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Anime A-GO-GO

The UCLA Film and Television Archive will be presenting their latest intallment of Anime A-GO-GO from October 26^th to November 4^th, 2000.

A highlight of the program will be the U.S. premieres of two films on Halloween night. Opening the double bill will be an updated version of the original 1985 hit Vampire Hunter D, followed by the thriller Blood: The Last Vampire, which was conceived by anime luminary Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell).

Their full schedule is as follows.

Thursday, October 26
7:30 p.m.

JUBEI-CHAN THE NINJA GIRL U.S. Premiere
Episode III: “MEN'S HEARTS WERE SWAYING”
(Japan, 1998)
In Japanese with English subtitles.

UTENA: THE MOVIE Los Angeles Premiere
(Japan, 1999)
In Japanese with English subtitles.


Tuesday, October 31 – Halloween
7:30 p.m.

BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE U.S. Premiere
(Japan, 2000)
In English and Japanese with English subtitles.

VAMPIRE HUNTER D U.S. Premiere / Work-in-Progress
(Japan, 2000)


Saturday, November 4
7:30 p.m.

ANGEL LINKS North American Premiere
Episode I: “GUARDIAN ANGELS”
(Japan, 1998)
In Japanese with English subtitles.

TENAMONYA VOYAGERS Los Angeles Premiere
Episode I
(Japan, 1999)
In Japanese with English subtitles.

COWBOY BEBOP
Episode V: “BALLAD OF FALLEN ANGELS”
(Japan, 1998)
In Japanese with English subtitles.

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE 08TH MS TEAM North American Premiere
Episodes I-III
(Japan, 1997)
In Japanese with English subtitles.


All films will screen at the James Bridges Theater, located on the northeast corner of the UCLA Westwood campus, near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue. Tickets are available at the theater one hour before showtime. General admission is $6, tickets for students and seniors are $4.

For more information call (310) 206-8013 or visit the UCLA Film and Television Archive website at http://www.cinema.ucla.edu