ANIMATION TUESDAYS: ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND

September 2, 16, 23 & 30 2025
Animation Tuesdays: On-Gaku: Our Sound
When you’re a bored teenager looking for thrills, sometimes the only thing you can turn to is rock ‘n roll. Having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, a feared trio of high school delinquents nevertheless decide they are destined for musical glory in a quest to impress their only friend Aya, avoid a rival gang, and – most importantly – jam out. Animated almost entirely by director Kenji Iwaisawa, and featuring a lead performance by Japanese alt-rock legend Shintaro Sakamoto, On-Gaku: Our Sound brings its own sound and vision to the Hiroyuki Ohashi manga from which it was adapted. With pitch-perfect deadpan humor, the film presents a highly original take on the beloved slacker comedy: a lo-fi buddy film with a blaring musical finale that will leave you wanting an immediate encore.
Dir: Kenji Iwaisawa / 2019 / Japanese with English Subtitles / 71 min

SCREENING: TUE 9/2 8PM; TUE 9/16 8PM; TUE 9/23 8PM; TUE 9/30 8PM

$13 GA & $10 OFS. Tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes before showtimes.