“Makoto Shinkai Exhibition – The Worlds of Makoto Shinkai” Xiamen, China

Venue: 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)