A Special Screening Invitation for Our Readers

THE LEGACY OF SOMA-AONORAN

Venue(s): AKIBA Theatre
July 31 (Fri) 4pm
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Official website: www.aonoran.com/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkN4sdaLh5A
Tariff: Free: RSVP to hata@village-inc.jp
Advance tickets: RSVP to hata@village-inc.jp
Talk event: NA

Title: 蒼の乱 (Ao no Ran)
Director: Hidenori Inoue, Hiroki Nakamura (いのうえひでのり、中村浩紀)
Duration: 138 mins

Tokyo Filmgoer is pleased to be able to invite our international readers* to a special, one-time-only completely free English-subtitled screening of The Legacy of Soma-Aonoran, a filmed version of the theatrical hit featuring Takarazuka legend Yuki Amami and film star Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Norwegian Wood, Gantz) in the lead roles.

The GEKIxCINE folks — a partnership between stage and screen — spared no expense in capturing the immediacy of the live 2014 stage performance, using dozens of high-definition cameras for this CinemaScope release and mixing it in 5.1ch Surround sound. The result is a thrilling blend of music, dramedy and action, and you’ll feel as if you’re watching it live from the best seat in the house.

Elegance and extravagance rolled into one — Japan Times

An epic drama set in 11^th-century Japan during the Warring States Period, the story follows Soma (Amami) and Masakado (Matsuyama) as they meet at a festival in the countryside and fall in love. Soma is a former warrior who now lives as a fortune-teller after her people were driven out of their country by invaders. Masakado is a bungling but well-meaning samurai from the Kanto Plains. Their destinies take a dramatic turn when Masakado decides to fight the army sent by the Mikado in Kyoto, and to set up his own sovereign state. But can he win without his wife, an even more indomitable warrior, by his side…?

Please join Village, the producers of The Legacy of Soma-Aonoran, to experience this thrilling play-cum-film for yourself — with English subtitles. Village will look forward to hearing your feedback after the film is finished, as an aid to planning their international rollout.

*Japanese viewers are welcome if they have had substantial experience living or working overseas.

All you have to do is RSVP by July 30 to: Hiroyuki Hata, hata@village-inc.jp

SEATING IS LIMITED, so please be sure to attend if you sign up.

Japan Times review: ‘Ao no Ran’ is a riproaring rhapsody in blue