A screening of "Vinous Senki," a "masterpiece of the past," will be held at Shinjuku Piccadilly on May 24 (Fri.) with a stage greeting by director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko! LV will be held at MOVIX Amagasaki!

To commemorate the release of the Blu-ray of "Vinous Senki" on July 26, 2019, a screening will be held at Shinjuku Piccadilly on May 24, 2019 (Friday).

Released in 1989, at a time when high-density animated films were dominating the theatrical market, there was a masterpiece that had been "sealed" for 30 years, despite its quality rivaling those films.

Fans were eagerly awaiting the release of this long-overdue "sealed" animation work. It is "Vinous Senki".

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's declaration that the "seal" had been lifted opened the negative film, which had never been opened since its screening. The negative film, which ironically had been preserved in near-perfect condition due to the "sealed" film, was scanned in HD, and the colors came out as if they had been waiting for this moment, and the film was successfully digitally remastered in an even sharper form.

The film was successfully digitally remastered in a sharper form, and "The Battle of Vinas" is now restored with even more brilliance!
The Blu-ray of "The Battle of Vinous," a "fantastic masterpiece" sealed away for 30 years, will be released on July 26, 2019.

To celebrate its release, a screening will be held at Shinjuku Piccadilly on Friday, May 24, 2019.
At the same time, a screening with live viewing of the stage greeting will be held at MOVIX Amagasaki.

The following is a comment from Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, director of the film, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary project.

Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Comment *Honorific titles omitted
After 30 years, "VENUS SENKI

Thirty years ago, I was a loser. I sealed this film out of humiliation and frustration with myself. Thirty years have passed, and now the next era, the Heisei era, is coming to an end.
Now that we are in the age of digital distribution, I was told that I could no longer hide my work using the old-fashioned method of "sealing," and I was reunited with this work.
It was nostalgic. Every screen, and the names of the staff in the subtitles, those names, those names.
Now, I want to apologize to the film and to you all. And I sincerely hope that you will watch it.
This film has come out of a time capsule, and I hope you will see it with the eyes of the present time (now).
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

Event Information
Screening of "VENUS SENKI" with stage greeting

Location: Shinjuku Piccadilly Screen 3 / MOVIX Amagasaki Screen to be determined
Date: May 24 (Fri.) 19:00 Screening starts (Greetings from the stage after the screening)
Speaker:Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Director

＜Ticket sales
Shinjuku Piccadilly: Price: 2,500 yen flat
Tickets are now on sale online at the theater's website.
Tickets will be on sale at the theater counter from April 28 (Sun.) when the theater opens (only if there are seats remaining).
Please check the theater website for sales methods and prices.

MOVIX AMAGASAKI: Price: 1,800 yen flat
On sale online at the theater's website.
Tickets will be on sale at the theater box office from May 9 (Thu) when the theater opens (only if there are seats left).
Please check the theater website for sales methods, prices, etc.

Product Information
VINAS SENKI" Blu-ray <Special Limited Edition

Release date: July 26, 2019
Item number: BCXA-1449
Price: 7,800 yen (excluding tax)
Released and distributed by: Namco Bandai Arts Inc.
100 min (approx.) [100 min of film + 3 min of special features] / Linear PCM (Dolby Surround Sound) / AVC / BD50G / 16:9 <1080p High Definition>.

<STORY>
Youth is a storm, battle is a gale...

The impact of a giant ice planet on Venus made it possible for humans to settle on the planet. Seventy years have passed since the migration, and the two autonomous states of Aphrodia and Ishtar, which divide the continent, are at war with each other. At the same time, the planet itself is warming, as if it has regained the appearance of Venus of old, and Vuinas is facing an uncertain future in terms of both politics and the environment.

Hiro, a young boy living in Afrodia, spends his time taking out his frustration with such a closed future on the "Rolling Game," a dangerous motorcycle race. Then, the Ishtar army launches a surprise invasion of Aphrodia's capital city, and Hiro and his friends' daily life is lost in the flames of war. To relieve their frustration at being deprived of even their own pleasure of racing, Hiro and his friends execute a plan to attack the Ishtar army's giant tank, the Octopus, which is attacking the city. However, the battlefield they find themselves plunging into reveals the cruel and heartless truth of the overwhelming difference in power. And this battle leads Hiro to meet the Aphrodia army and experience the reality of war further as a soldier riding a combat mono-bike. ......

＜STAFF>
Original story: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (published in Gakken's "NORA") / Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko / Screenplay: Yuichi Sasamoto, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko / Animation Director: Sachiko Kamimura /Mechanical Animation Director: Hirotoshi Sano / Mechanical Design: Makoto Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yokoyama / Character Design: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko /Art Director: Shichiro Kobayashi / Cinematography Director: Yoshiyuki Tamagawa / Sound Director: Koichi Chiba /Music Director: Joe Hisaishi /Production Cooperation: Triangle Staff / Animation Production: Kyugetsusha / Production: Vinous Senki Production Committee / Distributor: Shochiku

＜CAST＞
Hiro: Katsuhide Uekusa (Shonen-tai) / Maggie: Yuko Mizutani / Suu: Eriko Hara / Miranda: Yuko Sasaki / Gary: Goro Noya /Will: Hochu Otsuka / Cassy: Konami Yoshida (now Konami Yoshida) / Rob: Masami Kikuchi / Jack: Kiyoyuki Yanada /Tao: Hiroshi Kawaguchi / Kurtz: Shuichi Ikeda / Donner: Kaneto Shiozawa / General: Jo Fujimoto / Sims: Tetsuaki Genda

＜CHARCTER＞ ＜Hiro (CV: Uekusa)
Hiro (CV: Katsuhide Uekusa)
A member of the rolling game team. He dislikes adult lies and sophistry, and displays an anti-offensive attitude. He joined the combat motorcycle unit HOUND. He will be involved in the actual battlefield and will be involved in the intense battles.

Kurtz (CV: Shuichi Ikeda)
A young captain who leads the HOUND, a combat motorcycle unit of the Aphrodisian Army. He saves Hiro and his team from being trapped by other tanks in their fight against the octopus.

Maggie (CV: Yuko Mizutani)
Hiro's girlfriend, who is caring and serious. She loves Hiro and dreams of being with him forever, but the attack by Ishtar's army forces forces Maggie to face a harsh reality.

Suu (CV: Eriko Hara)
A young female reporter for the Independent News Agency. She comes to Vinas posing as a tourist, hoping to get a scoop. Through Will, she sees the reality and cruelty of war and changes her original way of thinking.

(C) Gakken, Shochiku, Bandai