“Makoto Shinkai Exhibition – Voices of a Distant Star to Your Name” Shanghai, China
ExhibitionVenue: Shanghai Power of Art Station, 200 Hua Yuan Gang Lu, Huangpu Qu, Shanghai
Time: 27 July (Friday) through 7 October (Sunday) 2018
This exhibition celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of Makoto Shinkai’s debut, and uses storyboards, concept art, animation, background art, and video primarily from his six most well-regarded works, as well as molded objects that help to convey his worlds, to help express the beauty and wonder of the animation of Makoto Shinkai. Following the example of the Japanese exhibition, the venue incorporates exhibits unique to the Shanghai venue.
“Makoto Shinkai Exhibition – Voices of a Distant Star to Your Name” Seoul, South Korea
ExhibitionVenue: 2nd Floor, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center
Time: 13 July (Friday) through 26 September (Thursday) 2018
This exhibition celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of Makoto Shinkai’s debut, and uses storyboards, concept art, animation, background art, and video primarily from his six most well-regarded works, as well as molded objects that help to convey his worlds, to help express the beauty and wonder of the animation of Makoto Shinkai. Following the example of the Japanese and Taiwanese exhibitions, the venue incorporates exhibits unique to the Korean venue to create an exhibition that draws the visitor into the world of the works.
“Makoto Shinkai Exhibition – Voices of a Distant Star to Your Name” Taipei, Taiwan
ExhibitionVenue: Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Time: 22 December 2017 through 18 March 2018
This exhibition celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of Makoto Shinkai’s debut, and uses storyboards, concept art, animation, background art, and video from his one-man animation “Voices From a Distant Star” through his latest masterpiece, “Your Name,” as well as molded objects that help to convey his worlds, to help express the beauty and wonder of the animation of Makoto Shinkai. This exhibition will integrate three-dimensional art that will help to draw the visitor into the world of the works.
“Makoto Shinkai Exhibition – The Worlds of Makoto Shinkai” Xiamen, China
ExhibitionVenue: China City Shopping Mall, Xiamen, Fujian
Time: 18 November through 3 December 2017
The exhibit that has been traveling China since its opening in Beijing in 2015 is moving to its 10th location, after Chengdu. The exhibit will focus on Director Shinkai’s features, “The Place Promised in Our Early Days,” “Five Centimeters Per Second,” “The Children Who Chase Lost Voices,” and “In the Garden of Words.” It will provide an introduction of each piece, along with posters from their theatrical openings, storyboards, character designs, animation (copies of layouts and keyframes), and other artifacts of the animation process. The exhibit will also contain an audience interaction corner, featuring backgrounds from the movies and photo spots. A making-of video will be screened as well. A special QR code will also be available to visitors to receive unique character icons.
Beijing Japanese Cultural Center Official Website (Japanese)
“Makoto Shinkai Exhibition – The Worlds of Makoto Shinkai” Chengdu, China
ExhibitionVenue: LUXELAKES A4 Art Museum
Time: 30 September through 28 October 2017
The exhibit that has been traveling China since its opening in Beijing in 2015 is moving to its 9th location, after Tianjin. The exhibit will focus on Director Shinkai’s features, “The Place Promised in Our Early Days,” “Five Centimeters Per Second,” “The Children Who Chase Lost Voices,” and “In the Garden of Words.” It will provide an introduction of each piece, along with posters from their theatrical openings, storyboards, character designs, animation (copies of layouts and keyframes), and other artifacts of the animation process. The exhibit will also contain an audience interaction corner, featuring backgrounds from the movies and photo spots. A making-of video will be screened as well. A special QR code will also be available to visitors to receive unique character icons.Beijing Japanese Cultural Center Official Website (Japanese)
“Makoto Shinkai Exhibition – The Worlds of Makoto Shinkai” Changchun, China
ExhibitionVenue: 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall, Changchun Library
Time: 19 July through 31 July 2017
The exhibit that has been traveling China since its opening in Beijing in 2015 is moving to Changchun after Wuhan. The exhibit will focus on Director Shinkai’s features, “The Place Promised in Our Early Days,” “Five Centimeters Per Second,” “The Children Who Chase Lost Voices,” and “In the Garden of Words.” It will provide an introduction of each piece, along with posters from their theatrical openings, storyboards, character designs, animation (copies of layouts and keyframes), and other artifacts of the animation process. The exhibit will also contain an audience interaction corner, featuring backgrounds from the movies and photo spots. A special QR code will also be available to visitors to receive unique character icons.Beijing Japanese Cultural Center Official Website (Japanese)
“Makoto Shinkai Exhibition – The Worlds of Makoto Shinkai” Tianjin, China
ExhibitionVenue: 6th/7th Floor Exhibition Hall, Isetan Tianjin (Nanjing Road Store)
Time: 24 August through 6 September 2017
The exhibit that has been traveling China since its opening in Beijing in 2015 is moving to Tianjin after Changchun. The exhibit will focus on Director Shinkai’s features, “The Place Promised in Our Early Days,” “Five Centimeters Per Second,” “The Children Who Chase Lost Voices,” and “In the Garden of Words.” It will provide an introduction of each piece, along with posters from their theatrical openings, storyboards, character designs, animation (copies of layouts and keyframes), and other artifacts of the animation process. The exhibit will also contain an audience interaction corner, featuring backgrounds from the movies and photo spots. A special QR code will also be available to visitors to receive unique character icons.
Beijing Japanese Cultural Center Official Website (Japanese)
“your name.” Korea/Seoul
ExhibitionVenue: monaco space
Dates: July 8, 2017 ~ October 15This exhibition is held at Seoul, Monaco Space.
Exhibitions of stills, storyboards and animation key frames from “your name.” in addition to screening the demonstration of Miko-Mai creation and exhibiting the replicated blackboard appearing in the classroom of “your name.”
“your name.” Taiwan/Kaohsiung
ExhibitionVenue: National Science And Technology Museum
Dates: Jun 29, 2017 ~ September 3This exhibition is held at Kaohsiung, National Science And Technology Museum.
Exhibitions of stills, storyboards and animation key frames from “your name.” in addition to screening the demonstration of Miko-Mai creation and exhibiting the replicated blackboard appearing in the classroom of “your name.”
“your name.” Taiwan/Taipei
ExhibitionVenue: National Taiwan Science Education Center
Dates: March 29, 2017 ~ Jun 11
This exhibition is held at Taipei, National Taiwan Science Education Center.
Exhibitions of stills, storyboards and animation key frames from “your name.” in addition to screening the demonstration of Miko-Mai creation.
