Studio Ghibli’s (known for its popular anime films Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke to name a few) film titled Ocean Waves will be screening in North America starting on December 28. This was officially confirmed by the distributor GKIDS.
The anime movie will be screened first at the IFC Center in New York. Other US cities will then follow in January 2017.
Ocean Waves has never been released in North America even in Home Video. This original 1993 television special along with Ghibli’s other film work Grave of the Fireflies were missing in a landmark international distribution deal between Tokuma Shoten and the Walt Disney Company in 1996.
Below is the list of the official Ocean Waves screening dates and venues.
New York, NY IFC Center December 28, 2016
Toronto, ON TIFF January 3, 2017
Albuquerque, NM Guild Cinema January 6, 2017
Fort Lauderdale, FL TBD January 7, 2017
Kansas City, MO Screenland Armour January 9, 2017
Portland, OR OMSI Empirical Theatre January 11, 2017
Los Angeles, CA American Cinematheque January 12, 2017
Chicago, IL Gene Siskel Film Center January 13, 2017
Denver, CO Denver Film Society January 13, 2017
Santa Ana, CA The Frida cinema January 13, 2017
Tempe, AZ Harkins Valley Art January 13, 2017
Waterloo, ON Princess Cinema January 13, 2017
Atlanta, GA Plaza Theatre January 13, 2017
San Francisco, CA Roxie Theatre January 16, 2017
Fairfax, VA Angelika Mosaic January 17, 2017
Washington, DC Angelika Pop-Up January 17, 2017
Dallas, TX Angelika Dallas January 17, 2017
Plano, TX Angelika Plano January 17, 2017
San Diego, CA Angelika Carmel January 17, 2017
Honolulu, HI Consolidated Theatres Kahalas January 17, 2017
Pittsburgh, PA Row House Cinema January 20, 2017
Vancouver, BC Vancity Theatre January 20, 2017
Columbus, OH Gateway Film Center February 9, 2017
Cleveland, OH Cleveland Cinematheque February 23, 2017
Port Orchard, WA Dragonfly Cinema March 10, 2017
For more information about this film, you can check out Anime News Network