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CICADA

Dean Yamada / Discoveries / Japan, USA / 2014 / comedy, drama / 100 mins
Jumpei can't have kids and Ryota's bullied at school. Fine time for a birthday party.
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CICADA

UltraStar Mission Valley
Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:30 pm
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FUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS

Yosuke Fujita / Asia Pop! / Germany, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, UK / 2014 / comedy, drama, romance / 110 mins
What could a beautiful photographer possibly want from an ordinary painter like Fuku-chan?

FUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 8:10 pm

FUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS

ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla
Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 8:00 pm
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HELLO! JUNICHI

Katsuhito Ishii, Kanoko Kawaguchi, Atsushi Yoshioka / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / comedy, family, romance / 90 mins
A rag-tag gaggle of kids form a rock band for a birthday party.

HELLO! JUNICHI

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 12:40 pm

HELLO! JUNICHI

UltraStar Mission Valley
Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 3:20 pm

HELLO! JUNICHI

La Paloma Theatre
Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 1:00 pm
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THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS

Mami Sunada / Masters / Japan / 2013 / documentary / 118 mins
Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki prepares his final masterpiece at Studio Ghibli.

THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 4:55 pm

THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS

UltraStar Mission Valley
Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 8:05 pm
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LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL

Daisuke Miura / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / comedy, sex / 123 mins
Four women. Four men. Five hours of awkward, anonymous sex.

LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL

UltraStar Mission Valley
Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 9:25 pm

LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL

UltraStar Mission Valley
Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 9:00 pm
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MAN FROM RENO

Dave Boyle / Asian American Panorama / Japan, USA / 2014 / drama, thriller / 111 mins
A writer from Japan stumbles onto a real-life murder mystery.

MAN FROM RENO

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 4:45 pm

MAN FROM RENO

UltraStar Mission Valley
Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 6:15 pm
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OUR FAMILY

Yuya Ishii / Masters / Japan / 2014 / drama, family / 117 mins
When mother becomes sick, buried secrets surface and the family reins fall onto the children.

OUR FAMILY

UltraStar Mission Valley
Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:00 pm

OUR FAMILY

UltraStar Mission Valley
Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 5:00 pm
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THE ROUND TABLE

Isao Yukisada / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / comedy, drama, family / 113 mins
An eight-year-old daydreamer gets close to some bunnies, scribbles in her notebook, and makes new friends.

THE ROUND TABLE

UltraStar Mission Valley
Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 7:00 pm

THE ROUND TABLE

UltraStar Mission Valley
Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 6:05 pm
TWINS IN BAKERY

Mari Miyazawa / Japan / 2013 / 5 mins
When the owner’s not looking, two hot dogs come alive and bring a bakery to life.

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SHORTS FOR SHORTIES!

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 11:00 am
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UZUMASA LIMELIGHT

Ken Ochiai / Asia Pop! / Japan, USA / 2014 / drama, martial arts / 103 mins
Kamiyama is famed for dying in samurai films. A spunky new protege gives his career renewed life.

UZUMASA LIMELIGHT

La Paloma Theatre
Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 7:25 pm
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THE VANCOUVER ASAHI

Yuya Ishii / Masters / Japan / 2014 / drama, historical, sports / 130 mins
On the eve of World War II, a Japanese Canadian baseball team bunts its way into history.

VANCOUVER ASAHI

UltraStar Mission Valley
Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 6:20 pm

VANCOUVER ASAHI

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 6:00 pm