GKIDS and Fathom Events Bring Masaaki Yuasa's Film 'Ride Your Wave' to Select Movie Theaters Nationwide

The New Feature Film from Cult Favorite Director Masaaki Yuasa Comes to U.S. Cinemas on February 19

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Jan 21, 2020, 12:28 ET

DENVER, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award^®-nominated animated features, and Fathom Events, will continue their partnership with a special showing of visionary director Masaaki Yuasa's new film "Ride Your Wave" on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. (local time, English subtitled). With "Ride Your Wave," Yuasa ("The Night is Short, Walk On Girl," "Devilman Crybaby," "Keep Your Hands Off Of Eizouken") applies his trademark visual ingenuity to a deeply emotional tale of romance, grief and self-discovery. In addition to the full feature, audiences will view an exclusive interview with "Ride Your Wave" producer and Science SARU animation studio co-founder Eunyoung Choi ("The Night is Short, Walk On Girl," "Devilman Crybaby," "Keep Your Hands Off Of Eizouken").

VIEW TRAILER HERE
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Tickets for "Ride Your Wave" are available at www.FathomEvents.com and www.RideYourWaveMovie.com and participating theater box offices.

GKIDS and Fathom Events will present "Ride Your Wave" in more than 500 select movie theaters on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. GKIDS will open the feature theatrically in Los Angeles starting February 21. For a complete list of theater locations, visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love. Just as they become inseparable, Minato loses his life in an accident at sea. Hinako is so distraught that she can no longer even look at the ocean, but one day she sings a song that reminds her of their time together, and Minato appears in the water. From then on, she can summon him in any watery surface as she sings their song, but can the two really remain together forever? And what is the real reason for Minato's sudden reappearance?

"We are thrilled to bring fans this joyous and touching feature from Masaaki Yuasa," said GKIDS President David Jesteadt. "In this heartfelt tale of romance, loss, and self-discovery, Yuasa continues to expand on his distinctive artistic vision."

"We are proud to once again join with GKIDS to bring a high-anticipated Masaaki Yuasa film to American audiences," said Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt. "Anime fans have enjoyed the GKIDS/Fathom partnership with such celebrated events as the annual 'Studio Ghibli Fest' series, 'Promare,' 'Werathering With You,' and more."

For artwork/photos related to "Ride Your Wave" visit the Fathom Events press site.

About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event cinema distributor with theater locations in all top 100 DMAs® (Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the largest overall theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal Cinemas, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom Events offers a variety of unique entertainment events in movie theaters such as live performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top Broadway stage productions, major sporting events, epic concerts, the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events and popular anime franchises. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes for unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events' live Digital Broadcast Network ("DBN") is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 1,010 locations and 1,628 screens in 182 DMAs. The company also provides corporations a compelling national footprint for hosting employee meetings, customer rewards events and new product launches. For more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.

About GKIDS
GKIDS is a producer and distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an astounding eleven Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations with The Secret of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita in 2012, Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, Boy and the World and When Marnie Was There in 2016, My Life as a Zucchini in 2017, The Breadwinner in 2018, and Mirai in 2019. GKIDS also handles North American distribution for the famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the world's most coveted animation collections with titles Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and others. GKIDS recently launched ANIMATION IS FILM, an annual LA-based film festival. ANIMATION IS FILM embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of their work to the fullest range of expression that the medium is capable of.
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