
Screenplay: Katsuhito Ishii, Kensuke Yamamoto (Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi 3D effects)
Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, .hack, Summer Wars)
Music: Hikaru Nanase (Polyphonica, Galaxy Angel)

"Buki yo Saraba" (A Farewell to Weapons)
The focus shifts from supernatural to science fiction for the action packed A Farewell To Weapons (Buki Yo Saraba), as Mobile Suit Gundam designer Hajime Katoki helms Otomo's tour-de-force saga of men battling robotic tanks in apocalyptic Tokyo.

Original Story: Katsuhiro Otomo
Screenplay, Director: Hajime Katoki (mechanical designs in Gundam franchise, Super Robot Wars)
Character Design: Tatsuyuki Tanaka (Tojin Kit)

The following theaters will screen Short Peace:

State	City	Theater	Date	Address	Ticket link
AZ	Phoenix	Harkins Theaters-Valley Arts	April 18-24	509 S. Mill Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281	TBA
AZ	Tuscon	The Loft Cinema	May 15-22	3233 East Speedway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85716	TBA
CA	Bakersfield	Valley Plaza 16	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	2000 Wible Road. Bakersfield, CA 93304	TBA
CA	Corona	Dos Lagos 15	April 18	673 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101	TBA
CA	Los Angeles	Downtown Independent	April 18-24	251 S. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012	TBA
CA	Murrieta	Cal Oaks 17	April 21	41090 California Oaks Rd Murrieta, CA 92562	TBA
CA	Rohnert Park	Rohnert Park 16	April 21 @ 7:00pm	555 Rohnert Park Expressway West Rohnert Park, CA 94928	TBA
CA	Sacramento	Tower Theater	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	2508 Land Pk. Dr. Sacramento, CA 95818	TBA
CA	San Diego	Gaslamp 15	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	701 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101	TBA
CO	Littleton	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema-Littleton	April 18	7301 S Santa Fe Dr, #850 Littleton, CO 80120	TBA
FL	Fort Lauderdale/Miami	Cinema Paradiso	April 19 @ 7:00pm and 8:30pm	503 SE 6th St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301	TBA
FL	Hollywood	Cinema Paradiso	April 19 @ 7:30pm and 8:30pm	2008 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33019	TBA
GA	Duluth	Studio Movie Grill - Duluth	April 23 @ 7:30pm, April 30 @ 7:30pm	3850 Venture Dr. Duluth, GA 30096	TBA
HI	Honolulu	Doris Duke Theater	May 1, May 2	900 South Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96814	TBA
HI	Honolulu	Ward Stadium 16	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	1044 Auahi St Honolulu, HI 96814	TBA
HI	Kahului	Kaahumanu 6	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	275 W. Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732	TBA
IL	Weaton	Studio Movie Grill - Ghatham	April 23 and 30 @ 7:30 pm	301 Rice Lake Square Wheaton, IL 60189	TBA
IN	Indianapolis	Georgetown 14 Cinemas	April 19 @ 7:00 pm & 8:45 pm	3898 Lafayette Rd. Indianapolis, IN 4625	TBA
MI	Bloomfield	The Maple Theater	April 19 @ 7:00 pm, 8:45 pm, 9:30 pm	4135 W Maple Road. Bloomfield, MI 48301	TBA
NC	Raleigh	Raleighwood Cinema Grill	April 21	6609 Falls of Neuse Rd. Raleigh, NC 27615	TBA
NC	Greensboro	Carousel Luxury Cinemas	April 18 – 24	1305 Battleground Ave. Greensboro, NC 27408	TBA
NJ	Manville	Manville 12 Plex	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	180 N Main St. Manville, NJ 08835	TBA
NM	Albuquerque	The Guild Cinema	March 21 @ 10:30 pm, March 22 @ 10:30 pm	3405 Central Ave. NE Albuquerque, NM	TBA
NM	Santa Fe	Jean Cocteau Cinema	April 18	418 Montezuma Ave. Santa Fe NM 87501	TBA
NY	New York	Village East Cinema	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	181 – 189 2nd Ave New York, NY 10012	TBA
NY	Buffalo	The Screening Room Cinema	April 24 – 27	3131 sheridan Dr. Amherst, NY 14226	TBA
OH	Cleveland	Cleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee	April 27	2163 Lee Rd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44118	TBA
OH	Columbus	Gateway Film Center	April 18 @ 9:30 pm, April 20 @ 2:00 pm, April 23 @ 7:30 pm	1550 North High St. Columbus, OH 43201	TBA
OK	Tulsa	Select Cinemas- RiverWalk Movies	April 20	600 RiverWalk Terrace.. Jenks, OK 74037	TBA
TX	Austin	Alamo Drafthouse- Austin Lakeline	May 14	14028 N US Highway 183, Bldg F. Austin, TX 78717	TBA
TX	Houston	Alamo Drafthouse- Vintage Park	April 26 & 28	114 Vintage Park Blvd, Bldg H, Ste J, Houston, TX 77070	TBA
TX	Houston	Alamo Drafthouse- Mason Park	April 19 & 24	531 South Mason Road. Katy, TX 77450	TBA
TX	Dallas	Angelika Film Center & Café – Dallas	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	5321 East Mockingbird Lane, Suite 230 Dallas, TX 75206	TBA
TX	Plano	Angelika Film Center & Café – Plano	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	7205 Bishop Rd. Suite E6 Plano, TX 75024	TBA
TX	San Antonio	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema- Westlakes	April 20 @ 4:15 pm	1255 SW Loop 410. San Antonio, TX 78227	TBA
UT	Sandy	Megaplex Theatres- Jordan Commons	April 26 @ 9:00 pm	9400 South State St. Sandy, UT	TBA
VA	Fairfax	Angelika Film Center & Café – Mosaic	April 21 @ 7:00 pm	2911 District Ave Fairfax , VA 22031	TBA
WA	Seattle	Grand Illusion	April 24 @ 8:30 pm, April 25 @ 6:00 pm, April 27 @ 2:30 pm	1403 NE 50th St. Seattle, WA 98105	TBA