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Winterfest 2019 Screening Announcement

Posted by Ai Kon on January 9, 2019

Ai-Kon is excited to announce, with permission of Eleven Arts Anime Studio, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, screening at Winterfest 2019

MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS
(さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう)

Runtime: 115min
Director: Mari Okada
Starring (voice): Manaka Iwami, Yūki Kaji, Tomokazu Sugita
In Japanese with English subtitles

The people of Iorph live far away from the lands of men, weaving the happenings of each day into a fabric called Hibiol. They live for centuries while maintaining their youthful appearance.

Maquia, an orphaned Iorph girl, lives her life in an oasis surrounded by friends, yet somehow feels “alone”. But the tranquil lives of the Iorph are shattered in an instant when the Mezarte army invades their territory on a dragon fleet, seeking the blood that grants the Iorph long life. Maquia manages to escape, but loses her friends and her home in the chaos. She then encounters an orphaned baby who is “alone”. Maquia raises this boy “Ariel”, with the help of some new friends. But as the era changes, the bond between Maquia and Ariel changes too, amidst a backdrop of racial tensions between the Iorph and the Mezarte.

This is a story of irreplaceable time, woven by two lonely people who can only find solace in each other.

Official Website and Trailer: sayoasa.jp

「あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。」「心が叫びたがってるんだ。」などで知られる脚本家の岡田麿里が初監督を務めたオリジナルの長編アニメーション映画。

10代半ばで外見の成長が止まり、数百年生き続けることから「別れの一族」と呼ばれるイオルフの民の少女マキアと、歳月を重ねて大人へと成長していく孤独な少年エリアルの絆の物語が描かれる。人里離れた土地で、ヒビオルと呼ばれる布を織りながら静かに暮らすイオルフの民の少女マキア。ある日、イオルフの長寿の血を求め、レナトと呼ばれる獣にまたがるメザーテ軍が攻め込んできたことから、マキアとイオルフの民の平穏な日々は崩壊する。親友や思いを寄せていた少年、そして帰る場所を失ったマキアは森をさまよい、そこで親を亡くしたばかりの孤児の赤ん坊を見つける。やがて時は流れ、赤ん坊だったエリアルは少年へと成長していくが、マキアは少女の姿のままで……
(映画.comより)

監督:  岡田麿里   声の出演: 石見舞菜香、入野自由、茅野愛衣、梶裕貴


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Please stay tuned, as we will continue to announce more programming and schedule information as Winterfest gets ever closer.