Iconic Events, Anime Expo and Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol are proud to announce the 2023-24 AX Cinema Nights, featuring 3 highly renowned Japanese animated films from acclaimed director Satoshi Kon. Join us each month for an incredible classic anime film (presented in both their subtitled and dubbed versions)
Ghost In The Shell
Sunday, Nov 12 • 7:30pm (Subtitled)
Not Rated
83 mins
Animation, Action, Crime
A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts…MORE INFO
Tokyo Godfathers
Monday, Dec 11 • 7:30pm (Subtitled)
Tuesday, Dec 12 • 7:30pm (Dubbed)
Wednesday, Dec 13 • 7:30pm (Subtitled)
Rated PG-13
92 mins
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, three homeless companions stumble upon a baby girl in a garbage heap. They name her Kiyoko, and vow to care for her as they track down her family. Haunted by memories of their own broken pasts and pursued by a cast of shadowy characters from Tokyo’s nightlife, Hana, Gin and Miyuki overcome their differences…MORE INFO
Cowboy Bebop The Movie
Monday, Jan 22 • 7:30pm (Dubbed)
Tuesday, Jan 23 • 7:30pm (Subtitled)
Wednesday, Jan 24 • 7:30pm (Subtitled)
Rated R
115 mins
Animation, Action, Crime
Caught up in a world of dreams, lost in the cruelty of reality. What should have been an easy bounty turns into biological war after a terrorist gets hold of a deadly virus. Drawn in by the pretty price on the mastermind’s head, Spike and the Bebop crew are ready to collect a much-needed reward…MORE INFO
Paprika
Wednesday, Feb 7 • 7:30pm (Subtitled)
Thursday, Feb 8 • 7:30pm (Dubbed)
Sunday, Feb 11 • 7:30pm (Subtitled)
Rated R
91 mins
Animation, Drama, Family
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the last film ever made by visionary director Satoshi Kon with his mind-bending thriller PAPRIKA, which has been restored in 4K for the first ever. When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients’ dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it…MORE INFO