For this Saturday Anime Night, first up is The Dagger of Kamui (1985), an adaptation of the manga of the same name, concerning a young ninja’s globetrotting adventure to avenge his murdered family. The director is renowned auteur Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999, Metropolis). This is one of the better-regarded anime films of the 80s that we have yet to watch, so let’s check it out. After that is On-Gaku: Our Sound (2019), a musical about a trio of teenaged delinquents who decide to start a band. Dudes proceed to rock. This one has received rave reviews across the board.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Dagger of Kamui: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-dagger-of-kamui/
• On-Gaku: Our Sound: https://letterboxd.com/film/on-gaku-our-sound/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Dagger of Kamui: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.
• On-Gaku: Our Sound: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/65715

CWs for The Dagger of Kamui:

• Blood and gore.
• Death of parent.
• Deaths of animals.
• Cutting of flesh.

CWs for On-Gaku: Our Sound:

• Sexual assault: a boy grabs a girl’s butt. She slaps him.
• Misophonia.
• Smoking.
• Cartoon violence.

Links to movies:

• The Dagger of Kamui: https://vimeo.com/862580443
• On-Gaku: Our Sound: https://vimeo.com/862742605