Tomcat's Big Adventure 1992 Anime Film Returns to North America with Special Seattle Screening on June 15
Experience Ryūtarō Nakamura’s visionary film, from the director of Serial Experiments Lain, screening now at The Beacon!
Tomcat's Big Adventure to Screen in Seattle
Anime classic gets rare North American showing at The Beacon
A Hidden Anime Gem Returns to the Big Screen
The "Wamono Nights" film series has revealed via Instagram that the 1992 anime film Tomcat's Big Adventure (Japanese: Chibineko Tom no Daibōken - Chikyū o Sukue! Nakama-tachi) will have a rare North American screening at The Beacon in Seattle, WA. The film will be shown on June 15 at 5:00 p.m.
This follows the film's North American premiere at the Texas Theatre in Dallas on April 14, where it was screened in Japanese with English subtitles.
About the Film
- Director & Scriptwriter: Ryūtarō Nakamura (Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey)
- Animation Director & Character Designer: Manabu Ōhashi (Robot Carnival)
- Music Composer: Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell)
- Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura (Ninja Scroll)
- Animators: Toshiyuki Inoue, Hiroyuki Okiura, Kōichi Arai, Makiko Futaki
- Runtime: 82 minutes
Story
Based on Masumi Iino's children's books, the story follows Tom and his friends on a world-saving summer adventure atop Mt. Pinto. Despite its talented team, the film has been hard to find, even in Japan.
Voice Cast
- Tom: Toshiko Fujita
- Mark: Masako Nozawa
- Laura: Mika Kanai
- Alex: Minami Takayama
- Amy: Ryoko Sano
- Bob: Ryūsei Nakao
- Leonis: Akio Ōtsuka
- Tiki: Chika Sakamoto
- Chloe: Hiromi Tsuru
- Michael: Kappei Yamaguchi
- Dawn: Katsunosuke Hori
- Rudo: Nobuo Tobita
- Lamaru: Yūko Kobayashi
Screening Details
- Where: The Beacon, Seattle, WA
- When: June 15, 5:00 p.m.
- Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Sources
Don't miss this rare chance to see a classic piece of anime history on the big screen!