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How about the first step to a niche film life? A film festival featuring hidden masterpieces of comedy .

A good recent example is the applause for "Bohemian Rhapsody. Movies are a central topic of conversation and have the power to attract people's hearts and minds.

Only one month until the end of this year. While you feel the great power of popular cinema, why not spend the rest of the year looking at a few niche films and their content?

The company is based in Asagaya and Koenji, and holds independent screenings of films.After School Cinema Cluband organizes and operates introductions and screenings of films that have not yet been shown in Japan.Gucchi's Free SchoolThe screening event, "Masterpiece? Rarity? A masterpiece? Comedy Film Festivalwill be held on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16 at the "Za Koenji 2The event will be held at the

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The lineup includes a variety of hair-raising comedies such as "Assault! O.C. and Stiggs/Comedy Apocalypse," "Mannequin," "Van Wilder," and "Punch Drunk Love.

Among the highlights will be "My High School Sinks Into the Sea," (2016), the animated feature film debut of up-and-coming American illustrator Dash Shaw , "Coolie High 1," a hidden masterpiece of coming-of-age cinema that has been called a black version of "American Graffiti," (1975), and the masterpiece "BOY" (1975), directed by Taika Waititi of The Mighty Thor Battle Royale. TP13TCooley High)" (1975), and "BOY" (2010), a masterpiece from "Mighty Thor Battle Royale" director Taika Waititi. All of these films are premiering in Japan for the first time, and it is rare to find such a strong lineup of films unless you take advantage of an opportunity like this.

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During the event, a talk show will be held with writer Machizo Hasegawa, columnist Madoka Yamazaki, and TV personality and film buff Rumi Kato. Advance tickets are available atthis way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)From.

For a film-soaked weekend of laughter and tears, come to the Comedy Film Festival!

Text_Rei Kawahara


Masterpiece? Rarity? A masterpiece? Comedy Film Festival
Date: 15 December 2018 ( Sat ) , 16 December 2018 ( Sun )
Place: Za-Koenji 2
Address: 2-1-2 Koenji-kita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
Organized by After School Cinema Club + Gucchi 's Free School
Tickets: All-day ticket 8,000 yen, Saturday 15 , 5,000 yen, Sunday 16 , 4,000 yen
Each advance ticket 1,500 yen ( "Assault! O.C. and Stiggs" only 1,000 yen )
Same-day tickets: 1,800 yen ( "O.C. and Stiggs" only 1,000 yen )
Ticket Page
gucchis-free-school.com/event/comedyfilmfestival_02/

timetable
Saturday, December 15
11:00 "My High School, Sinking into the Sea"
〜Lunch break (about 1 hour)
13:30 "Van Wilder" + Keisuke Keywada (writer) and Tokutoshi (rapper) talk show
16:10 "Assault! O.C. and Stiggs/Comedy Revelation
18:25 "Cooley High" + Talk show by Machizo Hasegawa & Madoka Yamazaki

December 16 (Sun.)
11:00 "Punch Drunk Love"
13:00 "BOY
14:55 "Mannequin" + Talk Show by Rumi Kato

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