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MFAH Film: Castles in the Sky: Studio Ghibli - The Ocean Waves

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium

August 10-August 12, 2012

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MFAH Film: Castles in the Sky: Studio Ghibli - The Ocean Waves

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents MFAH Film: Castles in the Sky: Studio Ghibli.

Cinema audiences across North America have been delighted to experience this survey of timeless Japanese anime in newly struck 35mm prints. Classics such as Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and My Neighbor Totoro are complemented by more-rarely seen movies from one of the world’s most influential film...

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents MFAH Film: Castles in the Sky: Studio Ghibli.

While Hayao Miyazaki is Ghibli’s most easily identifiable auteur, his work emanates from the Ghibli house style developed by himself and Isao Takahata: a deceptively simple, gently-paced aesthetic that sets the studio’s work apart from the more kinetic anime that dominates Japanese television.

The Ocean Waves
Umi ga kikoeru

Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki
1993, in Japanese with English subtitles
Japan
72 minutes

Rarely seen outside of Japan and never before released in North America, The Ocean Waves is one of Ghibli’s most poignant and unsung masterpieces, capturing the joys and drama of adolescence and teenage alienation with subtle insight and affecting sensitivity.

Kochi is an average coastal town on the sleepy, idyllic island of Shikoku, and young Taku’s quiet life is turned upside down with the arrival of Rikako, a beautiful transfer student from Tokyo. As rumors start to spread at school, their friendship is tested by changing relationships and the onset of adulthood.

Many of these films will also screen for free on weekdays as a part of the "Reel Kids" film series. Click here for more information and showtimes.

Film descriptions excerpted from the TIFF Cinematheque (Toronto).

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Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium

1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77006

Full map and directions

Admission Info:

$7 General Admission
$6 Matinee Admission
$1 discount MFAH members, senior adults (55+), and students with ID
Free Children 5 and under
Free Film Buffs members
$60 Nonmember Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$55 MFAH member Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$3 Family Flicks Admission
$2 Family Flicks Admission for MFAH members and students with ID

Please note:
The MFAH Films box office accepts payment by cash, check, and credit card.

Tickets can be purchased in advance in three ways: online, in the museum lobbies, and at the box office.

The box office opens at 5:30 p.m. for weekend evening screenings and at least 30 minutes before show time for most other films.

General Day and Time Info:

Fri, Aug 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Sun, Aug 12 at 4 p.m.

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

Free outdoor parking is available in the street-level lot directly across from the Law Building at 1001 Bissonnet Street.

Parking is available in the MFAH Parking Garage for $6. The easy-to-find parking garage is located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings on Binz, and is marked by a large, yellow arrow.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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