In collaborations with Dynit and MTV
Bologna, Saturday, January 21, 2006
Capitol Multisala, via Milazzo 1
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The first part of the event will show a collection of episodes starred by the most interesting secondary characters in the series.
Capitol Multisala, screening room 2, 10:00 a.m. / screening room 3, 14:00 p.m.
“InuYasha’s secondary stars” (episode collection)
Along with the most acclaimed stars in the series, such as InuYasha, Kagome and Sesshomaru, InuYasha’s cast gives us many other well-crafted characters, in the distinctive Rumiko Takahashi’s fresh and inventive style. Frequently the series features stand-alone episodes focused on a specific secondary character, exploring his or her personality, or simply creating the best way to emphasize his or her comical or dramatic attitudes.
I. Focus on Miroku
InuYasha - Episode 101: The Remaining Snow Seven Years Later
(25′, Beta SP, Italian dubbed)
II. Focus on Sango
InuYasha - Episode 59: The Beautiful Sisters’ Apprenticeship Aspirations
(25′, Beta SP, Italian dubbed)
III. Focus on Shippou
InuYasha - Episode 68: The Angry Challenge to Shippou
(25′, Beta SP, Italian dubbed)
IV. Focus on Miyouga
InuYasha - Episode 65: Farewell, Days of Youth!
(25′, Beta SP, Italian dubbed)
V. Focus on Kikyou
InuYasha - Episode 87: The Wandering Kikyou’s Lonely Journey
(25′, Beta SP, Italian dubbed)
VI. Focus on Rin and Jaken
InuYasha - Episode 96: Jaken Falls Ill
(25′, Beta SP, Italian dubbed)
VII. Focus on Kagura
InuYasha - Episode 66: Naraku’s Barrier, Kagura’s Resolution
(25′, Beta SP, Italian dubbed)
InuYasha’s V season première
The Unshown Episodes!
Capitol Multisala, screening room 2, 14:00 p.m. / screening room 3, 10:00 a.m.InuYasha’s many adventures go on in Japanese 5th season run, which will show us the dog demon and his companions confront the undead mercenary squad of Shichinin-Tai. Meanwhile, Naraku’s still vanished, and the mystery unfolds…
InuYasha - Episode 105: The Eerie Steel Heavy Equipment
(25′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
InuYasha - Episode 106: Kagome, Miroku, and Sango on the Rope
(25′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
InuYasha - Episode 107: InuYasha’s Tears Shown for the First Time
(25′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
InuYasha - Episode 108: The Secret of The Pure Light
(25′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
InuYasha - Episode 109: Head for Mt. Hakurei Hidden in Mist
(25′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
InuYasha - Episode 110: Bankotsu, The Leader of Shichinin-Tai, Debuts
(25′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
InuYasha - Episode 111: Duel! Banryu vs. Kaze no Kizu
(25′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
InuYasha - Episode 112: The Shield of Hijiri Island Floating on the Surface of the Lake
(25′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
Have some fun with a Cosplay Contest based on InuYasha!
If you want to join us, you must subscribe at MTV site
Capitol Multisala, screening room 2, 18:00 (no delay allowed!)
The Very Special Event of the Day
Meets InuYasha’s Italian voices:
Fabrizio Mazzotta, dubbing director
Corrado Conforti (Kouga)
Emanuela D’Amico (Sango)
and many others!
Italian première of the movie:
InuYasha The Movie - Fire on the Mystic Island
(90′, 35mm, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
Capitol Multisala, screening room 1, 21:00 p.m.
After the initial surprise, InuYasha slowly recalls of her, reviving fifty years-old lost memories. At that times, the contest to get the Sphere was not started yet, and InuYasha encountered Ai on the Island of Horai, a legendary place where time is frozen and the inhabitants don’t know neither death nor aging. This mysterious land emerges between sea waters, one times every fifty years. No more a heaven ruled by a harmonious society of men and demons living peacefully all together, nowadays Horai is oppressed by tyrant Shitoshin, the Four War Gods. In the name of an enigmatic link that connect InuYasha to the island, Ai asks the half-demon dog to defeat her oppressors, and to grant freedom again to her own people, saving many children from death by sacrifice to the bloody gods. But InuYasha will not be the unique character conjured to Horai: both Kikyou and Sesshomaru approach the island, too, irresistibly attracted by the same mysterious link. There will be a great battle for the life of Horai’s children, in a strange land where past and present will merge together, forming a complex yet spectacular thread filled with many surprises.
Being partly unrelated to the series’ chain of events is a classic concern of all feature-long films spanned by successful TV series. Following this track, the fourth meeting of half-demon InuYasha with the big screen tells a story that pushes apart the consolidate themes of the series. The focus here is about unknown events from the past, with stand-alone development and end. This winning recipe, successfully capturing Japanese audience during Christmas holidays in the last few years, lines up again the well tested InuYasha’s staff of the previous three movies: director Toshiya Shinohara, screenwriter Katsuyuki Sumizawa, and designer Yoshihito Hishinuma. Another Japanese box-office achievement for the character created by Rumiko Takahashi, driven to international reputation as long as many past creations of the prolific mangaka (from Urusei Yatsura to Ranma 1/2). Now, the fourth feature film about InuYasha is coming in Italy, about a year after the triumphal Japanese opening, held in December 23, 2004. The aim is to not disappoint the many Italian fans of the series, following the appealing adventures of the dog demon each week in the past three years on MTV Italia frequencies. The production held by Nippon Sunrise and Shogakukan reveals an effort even greater than the common standards for the Japanese TV-related productions, making this a film that will enter surely the status of classic TV-related cinematic transposition.
Last but not least, the Novelty Night:
Capitol Multisala, screening room 2, 23:30 p.m.nuYasha Specials
How Illusions Born
(30′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
This special was made as a special content of “InuYasha The Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass” DVD. It shows the list of the thirty most popular elements in the series. Among others, we’ll see the key scene between InuYasha and Kikyou reenacted with puppets! And if you thought that Sango’s boomerang was a fantasy creation… you can change your mind!
InuYasha vs. Sesshomaru
(26′, Beta SP, original Japanese version, Italian subbed)
This special was made as a special content of “InuYasha The Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler”. It shows a complete synopsis of the principal clashing encounters between InuYasha and Sesshomaru. The two demonic brothers are in fact perpetually battling each other, but a sort of reciprocal respect prevents each of them from feeling absolute hate against the other one.
