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Makoto Shinkai Hosts The Garden of Words World Premiere in Australia
posted on by Karen Ressler
Australia's Gold Coast Film Festival (GCFF) announced on Tuesday that it will screen the world premiere of the anime film Makoto Shinkai would host the premiere in person. The screening will be held on April 28, the last day of the ten-day film festival, which is being held at Broadbeach. Shinkai will be discussing the new film, as well as his previous works, and g posters.
The Garden of Words follows the story of shoemaker-in-training Takao, who begins sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious older woman and the two start meeting and deepening their relationship. Shinkai previously wrote that The Garden of Words will be his first story about love in the traditional Japanese meaning of the word. Originally, "love" was written as "lonely sadness" (koi), and, according to Shinkai, the modern concept of "love" (ai) was imported from the West. While his new film is set in the modern era, it will be about koi in the original "lonely sadness" meaning — of longing for someone in solitude.
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Shinkai began his career by creating his own anime titles almost singlehandedly — being responsible for the writing, directing, and even voice-acting. He now works with Children Who Chase Lost Voices.
The Garden of Words will premiere as part of GCFF's 'Robotech: Love Live Alive.
Additionally, also as part of the the "Queensland Pop Culture Week," The Arts Centre Gold Coast will also feature the Yūko Miyamura will appear at the exhibit for a hosted talk on April 19.
Source: animeanime.jp
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