The haunting sounds of the Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage anime will echo through the DDD Aoyama Cross Theater in Shibuya on December 12-17. The venue is hosting the "Mushishi: Music Night Story -Mushin Oto Sō-" and retells the story through music and live performance.

The event combines a stage play, video, and music for a unique experience. Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage composer Toshio Masuda is handling the music for the production and voice actors Yuto Nakano (Ginko), Mika Doi (Narrator), Yūji Ueda (Adashino-sensei), and Ai Kobayashi (Tanyū) will appear at the event.

The anime special's story takes place after an eclipse. One area of the sun remains dark and mushi expert Ginko decides to investigate. He must determine how to return the sun to a village before all of the crops dieMenu

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first 75 titles for this year's festival this morning. The opening night film will be the world premiere of 12 Years a Slave by Steve McQueen and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano and Paul Giamatti, with Brad Pitt playing a Canadian.

The closing night film will be the world premiere of Life of Crime by Daniel Schechter, based on the novel The Switch, by Elmore Leonard. The film stars John Hawkes, yasiin bey (Mos Def), Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, Isla Fisher, Will Forte, and Mark Boone Jr.

The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival takes place from September 5-15, 2013 in various locations in downtown Toronto.http://tiff.net/

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