Animation Is Art Film Screening and Lecture: All You Need Is Kill (2025) 

Directed by Kenichiro Akimoto, 1 hr. 22 min., action/animation/sci-fi, R 

Join us for a screening of Kenichiro Akimoto’s 2025 adaptation of the 2004 novel All You Need Is Kill, followed by a post-screening talkback presented by Dr. Mina Kaneko. 

All You Need Is Kill (2025). Directed by Kenichiro Akimoto, 1 hr. 22 min., action/animation/sci-fi, R 

The anime film All You Need Is Kill follows the story of Rita, a resourceful but isolated young woman volunteering to help rebuild Japan after the mysterious appearance of a massive alien flower known as Darol. When Darol unexpectedly erupts in a deadly event, unleashing monstrous creatures that decimate the population, Rita is caught in the destruction—and killed. But then she wakes up again. And again. Caught in an endless time loop, Rita must navigate the trauma and repetition of death until she crosses paths with Keiji, a shy young man trapped in the same cycle. Together, they fight to break free from the loop and find meaning in the chaos around them. 

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