JFLA provides high quality Japanese film screening every second and fourth Wednesday, 7:00pm at JFLA Auditorium (5700 Wilshire Blvd, #100, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
Free to attend. Reservation is not required.
*Seating is on a first come first serve basis and subject to capacity. Please arrive early for best seating.
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Young Girl’s Amazing Saga for a Lost “Treasure”
The Wonderland
(115mins, 2019)
Directed by Keiichi Hara
An fantasy anime based on the juvenile novel 'Chikashitsu kara no Fushigi na Tabi'. Keiichi Hara of Summer Days with Coo and Miss Hokusai directs.
Akane (voice: Mayu Matsuoka) is a shy, young girl. On the day before her birthday, Akane meets the mysterious and fabled alchemist Hippocrates (voice: Masachika Ichimura) along with his apprentice Pipo (voice: Nao Toyama) who bring her through a basement and into a fantastical world full of magic and color. He reveals that this world is in danger, and as the "Green Goddess" it is her destiny and responsibility to save this world. The only problem? Akane just wants to go home.
In Japanese with English subtitles
ClickHere to Watch the Trailer