Film: Touch
A romantic and thrilling story that spans several decades and continents, Touch follows one man’s emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years go…before his time runs out.
Archives: Events
Film: Shall We Dance? & Tango Performance
Enjoy an evening of the classic feel good comedy, Shall We Dance?, about a successful but unhappy Japanese accountant who finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons. Also, enjoy a performance by professional tango dancers and learn a few techniques and moves after the film.
Museum Store Pop-up Sale
Museum Store Pop-up Sale Get a unique item while supplies last. 10:00AM, Friday, September 20, 2024 Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 10:00AM, Saturday, September 21, 2024 Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 10:00AM, Sunday, September 22, 2024 Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Film: AKIRA
In the year of 2019, thirty one years after World War III, Tokyo has been rebuilt into Neo-Tokyo a modern metropolis. A secret military project endangers New-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Speaker Series: The Cultural Significance of AKIRA
Join the curators of the exhibition AKIRA: The Architecture of Neo-Tokyo for an introduction to the production process of Japanese animation in general and to the details of the classic ground-breaking animated film AKIRA’s genesis. Hiroko Myokam will highlight the archiving situation of these important artifacts of a historic milestone in animation history in today’s industry. Stefan Riekeles will elaborate on the specific cultural value of AKIRA’s background artwork which continues to inspire artists and an audience alike to this day.