Cool Japan Anime: What a Genderful World
18 April 2020

Anime with a gender theme

After the successful series in connection with the Cool Japan exhibition, we and the Melkweg will continue bringing the best anime to the big screen. During the What a Genderful World expo we’re screening a series of anime with strong female leading roles from studios like Ghibli and Chizu.

Japanese anime plays with gender. It’s a world where everything’s possible. We see, for example, a tough witch aged 13 on an adventure, a single mother with her werewolf children, an ex-pop star with difficulty leaving her past behind, a teenager who can travel through time and an age-old story about a princess who refuses to be forced into a straightjacket. Discover the films below:

Saturday 15 February
Cool Japan Anime: The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Saturday 14 March
Cool Japan Anime: Perfect Blue (1997)

Saturday 18 April
Cool Japan Anime: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Where: Melkweg, Amsterdam
Tickets: via Melkweg Film

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