Anime Expo Cinema Nights 2024-2025
Join us and our friends at Iconic Releasing to re-live some of the greatest films ever released in the genre of Anime!
Ninja Scroll (Dubbed)
- Today, Sep 12
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri Run Time: 94 min. Release Year: 1993 Language: Japanese
Starring: Daisuke Gori, Emi Shinohara, Koichi Yamadera, Ryuuzaburou Ootomo, Takeshi Aono
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the classic anime Ninja Scroll’s 30th anniversary with an all-new exclusive interview with director Yoshiaki Kawajiri!
Mobile Suit Gundam I
- Wed, Oct 2
- Sun, Oct 6
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Tomino Run Time: 139 min. Release Year: 1981 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fuyumi Shiraishi, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kiyonobu Suzuki, Shozo Iizuka, Toru Furuya
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the classic anime Mobile Suit Gundam I, the first entry in the Gundam film series.
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
- Sun, Oct 20
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Osamu Sekita, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino Run Time: 133 min. Release Year: 1981 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fuyumi Shiraishi, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kiyonobu Suzuki, Shuichi Ikeda, Toru Furuya
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the classic anime Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, the second entry in the Gundam film series.
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
- Wed, Oct 23
- Sun, Oct 27
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Osamu Sekita, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino Run Time: 140 min. Release Year: 1982 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fuyumi Shiraishi, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kiyonobu Suzuki, Shuichi Ikeda, Toru Furuya
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the classic anime Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space, the third entry in the Gundam film series.
Metropolis (Subbed)
- Sun, Nov 3
- Wed, Nov 6
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Rintaro Run Time: 108 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2001 Language: Japanese
Starring: Kei Kobayashi, Kohki Okada, Kosei Tomita, Tarō Ishida, Yuka Imoto
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis, where it's man against machine in this film based on the classic manga by Tezuka, the godfather of Japanese anime and manga.
Metropolis (Dubbed)
- Mon, Nov 4
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Rintaro Run Time: 108 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2001 Language: Japanese
Starring: Kei Kobayashi, Kohki Okada, Kosei Tomita, Tarō Ishida, Yuka Imoto
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis, where it's man against machine in this film based on the classic manga by Tezuka, the godfather of Japanese anime and manga.
BABYMETAL – Legend 43 – The Movie
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Rating: PG
Starring: Moa Kikuchi, Momoko Okazaki, Suzuka Nakamoto
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents a special concert film of the band BABYMETAL with their worldwide tour Legend-43.