The Niigata International Animation Film Festival revealed its feature film competition lineup on Friday, which includes two Japanese films: Kurayukaba and maboroshi.
The first Niigata International Animation Film Festival was held in March 2023, and featured Mamoru Oshii as the judging committee chairman.
Niigata has hosted the Niigata Anime and Manga Festival and Niigata Manga Awards.
The festival screened the unrealized live-action film adaptation of Katsuhiro Ōtomo’s Domu manga along with a retrospective section on Ōtomo.