Takashi Murakami returns after a hiatus in LA since his art show at Blum & Poe, which he owns. For one night the Japanese artist will be debuting his first feature length film "Jellyfish Eyes". Murakami, who has a strong background of anime and manga in his art, will be at the screening in person at the recently renovated Ace Hotel. This is part of a nationwide tour of his film.
Jellyfish Eyes has TTDILA's mouth-watering. It is the true, honest-to-good, crazy Japanese film we've been waiting for. The plot is part Pokemon movie, replacing Pokemon with Murakami's creations called F.R.I.E.N.D.S.. An underlying dark evil force seen a million times in Japanese films and the fears of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster rolled into one glorious insane trip.

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Takashi Murakami - Jellyfish Eyes Screening
Friday, May 30, 8pm
Theatre at Ace Hotel
929 Broadway
Los Angeles, CA, 90015$20-$300
If you need even more Murakami he'll be in town a day earlier for a talking engagement
The Un-Private Collection Takashi Murakami and Pico Iyer
Thursday, May 29 | 8 p.m.
Orpheum Theatre
842 Broadway, downtown Los Angeles
General admission tickets: $12