Genroku Kaikyo Dai-Chūshingura: Tenpen no maki, Chidō no maki (1930)
- Directed by
- Tomiyasu Ikeda
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Japan
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1930 silent film from Japan is a retelling of the classic 47 Ronin story. It shows a group of samurai who plot revenge after their lord is forced to commit suicide. The movie features a large cast from multiple studios and runs nearly three hours.
epicslow-burnhistoricalstylizedmelodramaticdauntingambitioustheatrical
What happens
『元禄快挙 大忠臣蔵 天変の巻・地動の巻』（げんろくかいきょ だいちゅうしんぐら てんぺんのまき ちどうのまき）は、1930年（昭和5年）4月1日公開の日本映画である。日活製作・配給。監督・脚本は池田富保、主演は大河内傳次郎。モノクロ、スタンダード、サイレント、166分。 日活が毎年春・秋に製作した特作映画の1本で、日活の新旧スターの外、片岡千恵蔵プロダクション嵯峨野撮影所の俳優が全員出演した春季超特作。1925年（大正14年）公開の『荒木又右衛門』以来10本製作された超特作映画は本作でひとまず中止となった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki (1956)
Beheading Place (1929)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.