Night is Short, Walk on Girl

Japan, 92 Minutes, Anime/Comedy, Japanese with English subtitles, Not Rated

Showings

State Theatre - Screen 2 Sat, Jun 2, 2018 9:45 PM
State Theatre - Screen 1 Mon, Jun 4, 2018 7:45 PM
Cinema Detroit - Theater 1 Fri, Jun 8, 2018 9:45 PM
Event Info
Film Section:Foreign Narrative
Category:Japanese
Foreign Narrative
Anime
Comedy
Award Winner
CD
ST
Sponsored By:U-M Center for Japanese Studies
Audience Award:Yes
Film Info
Run Time (in minutes):92 minutes
Rating:NR
Production Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Subtitles:with English Subtitles
Previous Festivals:Rotterdam International Film Festival
Fantasia Film Festival
Festival Awards:Best Animation Film (Japanese Academy)
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Masaaki Yuasa

Description

Night is Short, Walk on Girl takes place over the course of one strange and alcohol-drenched night, as a young woman known only as The Girl With Black Hair drinks her way through Kyoto. Along the way she encounters a panoply of odd and fantastical characters, all the while criss-crossing paths with senior student Senpai, who creates increasingly contrived reasons to run into her in an effort to win her heart. Winner of the Grand Prize at Ottawa Animation Festival, Night is Short, Walk on Girl is an "I guess it's romantic?" comedy for the modern age, and a celebration of the unconventional, confusing routes that love and life can take.

Sponsored by UM Center for Japanese Studies