East End Houston

The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka)
2024-07-05 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-07-06 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-07-07 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-07-11 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX, United States
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
(Japan, 2023, 124 min., digital)
Friday-Saturday, July 5-6, 7:00 p.m. (B) (in Japanese with English subtitles)
Sunday, July 7, 2:00 p.m. (B) (dubbed in English)
Thursday, July 11, 7:00 p.m. (B) (in Japanese with English subtitles)
Not recommended for children
Winner of the 2024 Oscar for Best Animated Film and over a dozen international awards, this latest film from Studio Ghibli follows young Mahito, after losing his mother, as he moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.

Delta H Con - Anime and Gaming in Houston
2024-07-12 09:30 - 23:30, 2024-07-13 09:30 - 23:30, 2024-07-14 09:30 - 23:30 | Houston Marriott Westchase, 2900 Briarpark Dr, Houston, TX, United States
Join us for Delta H Con, the premier three-day convention in the Houston area for gaming enthusiasts and anime aficionados! From card games to board games, role-playing games to live action role-playing games, miniatures, computer games, and beyond, we’ve got something for everyone. Challenge a friend or foe to a duel of wits in your favorite games, or immerse yourself in our diverse Anime programming. Featuring voice actors, cosplay guests, maid and cosplay shows, and anime rooms showcasing a selection that just might rival your own collection. Don’t miss out on the excitement at Delta H Con!

Houston Black Dance Festival
2024-07-18 08:00 - 2024-07-21 17:00 | The Historic Eldorado Ballroom, 2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX, United States
The Houston Black Dance Festival celebrates African and Diasporic dance in Houston. It invites dance artists/choreographers from Houston and beyond to share through four key components: performances, dance workshops, professional workshops, and community gatherings. The primary goals are to provide a platform for local Black dancers to share their artistic practice and foster deeper collaboration; to further develop the infrastructure of Black dance in the city; and to situate Houston as a cultural hub and tourist destination to celebrate Black dance. There will also be performances by internationally-recognized artists coming from Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Philadelphia. In addition to having Houston-based teachers, these out-of-town artists will teach dance workshops in techniques that are not currently available in Houston. These include Ndombolo, Sabar, and Mandinka dance. The goal is to bring world-class master dance teachers to Houston to increase access to these forms.

The Makioka Sisters (Sasame-yuki)
2024-07-28 17:00 - 19:30 | Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX, United States
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
(Japan, 1983, 140 min., in Japanese with English subtitles, 35mm)
Sundays, July 28 & August 4, 5:00 p.m. (B)
Adapted from the 1948 literary classic by Junichiro Tanizaki, The Makioka Sisters follows the lives of four siblings who have taken on their family’s kimono manufacturing business, in the years leading up to the Pacific War. The two oldest have been married for some time, but according to tradition, the rebellious youngest sister cannot wed until the third (conservative and terribly shy) finds a husband. Film scholar James Quandt observed that veteran filmmaker Ichikawa created “an exercise in traditionalism, intended to affirm Japanese identity at a time when Japan was re-emerging as a major commercial and industrial power”.
