"Mad Tiger" Documentary Film, USA

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Prosser Library
Community Room

Event Details

Mad Tiger follows band mates Yellow (Kengo Hioki) and Red (Kotaro Tsukada), who have been best friends and business partners for fifteen years as the primary creative forces behind Peelander-Z.   Based in New York City and described as a "Japanese Action Comic Punk Band," Peelander-Z combines performance-art and audience participation in their shows, which push the boundaries of madcap acrobatic stage antics.   As part of the band, each member must adopt a different, anime-like "Crayola rock" persona and fully embrace this assigned identity in every aspect of life.   Seeking his own personal fulfillment, Red announces that he will do one final tour with Peelander-Z before quitting the band.   In stark contrast to his character's super-positive facade, Yellow tries his best to keep it together, while dealing with emotions of shock, betrayal and abandonment.   Channeling universal stories of friendship and pursuit of happiness, Mad Tiger builds to an unexpectedly moving crescendo, appropriately befitting of Peelander-Z's cacophonous melody-making.
"A wild, wacky and touching story" - Rolling Stone
Running time: 82 minutes.  In English and Japanese, with English subtitles.  The film was made by Jonathan Yi and Michael Haertlein.  

See the film, and stay afterward for casual conversation.  Refreshments.   No registration necessary.

Event Type(s): Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adults
Carol Lennig
(860) 243-9721 ext. 3558