Introducing our New Film Lineup：#２ - SUPERFLAT FIRST LOVE
Introducing our New Film Lineup：#２ - SUPERFLAT FIRST LOVE
The complete library of Kaikai Kiki works on film began showing at Shimokitazawa’s Tollywood mini theater on May 2nd. As part of a profile on our recently added line up of archival footage, we now introduce you to work #2: SUPERFLAT FIRST LOVE.
In 2003, Louis Vuitton's multicolore monogram was born from a collaboration between Marc Jacobs and Takashi Murakami for the company’s Spring/Summer collection. This radical new pop design went on to become a world-wide hit and an animation produced to commemorate the monogram, SUPERFLAT MONOGRAM, was also the subject of much attention.
Now, 6 years after the original event, Louis Vuitton will celebrate the spring of 2009 with the release of a colorful new design for small items, MULTICOLORE SPRING PALETTE.
In conjunction with the release of this line of products, a new animated sequel, SUPERFLAT FIRST LOVE, was made available for viewing on Japanese mobile phones from April 28. This same animation will now be shown at Shimokitazawa Tollywood, as part of our lineup of screened works
Animation Summary
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It’s been six years since the young girl Aya was swallowed by a Giant Panda who appeared on Tokyo’s Omotesando. Having returned to the real world from her trek through the Louis Vuitton Monogram Multicolore universe, Aya is now a middle school student and has recently been assisting the maidens of a local shrine.
She has continued to search for the gateway to the fantasy world she discovered, frequently walking past the entrance to the Louis Vuitton store, but the giant panda has never reappeared. The photo she took with her cell phone has disappeared as well, leading her, at last, to the faint conclusion that the whole episode was but a mere dream.
One day, having finally forgotten everything, Aya is once again walking past the Louis Vuitton store in Omotesando when she runs into a small, adorable creature, not unlike the ones she encountered before. Staring her in the face is a tiny panda and she is unable to resist the urge to lift it in a great hug. It is then that Aya is swallowed yet again.
The world that unfolds is the same Multicolore dimension that greeted her six years previous. “It wasn’t a dream, after all!” Just as this thought runs though her mind, the giant panda that she remembered so well comes bounding into her path… Looking around, she also notices several of the familiar creatures with the flower hats.
But wait – has this already strange world become even more mysterious?!
That’s right; the Multicolore Universe has grown with each passing day, building wormhole passages to several worlds. It has even found a way to bridge the intervals in time itself.
And then there’s the location… for some reason… Paris.
The year is 1897 and we find ourselves in the old Louis Vuitton factory. Working there is the child head of the family’s third generation, Gaston Louis Vuitton, 14 years old. The monogram created by his ancestors has become a tremendous hit and, at the wishes of his father, young Gaston is training himself to carry on the family tradition. It is this spot where Aya and the panda family emerge, bursting with commotion right from the trunk that Gaston is working on.
“Who are you?” “Aren’t you…” Aya, 14. Gaston, 14. The young girl has found herself face to face with a classically handsome Parisian. The boy, for his part, is red faced; he’s fallen in love at first sight. What will become of their love??? What happens next???
Original Story／Director：Takashi Murakami
Music：Tomoyuki Tanaka（Fantastic Plastic Machine）
Introducing the Characters
Panda Geant
A lively, colorful panda who appeared suddenly on Tokyo’s Omotesando six years ago and swallowed then elementary school student Aya, bringing her with him into the Monogram Multicolore universe.
Petit Panda
Making his first appearance, Petit Panda is the child of Panda Geant. After listening to his father’s story, his inquisitive and cheerful nature leads him off to Omotesando, where he aims to meet Aya himself. His energy is simply uncontainable.
Gaston Louis Vuitton
At work in the 1897 Louis Vuitton factory, Gaston is the company’s third generation owner. The monogram created by his ancestors has become a tremendous hit and, at the wishes of his father, he is training himself to carry on the family tradition.
Aya-chan
6 years ago, Aya was swallowed by a giant panda on Omotesando and carried into the Monogram Multicolore universe. Now a middle school student, this time she finds herself travelling through a time warp to 19th century Paris!
Recently she has begun helping her parents with their work and assisting maidens at a shrine.
FLOWERHATMAN
Born from ONIONHEAD, these spritely creatures are in many ways the oxygen that holds the Monogram Multicolore universe together.
They sometimes appear as travelers in others worlds and serve as transport inside the Multicolore universe
ONIONHEAD
The creators of the Monogram Multicolore universe, they give birth to FLOWERHATMEN and add a splash of color to everything.
ONIONKING
At approximately 100 million years old, ONIONKING is a true king who binds the ONIONHEADS together. A being who freely constructs space/time and helps bring happiness to the world, you could call him MISTER BIG BANG!
Next up, we’ll introduce you to the characters from the Mori Museum “Roppongi Hills Creatures from the Planet 66”
The Complete Works of Takashi Murakami and Kaikai Kiki - Film
□Screening Schedule: Road show begins 5/2 (Sat) and continues until 5/22 (Fri) ※There will be no screenings on 5/12 (Tue) and 5/19 (Tue).
□ Times: Twice a day, 17:00/20:00.
□Theater： Tollywood (Shimokitazawa)
Tokyo, Setagaya-ku, Daizawa 5-32-5 2F
TEL： 03-3414-0433
□Ticket Prices：General admission: 1,300 yen Students: 1,000 yen
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