Iconic Events Releasing has announced a lineup of acclaimed classic anime films for the latest edition of Anime Expo Cinema Nights (AX Cinema Nights). The screenings will take place across the U.S. and select cities in Canada from September to the first months of 2025, with most titles available in both subtitled and dubbed formats. Over 500 theatres in North America will participate. Tickets, participating theatres, and more information for AX Cinema Nights can be found on the official website. Here are some of the titles that are coming:
Ninja Scroll
Screens September 11 (sub), September 12 (dub) September 15
When Jubei saves a young ninja woman from the unthinkable, he assumes that’s the end of it. To his surprise, it’s only just the beginning. Together, the two investigate the mysterious deaths of an entire village which uncovers a conspiracy of demonic proportions! Getting closer to the truth, the demonic forces will stop at nothing to silence Jubei and his companion for good!
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Metropolis 2001
Screens November 4 (sub), November 7 (dub), November 10
In the late 1940s, long before Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion established Osamu Tezuka as one of the most influential animators of all time, the legendary illustrator created the classic manga Metropolis.
Set in the future, Metropolis is a grand city-state populated by humans and robots, the cohabitants of a strictly segmented society. Detective Shunsaku Ban and his sidekick Ken-ichi search for a rebel scientist, to arrest him and seize his latest creation, Tima, a beautiful young girl. But when they locate him, Shunsaku quickly realizes that the eccentric genius is protected by a powerful man and beyond their reach. A retro-futuristic cautionary tale, Metropolis is spectacularly rendered, combining the best in Japanese cel animation with the latest in digital technology.
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BABYMETAL Legend 43 The Movie
Screens December 11, December 15
BABYMETAL held their largest scale world tour “BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2023 – 2024” from 2023 to 2024. The headline tour, excluding festivals and guest acts, drew a cumulative audience of more than 280,000 people for a total of 98 performances. The final chapter of the world tour, the first Okinawa performance “TOUR FINAL IN JAPAN LEGEND – 43”, has been fully filmed. The film is BABYMETAL’s first live film that allows viewers to experience all the diverse music, unique worldview, production that only a tour final can offer, and the overwhelming performance of BABYMETAL, which has evolved even further during their world tour.
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Paprika
Screens January 8 (sub), January 9th (dub), January 12th
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the final film by visionary director Satoshi Kon with his mind-bending thriller, Paprika, which has been restored in 4K for the first time.
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients’ dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.
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Cowboy Bebop
Screens: February 5 (sub), February 6 (dub), February 9
Caught up in a world of dreams, lost in the cruelty of reality. What should have been an easy bounty turns into biological war after a terrorist gets hold of a deadly virus. Drawn in by the pretty price on the mastermind’s head, Spike and the Bebop crew are ready to collect a much-needed reward. Unfortunately, the gang’s about to find themselves in more trouble than money when the terrorist threatens to unleash the virus on Halloween –effectively killing everyone on Mars. With little time and leads that seem more dreamy than helpful, they’ll have to use their own bag of tricks to stop a dangerous plot.
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Additional titles for AX Cinema Nights 2024-2025 will be revealed soon.
Source: Press Release
Featured image: Cowboy Bebop The Movie © Sony Pictures
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