by “The Domannaka Anime Film Festival” focuses on screening anime movies released in the 1980s and is a collaboration between anime fans and producers. It is an event that creates a place for interaction with related parties. The poster designed by Yasuhiko depicts Nagoya’s Kinshachi, the Nagoya Station area, and Midland Square as a gathering place for anime lovers in Nagoya.
The films to be screened are “Mobile Suit Gundam I,” “Mobile Police Patlabor 2 the Movie,” “Mobile Suit Gundam II: Sad Warrior Edition,” “Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro,” and “The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?”, “Genma Wars,” “Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise,” 4K remaster, “AKIRA,” “Venus Senki,” “Mobile Suit Gundam III Space Encounter.” Guests at each screening include Shinichiro Inoue, Masuro Ueda, Yutaka Izubuchi, Kazunori Ito, Ichiro Itano, Masaharu Kawamori, Masao Maruyama, Kazuhide Tomonaga, Hiroyuki Yamaga, Shigeru Watanabe, Susumu Aketagawa, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, and Hirotoshi Sano.
This film festival is not just about screening anime films from the 1980s; it’s a unique opportunity for anime fans to interact with the very people who brought these films to life. We are thrilled to have master artist Yoshikazu Yasuhiko create the original poster, a testament to our commitment to anime fans. Our goal is to expand this experience from Nagoya to the rest of the country, Asia, and the world, offering a truly global platform for anime enthusiasts.
Comment from Yoshihide Kondo (General Producer): In 1980, at 25, I transferred from Shochiku’s film promotion department to the film production headquarters, which was my dream. Naturally, I thought I would be involved in producing a live-action movie, but the director said, “Shochiku will be distributing an animated movie called “Mobile Suit Gundam.” Please have the youngest person in charge of it.” It was.
I returned to the movie promotion department thanks to “Mobile Suit Gundam” (?). Seven years have passed since then, and I have mainly promoted Nippon Sunrise’s works, including the “Mobile Suit Gundam” trilogy, “Legendary Giant Ideon: Contact Chapter/Activation Chapter,” “Crusher Joe,” and even “Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack.” in charge. During that time, many other anime masterpieces were created by different companies.
Although some anime have incorporated CG, the central part is hand-drawn. It can be said that the 1980s was when “hand-drawn” animation technology reached its ultimate level. Please come to the theater and experience the ferocious energy of the creators that still exude from the screen even after several decades by collecting masterpieces of animated films from the 1980s that were mainly hand-drawn. I want to hold an anime film festival in Nagoya, in the center of Japan. The Domanka Anime Film Festival, which planned with this in mind, has finally opened.
“Domanka Anime Film Festival” Period: May 17th (Friday) to May 19th (Sunday), 2024 Venue: Midland Square Cinema, Aichi Prefecture Screening works May 17th (Friday) “Mobile Suit Gundam I” Speaker Speakers: Shinichiro Inoue, Masuro Ueda May 18th (Sat) “Mobile Police Patlabor 2 the Movie” Speakers: Yutaka Izubuchi, Kazunori Ito “Mobile Suit Gundam II Sorrow/Warrior Edition” Speaker: Ichiro Itano “Lupin the Third Cagliostro” Speaker: Kazuhide Tomonaga “The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?” Speaker: Masaharu Kawamori, Ichiro Itano “Genma Wars” Speaker: Masao Maruyama Sunday, May 19th “Royal Space Force “The Wings of Honneamise” 4K Remaster Speakers: Hiroyuki Yamaga, Shigeru Watanabe “AKIRA” Speakers: Susumu Aketagawa “Venus Senki” Speakers: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Hirotoshi Sano “Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounter in Space” Speaker: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
