Saturday, April 27
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (PG; 116 mins.)
Considered to be the first film from the famous Studio Ghibli! A Japanese animated post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure film not to be missed! If you’ve seen it before – time to see it again! Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and based on his 1982 manga of the same name. Warrior/pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. While created right before Studio Ghibli was founded, it is considered to be the beginning of the studio. Among its numerous awards, it won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1984. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is frequently ranked among the best animated films in Japan and is seen as a seminal influence on the development of anime. Miyazaki’s manga version of Nausicaä was written over a period of 12 years, with breaks taken to work on Studio Ghibli films. The Nausicaä manga is published in English by VIZ Media.
As a special treat, SF in SF is raffling off a GORGEOUS, new, mint, 2-volume boxed set of the bound manga comics, done by Hayao Miyazaki! Out of print, and going for hundreds on Amazon and Ebay, here’s your chance to get your own copy now! Raffle tickets are $2 each or 3 tickets for $5, and we’ll have some great secondary prizes as well. You won’t want to miss this one — and know too, every dollar goes to Variety Children’s Charity to help kids in our community! We’re shooting for $350 for this — enough to purchase a pediatric wheelchair for a deserving child! You must be present to win; tickets can only be purchased at event.
Doors and cash bar opens at 6:00PM
Event begins at 7:00PM
Seating is limited; first come, first seated
Suggested $5-$10 donation at the door benefits Variety Children’s Charity of Northern California
The Variety Preview Room Theatre
The Hobart Bldg., 1st Floor — entrance between Quiznos and Citibank
582 Market Street @ 2nd and Montgomery
San Francisco, CA 94104
Don’t Drive — BART/MUNI Montgomery Street station is right at our front door, and parking in San Francisco sucks!!! Street parking ($3.50 per hour) is metered M-Sat., til 6PM; find a parking garage here.