Ani-Marathon: Promare

Japan | 2019 | 111 min. | Hiroyuki Imaishi

Now Playing - Apr 26, 2026

A brash firefighter faces off against a strong-willed, misunderstood pyrokinetic struggling to free his people – with the Earth's fate on the line.

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Sunday, April 26, 2026

SIFF Cinema Downtown

4:45 PM

The first feature-length film from the acclaimed studio TRIGGER, creators of the hit series "KILL la KILL" and "Little Witch Academia," and director Hiroyuki Imaishi (GURREN LAGANN, KILL la KILL), Promare uses a bold cel-shaded visual style to tell a blistering action-adventure story, and is the spiritual successor to many of director Imaishi’s former works.

Thirty years has passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings, who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants calling themselves Mad Burnish appears, the epic battle between Galo Thymos, a new member of the anti-Burnish rescue team Burning Rescue, and Lio Fotia, the leader of Mad Burnish begins.

Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Principal Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Taichi Saotome, Ayane Sakura
Country: Japan
Year: 2019
Running Time: 111 min.
Language: Japanese
Has Subtitles: Yes
US Distributor: GKids