Dublin Film Qlub screening: Project A-Ko (1986)

dublin | arts and media | event notice Monday June 04, 2012 00:04 by Dublin Film Qlub

Jaw-dropping lesbian animation, dealing with school crushes, flying girls, and killer robots

We are delighted to announce that this screening will be introduced by a very special guest: the novelist, short story writer, critic, and manga expert

Katherine Farmar

DUBLIN FILM QLUB: 2011-12 SEASON: “AROUND THE WORLD IN THE 80s"

SESSION NINE: JAPAN

16 JUNE 2012

The New Theatre, 43 East Essex street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

3.30 pm (Doors open at 3.00)

Day membership: 8 euro
Free tea & coffee

Our screenings are followed by an open discussion

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PUREJOKUTO A-KO

(tr. PROJECT A-KO)

Dir. Katsuhiko Nishijima. 1986. 84 min. Animation. Japanese, with English subtitles.

Written by Katsuhiko Nishijima, Tomoko Kawasaki, and Yûji Moriyama.

Voices: Miki Itô, Emi Shinohara, Michie Tomizawa

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First day in a new school, and you —Eiko— and your inseparable girlfriend — Shiiko —run down the road to make it in time. One of the students —Beiko—, a very bright, serious, androgynous girl, thinks that none of her classmates is equal to her. But when Beiko sets eyes on your girlfriend she looses her cool, is besotted, and decides that she must have her. Naturally, you don’t panic. Your very pretty girlfriend may have her faults (she is the worst cook on the planet and, lets face it, she is a bit dim-witted), but her loyalty is beyond doubt. However, when your rival is determined to get rid of you, and when she has a talent for developing nuclear-powered robots, you may have to admit there could be trouble ahead. Fortunately, you also happen to have a few secret superpowers up your sleeve... This film must be the closest thing to a drug-induced hallucination for drug-free folk. Lesbian camp was never so technicoloured, fourth-dimensional, or violent (in a funny way). We have never seen anything like it. You have never seen anything like it.