Aussie Anime hits Tokyo with a Blast….of Flatulence!

Gus, the animated tale of a Neanderthal child with uncontrollable flatulence, is one of two Australian films selected to take part in the Japan Kinder Film Festival drawing to a close in suburban Tokyo this weekend.
豪作品ガスのコントロール出来ないネアンデルタール人子供の話アニメ『GUS おならで大発見！』と短編映画『ジュリアン』という２作品が１９日調布市グリーンホールにて20th Anniversary キンダー･フィルム･フェスティバルに上映される。
Accompanying Gus will be Julian, a short film that will feature Japanese voice actors performing live translations of non-Japanese films as they show.
『ジュリアン』の上映は、声優さんがその場でライブで日本語に吹き替える。
Japan Kinder Film Festival, the only international film festival for children in Japan, has one final session to run on Sunday, Aug. 19, from 1:30 p.m. at Green Hall, Chofu.
Ticket prices range from 150 yen for children, pensioners and the disabled to 500 yen for adults.
前売券が150円（子供、高齢者等）～500円（一般）にて発売中。

Kinder Film Festival (English)
Kinder Film Festival (日本語)
20th Anniversary キンダー･フィルム･フェスティバル
20th Anniversary Tokyo-Chofu Kinder Film Festival

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