Macross Bakuon Film Festival (マクロス爆音映画祭 Makurosu Bakuon Eiga Matsuri), translated as Macross Roaring Film Festival, is a Macross-themed film festival held throughout Japan in 2019.[1]
Overview[]
| “ | All seven theatrical works of Macross, spanning 36 years, over generations, loved by people and has never stopped, are screened. All works will be there, other than "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?" Look forward to the Macross Bakuon Film Festival! | ” |
—Press Release | ||
Described as Tokyo's "loudest" film festival, the Bakuon Film Festival organizers conduct touring events across Japan, with "...fear-inducing speakers in tow" according to TimeOut Magazine. Included during the festivities is a pop-up store, complete with event-specific merchandise.
Tokyo & Osaka, January 2019[]
Seven films were screened from January 1 to 24, 2019, at Shinjuku Piccadilly. A meet-and-greet was held with Kiyono Yasuno, who played the role of Kaname Buccaneer in Macross Δ. Meanwhile, the Osaka screening event was held at Namba Parks Cinema in Osaka on February 9, 2019.[2]
Nagoya, April 2019[]
Various Macross films were screened on April 2019 at 109 Cinemas Nagoya, in the Aichi Prefecture of Nagoya.
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