I still remember my first Eiga Sai experience ever. Instead of sleeping in, Nee-chan brought me along to watch Waterboys (starring Satoshi Tsumabuki) at the UP Film Institute one Saturday afternoon. It was my first non-anime Japanese film that I watched and I loved it! I enjoyed every minute and I was laughing my head off the whole time! I was still in high school back then and up until now, I never missed a year. After I graduated from college, I try my best to watch all the films year after year. So naturally, when this year's schedule came out, I created our game plan within minutes.
Oh, and surprise surprise! This year's featured film, Villain, stars Satoshi Tsumabuki! Only this time, he's not wearing a speedo and is no longer part of a synchronized swimming team. Oh how time flies! I can't believe it's been eight years since I saw my first Eiga Sai film.
If you're interested, here are the screening schedules. If I watch all those highlighted in green and everything goes according to plan, I'll be able to watch all films this year. :)
