Masaaki Yuasa`s LU OVER THE WALL in Theaters May 11
Source: GKIDS Inc. press release Official Site: lunouta.com (Japan), lu-over-the-wall (US) GKIDS brings the anime hit LU OVER THE WALL (???????????, Yoake Tsugeru Ruu no Uta, 2017) to American theaters on May 11, 2018. From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame. Kai is talented but adrift, spending his days sulking in a small fishing village after his family moves from Tokyo. His only joy is uploading songs he writes to the internet. When his classmates invite him to play keyboard in their band, their practice sessions bring an unexpected guest: Lu, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats, and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance -- whether they want to or not. As Kai spends more time with Lu, he finds he is able to tell her what he is really thinking, and a bond begins to form. But since ancient times, the people in the village have believed that mermaids bring disaster and soon there is trouble between Lu and the townspeople, putting the town in grave danger. LU OVER THE WALL is a toe-tapping, feel-good demonstration of Yuasa’s genre-mixing mastery that will leave you humming long after you leave the theater. WINNER, Cristal Award for Best Feature Film: Annecy International Animated Film Festival Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Animation is Film, The New York International Children`s Film Festival, Annecy International Animated Film Festival Find your theater and get tickets now at luoverthewall.com.
US theatrical poster for LU OVER THE WALL. Image courtesy of GKIDS. © Lu Film Partners