Through The Lens: A Director's Retrospective
Bringing you classic films from our most beloved directors and actors.
Through The Lens: Mamoru Hosoda
6 July - 26 August
Explore the imaginative worlds and heartfelt stories of Mamoru Hosoda, one of Japan’s most acclaimed animated film directors. Our next Through The Lens season celebrates the director's distinctive storytelling style, where intimate family dynamics, questions of identity, and the wonder of the everyday collide with fantastical realms. From time travel to digital odysseys, Hosoda’s films are rich with emotion, creativity and warmth. Perfect for both long-time fans and newcomers alike.
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Subbed)
1h 38m | 12A
A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
Mirai (Subbed)
1h 38m | PG
The movie follows a 4-year old boy who is struggling to cope with the arrival of a little sister in the family, until things turn magical
Summer Wars (Subbed)
1h 50m | 12A
Kenji Koiso, an eleventh grade math genius, agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natuski. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of the family matriarch.
Wolf Children (Subbed)
1h 58m | 12A
College student Hana falls in love with a “wolf man” and together they have two half-human, half-wolf children, Ame and Yuki. The young family’s happy but humble life comes to an abrupt end when the father is tragically killed during a hunt
BELLE (Subbed)
2h 1m | 12A
Suzu is a 17-year-old high school student living in a rural village with her father. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. One day, she enters “U,” a virtual world of 5 billion members on the internet