＜Press Release＞
September 7th 2017
KAWASAKI Halloween Project
CITTA’ ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.

Japan’s largest Halloween event celebrates 21st anniversary!!

KAWASAKI Halloween 2017!!
Theme of this year is "LOVE & JOY“!
Japan’s largest Halloween event known as "KAWASAKI Halloween″ has started in 1997.
This most exciting Halloween event has evolved in passed 21 years, specialized its own
entertainment and mix of intriguing Japanese culture. The main parade attracts all thepeople not only in Japan but also foreign visitors along with 130,000 spectators.
"KAWASAKI Halloween 2017″ is scheduled on October 1st (Sun)～31st (Tue) for one monthin Kawasaki city, Kanagawa Prefecture. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year will be aremarkable Halloween event for everyone.

Key visual by global photographer Mr. Leslie Kee has completed!
In Kawasaki-city, we make an advance effort for holding Tokyo
Olympics and Paralympics tournament in 2020, also towards
municipal organization 100th anniversary in 2024 trying to makethe gentle environment and society for all people to live regardless ofage, obstacle, race, LGBT as "KAWASAKI Para Movement".
KAWASAKI Halloween approves the effect and push forward theapproach through holding this event, so that understanding of all
citizen becomes deeper. We have a great announcement andcollaboration with active global photographer Mr. Leslie Kee whorealize LGBT as fateful theme and deal with fashion andadvertisement photography have produced our key visual this year.

＜Leslie Kee Profile＞
Born in Singapore. One of the most famous photographers who is active onart, fashion, advertisement photography, PV picture supervision in all of thecountries including Tokyo, and continues photographing supermodels andcelebrities in the world.
In 2006, announced the collection of Sumatra Offshore Earthquake Tsunami
victim support charity photographs "SUPER STARS". Also collection of Great
East Japan Earthquake charity photographs "LOVE & HOPE" awarded the40th APA Minister of Economy Trade and Industry Prize. Art magazine series"SUPER" of photograph he deals with sets the collaboration of world company,
top artist, fashion designer and holds publication and photo exhibition ofphotographs more than 50 volumes.
His first supervision short movie "THE INDEPENDENTS" has nominatedat ASVOFF competition held in PARIS in 2015 and won the BEAUTY PRIZE
AWARD. A Project "OUT IN JAPAN" photographing portrait of JapaneseLGBT is elected by the 19th Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival Entertainment
committee recommended the work and achieved photography of 1,000
people in total in April, 2016. He held photo exhibition "MODE/MUSE" inIkebukuro PARCO museum in this March and gathered the hot topic.

＜Message from Mr. Leslie Kee＞
Congratulations on the Kawasaki Halloween 21st anniversary. To deal with visual of theHalloween was my heart‘s desire and I am glad very much. Another dream came true as
my new lifework. There were various characters with energetic, fashionable and sense ofplayfulness. Those became the best visual. Many youths and families, come and enjoy theKAWASAKI Halloween.
(KAWASAKI Halloween presents LOVE&JOY photographed by LESLIE KEE)

"Pride parade" appears in Japan's biggest Halloween parade!
"Pride parade" will appear in Halloween Parade for the firsttime this year as an initiative to encourage "Kawasaki Para
Movement" and the citizen's understanding. We are pleased
to invite you to participate with the models that appeared in
the key visual of KAWASAKI Halloween, Drag Queen, peopleof LGBT, Ally who express their understanding, we will send amessage through the parade. In addition, we will expand thewheelchair users' participation for parade participation which
we started from last year.

The form of the parade that everyone expresses themselves
is exactly the shape Kawasaki Para Movement aims.
We would appreciate your warm understanding and support.

Exciting programs with full of attraction this year!
Popular Participatory event "MINIONS RUN"
will be held on October 28th Saturday!
"Kids Town Tour" which was very popular last year has
been upgraded! Everyone participates in the costumesof popular character "Minion" and clears the mission.
Large collaboration event with "Minions Run″ quiz style
stamp rally will be held on Saturday Oct 28th (Sat)!
Also, a music event will be held at CLUB CITTA 'on thesame evening! From Kawasaki Station area to the allvenue, you can enjoy plenty of Halloween streets fromchildren to adults.
■Organizer：MINIONS RUN Executive committee■Co-Organizer：KAWASAKI Halloween Project■WEB ：https://minions-run.jp/TM＆©Universal Studios

Collaboration with Professional basketballteam "Kawasaki Brave Thunders"!
Halloween collaboration plan will be held with full cooperation of"Kawasaki Brave Thunders"! Production of collaborative visuals
and home game will be held at Todoroki arena on October 20thand 21st. We will be developing various programs!

Annual popular events are scheduled to be held!
【October 28th Saturday】【October 29th Sunday】■Popular program KIDS PARADE! 1,500 participant■″Halloween Parade″ Largest domestic costume parade

tickets immediately sold out every year!

■″Halloween Award″ Best costume contest reputed as■ For kids and family "Kids Halloween Park″! (※Plans) the highest level in Japan■″Dancing Pumpkin″ Club party after the parade.
■Popular project from last year!
Halloween Film Festival "Suspiria 2 x Goblin"※ Application for various programs at KAWASAKI Halloween Official WEB site!
【Kawasaki station surrounding commercial facilities and shopping center collaboration】■ Very Popular ″Trick or Treat″ (sweets present for children under elementary school who are disguising)■ ″Costume Visitor Benefits" valuable plan for eating and shopping (for customers who are disguised)■ Winning luxury prizes by going around 10 commercial facilities "Skymark KAWA HALLO Stamp Rally"(Sponsored by Skymark Airlines Inc.)【Event Summery】■Name KAWASAKI Halloween 2017
■Theme LOVE & JOY■Period From October 1st Sunday to 31st Tuesday■Venue KAWASAKI Station surrounding area<< Produced by CITTA’ ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.>>■General inquiry:
KAWASAKI HALLOWEEN PROJECT(CITTA’ ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.)
WEB: http://lacittadella.co.jp/halloween/
MAIL: halloween@citta-ent.co.jp
TEL: +81-44-233-1934（Mon-Fri: 10am-6:30pm）■Press inquiry: ando@citta-ent.co.jp kataoka@citta-ent.co.jp■For the photo materials used in the release, please use from here
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