The Mamoru Oshii Film Festival is kicking off its 2016 series in April with a live-talk event and screenings of both live-action and animated Patlabor films. The all-night event will include screenings of Patlabor: The Movie, Patlabor 2: The Movie, and the director's cut of The Next Generation - Patlabor - Tokyo War.

The event will also feature a discussion with director Mamoru Oshii, voice actress Yoshiko Sakakibara, Anime Style editor-in-chief Yuichiro Oguro, and writer / planner Ryuichi Kuwajima as guests.

The 1st night of the 2016 Mamoru Oshii Film Festival kicks off at 10:30 PM JST at the Shin-bungeiza theater in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. The event is scheduled to run until approximately 6:00 AM JST the next day. Advance tickets to the event cost 2800 yen ($24.66 US), while tickets at the door cost 3000 yen ($26.42 US).

Source: Animeanime.jp

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