Events for August 20, 2026

West Coast premiere of the high definition restoration! In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An elderly woman, Orin, comes close to her cut-off age during her last days with her family.

Directed by Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game) and featuring character creation by Taiyo Matsumoto (Tekkonkinkreet), this critically-acclaimed film is a glam-rock ode to the power of music and a forceful statement on artistic freedom from one of animation’s singular talents.